Marias Stuffin Muffins Food

STUFFING MUFFINS

Steps:

• Line 12 jumbo muffin cups with paper liners and fill with your favorite bread stuffing (we used Mushroom-Leek). Bake, uncovered, at 375 degrees F until golden, about 45 minutes.
• Mushroom-Leek Stuffing: Make Classic Stuffing with 3 cups chopped leeks instead of onions. Cook 1 pound sliced cremini mushrooms with the leeks and celery.
• Classic Stuffing: Melt 1 stick butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add 2 cups each diced onions and celery and 1 tablespoon each minced sage and thyme; add salt and pepper and cook 5 minutes. Add 3 cups turkey or chicken broth and bring to a simmer. Beat 2 eggs with 1/4 cup chopped parsley in a large bowl; add 16 cups cubed stale white bread, then pour in the vegetable-broth mixture and toss. Transfer to a buttered baking dish and dot with butter. Cover and bake 30 minutes at 375 degrees F; uncover and bake until golden, 30 more minutes.
• Photography by Charles Masters

APPLE AND ONION STUFFIN' MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Preheat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add extra-virgin olive oil to skillet and 4 tablespoons butter. When butter melts, add bay leaf and add the vegetables as you chop them, celery, onions then apples. Sprinkle the vegetables and apples with salt, pepper and poultry seasoning. Cook 5 to 6 minutes to begin to soften vegetables and apples then add parsley and stuffing cubes to the pan and combine. Moisten the stuffing with chicken broth until all of the bread is soft but not wet.
• Butter 12 muffin cups, 2 tins, liberally with remaining butter. Use an ice cream scoop to fill and mound up the stuffing in muffin tins. Remove the bay leaf as you scoop the stuffing when you come upon it. Bake until set and crisp on top, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove stuffin' muffins to a platter and serve hot or room temperature.

STUFFIN' MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. Press stuffing onto bottoms of 8 greased muffin cups. Layer with beans and turkey. In a small bowl, combine mashed potatoes and cheese; spoon over turkey., Bake 15 minutes. Reduce oven setting to 350°. Bake 15-20 minutes longer or until potatoes begin to brown. Let stand 10 minutes. Run a knife around sides of muffin cups to remove muffins. Serve with gravy.

MARIA'S STUFFIN' MUFFINS

Steps:

• Place cornbread cubes in large mixing bowl.
• Sauté sausage and onions in skillet until brown, breaking up sausage into small pieces. Drain in colander and transfer to bowl.
• Melt butter in same skillet and sauté celery until crisp and tender. Add to bowl.
• Add apple and remaining ingredients, except broth.
• Mix all and then add broth until thoroughly moistened but not really wet.
• Add eggs and baking powder. Mix well.
• Place stuffing mixture in a large, greased glass casserole or in 12 muffin tins. Bake at 325°F for 25 minutes covered, 10 minutes uncovered for casserole and 25 minutes for muffins. Enjoy warm.

STUFFIN' MUFFINS

Steps:

• Fry the bacon in a large saute pan until just brown and crispy.
• Remove with a slotted spoon and pour off excess grease from the pan.
• Coarsely chop the onions and celery and saute in the pan with the butter until soft and translucent.
• Add the poultry seasoning and stir for a minute or two.
• Return the bacon to the pan along with the cubed bread.
• Moisten with the turkey or chicken broth and stir well to combine.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Allow to cool slightly while the bread absorbs the broth.
• Grease a muffin tin with butter.
• Scoop portions of the stuffing into 3-inch balls and place into each muffin cup.
• Bake at 400 degrees until the tops and sides are light brown, about 15-20 minutes, depending on your oven; this is just an estimate so watch closely!

MARIA'S STUFFIN' MUFFINS - GMA'S EMERIL LAGASSE CONTEST WINNER

Steps:

• Place cornbread cubes in large mixing bowl. Sauté sausage and onions in skillet until brown, breaking up sausage into small pieces. Drain in colander and transfer to bowl. Melt butter in same skillet and sauté celery until crisp and tender. Add to bowl. Add apple and remaining ingredients, except broth. Mix all and then add broth until thoroughly moistened but not really wet. Add eggs and baking powder. Mix well. Place stuffing mixture in a large, greased glass casserole or in 12 muffin tins. Bake at 325° for 25 minutes covered, 10 minutes uncovered for casserole and 25 minutes for muffins. Enjoy warm.

THANKSGIVING STUFFING MUFFINS

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 375.
• Saute onions, carrots and celery in 10"skillet until tender.
• Mix all ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
• Spray muffin tins with Pam.
• Fill muffin tins with stuffing mix until just overflowing (will not rise in oven).
• Bake for 25 minute or until crisp on top.

STUFFIN' MUFFINS FROM SCRATCH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Over medium heat, sauté onions and celery in butter until tender and translucent.
• Turn off heat and add spices.
• In a large bowl, combine bread cubes and veggie mixture; i recommend using your hands.
• Slowly add broth until bread is moist, but not soupy. it may take all the liquid but it also may not.
• With your hands, take stuffing and make balls roughly the size of you muffin tin and lightly pack like you would a snowball. Place into tin or on baking sheet.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until tops are crispy.