Chestnut Stuffing with Kale and Turkey Bacon
 
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Recipe type: Main
Serves: 8-10
Ingredients
  • 6 cups diced whole wheat crusty bread
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 4 ounces turkey bacon
  • 1 medium yellow onion (1.5 cups diced)
  • 2 large celery stalks (1 cup diced)
  • 3 packed cups finely diced curly kale
  • ½ cup whole roasted and peeled chestnuts
  • 1 and ½ cups chicken stock
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 tablespoon butter, divided
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Dice a loaf of crusty bread and measure out 6 cups, using as much of the crust as possible. Spread it out on a baking sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes, until dried out and toasted. Remove it from the oven and add it to a large bowl to cool.
  3. Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees.
  4. In a pan, heat olive oil. Chop turkey bacon into small pieces and add to the pan. Brown the bacon for about 7 minutes over medium heat, and then remove the crisped bacon using a slotted spoon. Add it to the bowl with the bread.
  5. Dice the onion and celery. Add them to the pan with the remaining olive oil and bacon fat and cook for about 10 minutes, until softened and beginning to brown. Add in the finely diced kale to wilt, and salt and pepper to taste, before transferring the mixture into the bowl with the bread.
  6. Chop chestnuts and add them to the mixture.
  7. Whisk together chicken stock, egg, and 1 tablespoon melted butter. Pour this over the bread mixture and mix until all absorbed.
  8. Grease a 9x9 baking pan and transfer the stuffing into it. Dot the top of the stuffing with the remaining 1 tablespoon of butter. Cover the pan with tented foil.
  9. Bake, covered, at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
  10. Increase the oven temperature to 400 degrees and uncover the pan. Bake for an additional 20 minutes, until the top of the stuffing is browned and crispy.
  11. Allow the pan to sit for 10 minutes before serving.
Recipe by Uproot Kitchen at https://uprootkitchen.com/2015/11/16/chestnut-stuffing-with-kale-and-turkey-bacon/