If you are looking for some “real food” holiday dishes to add to your Thanksgiving table then you are in the right place! Below is a fabulous recipe for the pictured Chestnut and Prosciutto Bread Stuffing that you put inside your turkey or bake as a separate dish on the side. We also have some other tasty real food holiday dishes in our archives including the following (and please be sure to share your favorites in the comments below…don’t forget links!):
- Pesto Cream Cheese Bake – The perfect appetizer to snack on while waiting for the bird to finish cooking!
- Sweet Potato Casserole – Kind of like the old favorite…except with a lot less sugar! :)
- Whole-Grain Corn Bread – Bake these in one casserole dish or as individual muffins (that can even be made in advance and frozen).
- Butternut Squash Soup – One of our all time favorite fall dishes whether it’s a holiday or not.
- Brown Rice Risotto – A dish that for years has always made its way to our family holiday table.
- Salad Inspiration – Lots of different salad combo ideas.
- Shortcut Chocolate Pecan Pie – Made with a simple homemade whole-wheat crust.
- Whole-Wheat Biscuits – What is Thanksgiving without some yummy homemade bread to “sop” up all that gravy left on the plate?
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Chestnut and Prosciutto Bread Stuffing
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 4 ounces prosciutto, diced
- 1/3 cup onions, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 cups chestnuts, shelled, roasted, and chopped
- ½ cup chicken broth, + ¾ cup, divided
- 1 apple, Granny Smith recommended. Diced
- ½ cup parmesan cheese, grated
- 1 egg
- 4 slices whole-wheat bread, toasted and chopped into 1 to 2 inch chunks
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (if baking as a separate casserole dish).
- In a medium-sized saute pan over medium heat melt the butter. Add the diced prosciutto and allow to cook until it starts to turn brown and turns crispy on the edges, about 5 minutes.
- Add the onion and garlic and continue to cook until the onion begins to soften.
- Stir in the chopped chestnuts and 1/2 cup of chicken broth and let simmer until liquid is reduced by half.
- Turn off heat and stir in diced apple, Parmesan cheese, egg, toasted bread chunks, and remaining 3/4 cup chicken broth.
- Use mixture to stuff your turkey or transfer to a 8" x 8" or 9" x 9" square baking dish and bake until golden brown on top, about 20 – 25 minutes.
Where did you buy chestnuts? (I live in Charlotte). Thanks!!
Hi Randi. I saw them at both Trader Joe’s and Earthfare. Jill
Lisa, everyone loved the stuffing! I was already told that i will be n charge of the stuffing ever year and basically, i am to host every year too. Dinner was a big success!
Hi. Love your site. What do you do about recipes asking for dry chicken or beef bouillon? I was looking for a dry brown gravy recipe and they all cal for beef bouillon which is FULL of bad stuff. Do you have a recipe?
Hi Cheryl. We don’t have a recipe. Could you make a beef broth perhaps and use that? Jill
I’m planning thanksgiving dinner. Do you know about how many servings the stuffing serves?
Hi. Lisa’s recipes generally feed a family of four with some leftovers. I would say as I side, this would comfortably serve 6. Hope that helps. ~Amy
Ok can’t find chestnuts in my area. Anyone try this with a different nut yet? Any suggestions?
Hi Heather. How about walnuts, macadamias, hazelnuts, or pecans? ~Amy
This stuffing was the big hit at my first time hosting Thanksgiving! I also used the green bean casserole, sweet potato casserole, and some appetizer ideas. Thank you so much for helping me serve an easy, real food meal!! It looks like I’ll keep hosting, though everyone’s been forewarned that next year I will only be making the turkey and stuffing since I’ll have a 4 month old! :)
Delicious! We’ve made this with Thanksgiving dinner for the past three years and it’s my favorite part of the dinner…even tops the turkey!