Apple and Onion Stuffin' Muffins

Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray

Show: Food Network SpecialsEpisode: Rachael Ray's Thanksgiving in 60

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Cook Time:
25 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
12 muffins

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 25 min
Total:: 40 min

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Ingredients

Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan
1 stick butter, softened
1 fresh bay leaf, available in produce department
4 ribs celery and greens, from the heart, chopped (save time and purchase celery already washed, trimmed and cut into sticks, this makes chopping fast work)
1 medium to large yellow skinned onion, chopped
3 McIntosh apples, quartered and chopped
Salt and pepper
2 tablespoons poultry seasoning
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley leaves
8 cups cubed stuffing mix (recommended: Pepperidge Farm)
2 to 3 cups chicken stock, available in paper containers on the soup aisle

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Preheat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add extra-virgin olive oil to skillet and 4 tablespoons butter. When butter melts, add bay leaf and add the vegetables as you chop them, celery, onions then apples. Sprinkle the vegetables and apples with salt, pepper and poultry seasoning. Cook 5 to 6 minutes to begin to soften vegetables and apples then add parsley and stuffing cubes to the pan and combine. Moisten the stuffing with chicken broth until all of the bread is soft but not wet.

Butter 12 muffin cups, 2 tins, liberally with remaining butter. Use an ice cream scoop to fill and mound up the stuffing in muffin tins. Remove the bay leaf as you scoop the stuffing when you come upon it. Bake until set and crisp on top, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove stuffin' muffins to a platter and serve hot or room temperature.

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null null, null 11-12-2009
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Freezing?
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Has anyone made this recipe in the muffin tins and then frozen them in advance? Does that work out?
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Kathy Henderson, NV 11-11-2009
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Easy and people keep coming back for seconds
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

For the past two years, I have been invited to a friend's home for Thanksgiving and have brought this recipe with me. She... assured me that her kids would not eat stuffing........they ate not only seconds, but thirds. I'm spending Thanksgiving with family this year and my friend's children are bummed.....not because I'm not coming, but because I'm not bringing Stuffin Muffins! Excellent recipe that makes yummy leftovers!Read more
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Tatiana Centreville, VA 10-19-2009
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DE-LISH!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I am not a fan of stuffing, but after seeing how Rachael Ray turned stuffing into muffins, I simply had to try the recipe! ... Not only did I absolutely LOVE IT, but my whole family loved it too, and no one in my family is a fan of stuffing! Read more
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Meli Los Angeles, CA 12-10-2008
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Tasty
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

Easy to Make, Good Presentation, We were Tired of the Taste after Eating 1
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Katherine Ontario, CA 12-06-2008
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Fabulous!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

What can I say except so easy and so much faster than baking in a casserole dish, plus such a cute presentation (helpful with... all the kids at Thanksgiving). To kick it up a notch I also added dried cranberries. Since we had a lot of kids at Thanksgiving instead of chopping all the vegetables I buzzed them in the food processor then cooked them, leaving only the apple chunks and cranberries visible, which turned out really nice and the kids couldn't see the hidden onions and all, just the appealing parts. The adults loved them as well. Oh, before baking them I put a small dot of butter on top of each scoop in the pan to make sure they got a beautiful crunchy top. Very important to butter the inside of the muffin tins too for this reason, even if its already a nonstick pan. Thanks Rachel! :-) Read more
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stacy Charlotte, NC 11-29-2008
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Great Addition to the Holiday!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

A friend made these for dinner and they were a huge hit! My family loved them, so I immediately went on line to find the... recipe! They were also great as leftovers - just reheat with a small pat of butter on top! Read more