Chestnut Stuffing

A moist stuffing of chestnuts, celery and parsley with lemon zest and thyme.

TIME BREAKDOWN
Prep: 20 min
Cook: 40 min
Total: 1 hour
Vegetarian
✅
Nuts
✅
Serves
6 people
Difficulty
Very Easy

Ingredients

  • 50g butter, plus extra for greasing
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 2 celery sticks, finely chopped
  • 250g cooked peeled chestnuts, roughly chopped
  • 100g fresh white breadcrumbs
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • Salt and black pepper to taste

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 190°C (170°C fan)/gas mark 5 and grease a baking dish.

  2. Melt the butter and soften the onion and celery for 8 minutes.

  3. Tip into a bowl and add the chestnuts, breadcrumbs, parsley, thyme and lemon zest.

  4. Season well, then stir in the egg to bind.

  5. Press into the dish and bake for 30 minutes until golden on top.