Tasty Stuffing Balls

This is a brilliantly basic stuffing recipe - So leave the box of Paxo mix and give this a go!

You can totally make this your own - add some dried cranberries or grated apple, extra spices, different herbs or a fresh zest of orange or lemon!

What you will need:

Makes about 10 stuffing balls:

3 cups of breadcrumbs - bread that’s a few days old blitzed in the food processor or grated. Use whichever bread you prefer - they all work!

2 onions or 3 shallots, peeled and finely sliced

4 cloves of garlic, peeled and grated

A handful of sage leaves, finely chopped or 2 tsp dried sage 

A few sprigs of rosemary, stalks removed and finely chopped or 1 tsp of dried rosemary

A knob of butter

Olive oil

Sea salt

Freshly ground black pepper

Lets Cook:

1. Pre-heat the oven to 180c / 340f / gas mark 4 and get a lined baking tray or roasting dish ready.

2. Pop the breadcrumbs into a large bowl.

3. In a frying pan pour in a little olive oil, put on a medium heat and go in with the chopped onions and garlic. Allow them to gently cook for 10 minutes until they soften and start to caramelise a little around the edges.

4. Add the herbs to the pan, season with a good pinch of salt and pepper and mix into the onions and let cook for. few more minutes.

5. Tip the onion and herb mix into the the bowl of breadcrumbs, add the butter and pour in about 1 tablespoon of olive oil.

6. Once the mix is cool enough to handle, with clean hands mix everything together really squidging the ingredients together so that all the flavour goes into the breadcrumbs.

7. Have a little taste to check that you’re happy with how it tastes - at this stage you can add extra flavours and seasoning to your liking.

8. Roll into individual balls of stuffing, roughly the size of a golf ball until the mix is all used up. Lay them on the baking sheet. 

10. Pop in the oven and bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown.

Enjoy with your festive feast & if you’re lucky enough to have any leftovers - stuff one into a sandwich!