Kittencal's Make Ahead Stuffing Balls
This is a wonderful alternative to stuffing a turkey, the advantage of this recipe is that you can totally prepare the balls a day in advance and they freeze wonderful after baking that is if you have any left which you probably won't lol! --- i sometimes add in some finely crumbled cooked sausage meat or cooked crumbled bacon and chopped cranberries to these, i find that a 1-pound loaf of 2-3 day old bread is just the perfect amount to use for this recipe, although you might have a cup or more left over, i slice the bread into about 1-inch cubes --- don't wait until the holidays to make these they are a wonderful change from potatoes and *so* good! :)
Steps
Butter a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
In a large fry pan heat butter over medium-high.
Add in the onions and celery and cook stirring until soft and translucent but not browned.
Add in the garlic and cook for 2 minutes.
Add in chopped mushrooms , creamed corn , niblets corn , broth , poultry seasoning , parsley , parmesan cheese , seasoned salt or white salt and black pepper pepper.
Bring to a medium boil , simmer for 10-15 minutes over low heat.
Remove the mixture and transfer to a large bowl.
And cool for 20-30 minutes.
Add in eggs and mix well.
Add bread crumbs or cubes.
Mix well to combine.
Taste the mixture and then adjust the poultry seasoning , salt and pepper to taste if needed.
At this point you may cover the bowl and refrigerate until ready to shape into balls.
With moistened hands shape into golf ball-size balls add in more breadcrumbs if needed just to hold the mixture together.
Transfer the shaped balls to the prepared buttered casserole dish.
When ready to bak.
Ingredients
butter, celery, onions, garlic, cayenne pepper, sliced mushrooms, cream-style corn, corn niblets, chicken broth, poultry seasoning, seasoning salt, fresh ground black pepper, dried parsley, parmesan cheese, eggs, fresh breadcrumbs