Slow Cooker Cranberry Apple Stuffing

 This Slow Cooker Cranberry Apple Stuffing is a great way to add some variety to your Thanksgiving dinner. And it gives you a few tasty new ingredients added to your traditional stuffing recipe!

For the past several years I have hosted Thanksgiving at my house, mostly to help my mom out since she worked full time as a teacher which didn’t leave her much time to prep for the holiday.

However, she retired last year so she is having us over her house for Thanksgiving this year.

Thankfully this is the case because we are moving into our new house the week after Thanksgiving!

As a food blogger, I love trying to add some variety to traditional recipes, especially holiday meals.

This stuffing recipe turned out much better than I expected because a) I wasn’t convinced a slow cooker could cook stuffing properly and b) I wasn’t sure how well the cranberries would taste in this recipe, especially after I had tasted cranberries for the first time and WOW – so tart!

Have you ever tasted fresh cranberries? I was shocked how tart they tasted!

Now I love adding dried cranberries to salads and bread, but have never cooked with fresh cranberries until now.

I’m thrilled I did because this stuffing recipe is fantastic!

I grew up with stuffing cooked inside the bird, but in recent years we have cooked it on the outside separate from the turkey.

I’m not sure when that started but it’s a good idea because it can help reduce the risk of food-borne illnesses.

Dietitian’s Dish

Cranberries are packed full of several important vitamins and minerals in addition to antioxidants.

This unique, tart fruit can be consumed in a variety of ways such as fresh, dried, and in juice form. 

Slow Cooker Cranberry Apple Stuffing

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 5 hours hrs

Total Time 5 hours hrs 5 minutes mins

Ingredients

  

• 1 loaf bread dried and cut into cubes
• 1 15 ounce can chicken broth, low sodium
• 1 egg
• 3/4 cup fresh cranberries
• 1 apple peeled and chopped
• 1 large onion chopped
• 4 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme leaves
• 2 teaspoons dried sage
• 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
• salt and black pepper to taste
• 1/4 cup butter melted
• 1/2 cup pecans chopped (optional)
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 300 °F. Layer bread cubes in a single layer on a baking sheet.
• Cook bread cubes for 14 minutes, turning half way through.
• Add onions, cranberries, apple and pecans to slow cooker. Sprinkle seasonings over top.
• In a large bowl, whisk together chicken broth and egg. Stir in bread crumbs and add to slow cooker.
• Cook on low for 4 hours, remove lid and cook for 1 additional hour or until all liquid is absorbed.

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What kind of stuffing do you prefer with your Thanksgiving meal?

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