A lady in New York has a problem, her son is bringing his girlfriend home for Thanksgiving dinner, and she is a vegetarian. No problem with the mashed potatoes but what about the stuffing ?

Hope this will solve the problem.

VEGETARIAN STUFFING:

Ingredients:

• 1 loaf of Italian bread, ripped or cut into 1 inch pieces
• 8 oz of oyster mushrooms and 8 oz fresh shitake mushrooms, chopped into bite-sized pieces
• 2 1/2 cups mushroom stock
• 4 celery stalks, finely chopped
• 1 leek, finely chopped
• 1 cup of dried cranberries
• 1 15 oz jar of chestnuts, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• 1 small yellow onion, finely chopped
• 2 shallots, finely chopped
• 2 Tbsp of fresh sage, finely chopped
• 1 Tbsp of finely chopped fresh thyme
• 1 Tbsp of finely chopped fresh rosemary
• salt and pepper
• small cube of butter, plus extra for greasing

Procedure:

• Stale the bread.
• Saute onion, leek, shallot, fresh herbs, celery, mushrooms in butter until onions are soft and mushrooms have released liquid.
• Add broth, salt and pepper to taste.
• Grease a 9×13 pan, mix everything together, dump in pan.
• Bake at 350F for 35-40 minutes.

It serves as many as a 9×13 pan of stuffing serves in your crowd, which really tends to depend on the number of dishes.

Thanks for the question,

Chef Phil