14/12/2022

Homemade Stuffing recipe – at a few price ranges

Ingredients

  • Stuffing Base
    • 1 cup medium oatmeal
    • 1 finely chopped large onion
    • 4tbsp oil of choice
    • Salt
  • Jazz it up for added flavour (optional)
    • Zest of 1 lemon
    • minced garlic and smoked paprika
    • 1 tsp of cumin, coriander, cinnamon and handful of sultanas
    • Chopped roasted chestnuts and 2 tbsp of chestnut puree
  • Easy

 

Festive Stuffing base recipe

 

Okay okay we admit: stuffing is hardly the costliest part of the festive dinner, but we thought this recipe was too versatile and cost-effective not to share:

 

  • 1 cup medium oatmeal
  • 1 finely chopped large onion
  • 4tbsp oil of choice
  • Salt

 

Cook the onion in the oil until soft then add the oatmeal and salt and mix, stirring frequently until all combined and cooked.

 

This basic recipe costs less than £0.35 per portion, and you probably already have the ingredients!

 

  • Add any herbs you like to the mix (dried in with the oatmeal, fresh addition to the onion) for a simple flavour. Fresh sage is a traditional addition.
  • Add minced garlic to the onions to punch up the flavour. Try some smoked paprika for depth.
  • Compliment the flavours of your meal by adding spices to the onion – try cumin, coriander and cinnamon for a north African twist. You can even add a handful of sultanas.
  • Go classic with the zest and juice of a lemon
  • How about a more exuberant festive stuffing, we recommend adding chopped roasted chestnuts and add 2 tablespoons of chestnut puree to taste.