Truly Yummy Stuffing – 3 ways
Gluten free and dairy free stuffing made three delicious ways — side dish, meatballs and meatloaf.
My Truly Yummy Stuffing takes stuffing to the next level. Not only does it taste far better than the dried packet mixes, it’s also incredibly versatile. From one simple recipe you can create three different meals and it’s completely gluten free and dairy free too.
The stuffing can be shaped and cooked in different ways depending on how you want to serve it. It works perfectly as a traditional side dish alongside a spring roast chicken or your Christmas turkey but it can also become two delicious stand-alone meals.
Made with a delicious mix of gluten free and dairy free ingredients, this stuffing is full of flavour and easy to prepare ahead of time. Once prepared, it can be frozen so you can get ahead with your meal planning. Simply defrost and cook in the oven when you’re ready to enjoy it.
And the best part? You really do get three recipes in one.
Recipe Option 1: Traditional Roast Side
Bake the stuffing in a deep dish and slice it to serve alongside your favourite roast. Or roll it into stuffing balls and cook them until crisp and golden to serve as a classic side.
Recipe Option 2: Meatballs
Those same stuffing balls can also be used as meatballs cooked in a rich tomato sauce, served with gluten free spaghetti. See my Truly Yummy Meatballs recipe for the tomato sauce ingredients and cooking instructions.
Recipe Option 3: Meatloaf
Alternatively, bake the mixture in a deep dish and serve it in slices as a delicious meatloaf, perfect with mashed potatoes and your favourite green vegetables.
Tip: Delicious Cold
Don’t forget this stuffing is also delicious served cold. Leftover slices or balls make a fantastic sandwich filling, especially paired with leftover roast meat. Simply add to your favourite gluten free bread with a little salad for an easy lunch the next day.
Make All Three Versions
It’s truly versatile and truly yummy that I’d recommend doubling the ingredients and trying all three versions.
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Truly Yummy Stuffing - 3 ways
Equipment
- 1 food processor
- 1 large mixing bowl
- 1 deep oven proof dish
Ingredients
- 2 slices gluten free bread, toasted and blitzed into breadcrumbs recommend Promise Multigrain Gluten Free Loaf
- 1 leek, washed, trimmed, finely chop
- 1 onions, blitz to a pulp
- 180 g cooked & ready to eat chestnuts recommend Merchant Gourmet Whole Chestnuts
- 1 kg pork shoulder, trimmed and diced
- 30 g bunch of fresh sage, chopped recommend keep 2 - 4 large leaves to one side for garnish on top
- 3 rashes of streaky, smoky bacon, cut into small pieces
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 lemon, zest only
- 1 clementine, zest and cut in half recommend using for Christmas stuffing
- 1 tsp each of salt & pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200℃ / Gas Mark 6.
- Add the pulped onion, chopped leek and gluten free breadcrumbs to the mixing bowl.
- Crumble the chestnuts and add to the bowl.
- Blitz the pork shoulder in the food processor until partly minced, leaving some chunks for texture.
- Add the pork to the bowl together with the chopped bacon, lemon zest, clementine zest and chopped sage leaves.
- Season well with salt, pepper and nutmeg and mix all the ingredients well by hand.
- Place the mixture into an ovenproof dish. Make two small dents in the top and add the clementine halves, each topped with a sage leaf. Alternatively, shape the mixture into balls and place them on a baking tray.
- Cook the mixture in an ovenproof dish for 50 minutes to 1 hour, until it is bubbling and golden on top. If making stuffing balls, remember to turn them during cooking so they brown evenly on all sides. The cooking time may vary slightly depending on the size of the stuffing balls.