Ciabatta & Meatball Italian Style Stuffing
A quick and easy stuffing recipe that's given an Italian spin with crusty ciabatta bread and studded with flavorful Italian meatballs.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp butter
- 18-20 Farm Rich Italian style frozen meatballs thawed and sliced in half
- 1 carrot peeled and thinly sliced
- 1 small white onion diced
- 1 stalk celery thinly sliced
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 tsp dried parsley
- scant 1/2 tsp dried rosemary
- scant 1/2 tsp dried sage
- 1 12-16oz. loaf of ciabatta bread (or ciabatta rolls), roughly chopped into 1" chunks
- salt & pepper to taste
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- In a large skillet over high heat, melt the butter. Add in the carrot, onion, and celery and cook, stirring often, until soft, 2-3 minutes, and transfer them to a large bowl.
- To the same bowl, add the meatballs, stock, oil, parsley, rosemary, sage, bread, salt & pepper. Stir everything until well mixed. Spread the stuffing mixture out evenly into a large cast iron skillet or into a 9" x 13" baking dish.
- Bake at 450 degrees, or until golden brown and bread is slightly crisp on top, 15-20 minutes.
- Sprinkle with chopped fresh parsley before serving.
Notes
Adapted from Saveur