Sarah's Vegetarian Stuffing

I did a lot of research on baking and preparation techniques and ingredients in stuffing and this is what I came up with. It is my best stuffing recipe to-date and everybody who tried it complimented it with praise. This recipe is also vegetarian-friendly.

• Preparation Time: 35 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 25 mins
• Total Time: 2 hr
• Calories: 238 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• ¾ cup dried cranberries
• 1 cup vegetable broth
• ¼ teaspoon dried marjoram
• 1 (8 ounce) package sliced fresh mushrooms
• ¾ teaspoon poultry seasoning
• ½ cup salted butter
• ½ teaspoon dried thyme leaves
• 1 medium yellow onion, diced
• 1 (16 ounce) loaf French bread, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 3 stalks celery, sliced into 1/4-inch pieces
• ¾ medium red apple - peeled, cored, and diced
• 1 ½ cups cooked wild rice
• ½ tablespoon jarred minced garlic
• ½ teaspoon ground dried sage

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 175 degrees F (80 degrees C). Spread bread cubes out onto 2 baking sheets.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes. Turn the oven off and leave bread in the oven until hard and completely dry, up to 3 hours. If your bread is not dry, it will be soggy in the end. Remove bread from oven and pour into a large bowl.

Step 4

Melt butter in a large pan over medium to medium-high heat. Add mushrooms, celery, onion, apple, and cranberries. Saute until all vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in cooked rice, parsley, garlic, poultry seasoning, sage, thyme, salt, marjoram, and pepper.

Step 5

Pour vegetable and fruit mixture over the bread and stir until completely mixed in. Pour 1 cup vegetable broth over bread mixture, using only enough to moisten every piece of bread. Bread should not be dry at all but should also not be soggy. Transfer mixture into a 9x13-inch casserole dish and cover with aluminum foil.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven until heated through, 30 to 45 minutes. Uncover and continue to bake until golden, about 15 minutes more.