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Challah Stuffing with Turkey Sausage, Leeks and Cherries

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Well food-loving friends, the countdown is ON! Just a few days until Istanbul and Spain and then when we get back one of my favorite holidays is next! Thanksgivukkah! Well..it’s really 2 holidays in 1, Thanksgiving + Hanukkah. Which means turkey and latkes and gravy and more latkes…Do you love it?

Challah Stuffing with Turkey Sausage, Leeks and Cherries via LittleFerraroKitchen.com
This is the only time in the next 80,000 years that Thanksgiving and Hanukkah will occur on the same day!! Well, the first day of Hanukkah at least. Usually people associate Hanukkah with Christmas time because Hanukkah often starts in December.

To understand it a bit more…here’s a good laugh!

So to celebrate this momentous occasion, Stefani from The Cupcake Project got a few of her bloggy friends to all bring a Thanksgivukkah dish for this Thanksgivukkah Potluck. Check out Stefani’s post about how the potluck came to be here and for now let’s all celebrate foodie style with  all the latke-stuffing and turkey basting fun and celebrate both Thanksgiving and Hanukkah!

Challah Stuffing with Turkey Sausage, Leeks and Cherries via LittleFerraroKitcehn.com

My donation for the festival potluck is a delicious Challah Stuffing. This is the perfect dish to use up any leftover challah and really any leftover ingredients you have as well. This stuffing is plumped with sweet turkey sausage, sweet cherries and savory leeks. The combo is amazing and you get a bite of every flavor profile in one!

 

So what will you be making for Thanksgivukkah?

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5 from 1 vote

Challah Stuffing with Turkey Sausage, Leeks and Cherries

Author: Samantha Ferraro

Ingredients

  • 1 challah loaf cut into large bite-size pieces (day-old preferred)
  • 3 turkey sausage links removed from casing
  • 1 leek chopped
  • 2 celery stalks chopped
  • 4 oz dried cherries
  • 2 cups button mushrooms cut in quarters
  • Few sprigs of fresh thyme chopped
  • Few sprigs of fresh oregano chopped
  • 2 cups chicken stock plus more if needed
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 4 Tb butter margarine or non-dairy butter if keeping Kosher

Instructions

  • If your challah is fresh, toast challah cubes in the oven for about 15 minutes until they are lightly toasted. Reserve to make the rest of the stuffing
  • In a large skillet, drizzle olive oil and break up turkey sausage into small bite size pieces. Allow meat to cook until fully cooked through and then reserve to another plate.
  • In the same pan, add the leeks, celery and mushrooms and allow everything to cook until leeks begin to wilt and mushrooms begin to soften.
  • *Tip: To clean leeks, chop leeks and then submerge in a bowl of water. All the dirt will fall to the bottom and leeks will float to the top.
  • When vegetables begin to soften, add the chopped herbs and season with salt and pepper. Add chicken stock and dried cherries and coat all the vegetables. Cook for additional 2 minutes so the cherries begin to plump up.
  • In a large baking dish add challah and vegetable mixture together. Toss everything together and add more stock if you feel it is too dry.
  • Dot with butter all over the top and bake at 350 degrees F for about 40 minutes. Garnish with kore fresh herbs.

Challah Stuffing with Turkey Sausage, Leeks and Cherries via LittleFerraroKitchen.com

 And check out what everyone else brought to the Thanksgivukkah Potluck!

Thanksgivukkah Tzimmes (Tsimis) Pie from Parade Magazine

Potato Latkes Topped with Turkey and Cranberry Chutney from The Girl In The Little Red Kitchen

Chocolate Cranberry Cake with Gelt Glaze from What Jew Wanna Eat

Candied Sweet Potato Latkes from Everyday Maven

Butternut Squash Puree with Honey and Smoked Paprika from The Lemon Bowl

Sweet Potato Noodle Kugel from Rhubarb and Honey

Pumpkin-glazed Cronuts from MotherWouldKnow

Flamingo’s Mulled Wine Cocktail – Hot & Cold from Flamingo Musings

Thanksgivukkah Decorating from Sucre Shop

Onion Bagel and Bacon Stuffing from Very Culinary

Sweet Potato Pie Doughnut Holes from Cooking for Luv

Challah Cranberry Doughnuts from Food is my Love Language

Challah Stuffing with Turkey Sausage, Leeks and Cherries from The Little Ferraro Kitchen

Pumpkin Cranberry Maple Kugel from Farm Fresh Feasts

Pumpkin Challah from Labna.it

Thanksgivukkah Pumpkin Tsimmes from {fork & swoon}

Turkey and Sweet Potato Latkes from FoodieTots

Homemade Manischewitz-flavored Marshmallows from Cupcake Project

 

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  1. Amy @ What Jew Wanna Eat says

    November 4, 2013 at 7:20 am

    This stuffing has all my favorite things! Leeks and challah and cherries and awesomeness. Yum!

    Reply
  2. Stef says

    November 4, 2013 at 8:52 am

    I want that stuffing!! Looks fantastic! Have a wonderful vacation! And, thanks for sharing the Colbert report, I hadn’t seen it. Hilarious! 🙂 Glad you could join our potluck!

    Reply
  3. Amy @Very Culinary says

    November 4, 2013 at 8:54 am

    What Amy said! I love it. YUM.

    Reply
  4. Jennie Schacht says

    November 4, 2013 at 11:37 am

    I have some leftover challah in the freezer and this just might be what I have to do with it!

    Reply
    • Samantha says

      November 4, 2013 at 12:25 pm

      Perfect!! Let me know how it comes out 🙂

      Reply
  5. Renée J. (RJ Flamingo) says

    November 4, 2013 at 11:59 am

    Stuffing is my very favorite part of the Thanksgiving meal, and you’ve managed to pump new life into it! <3

    Reply
  6. Liz @ The Lemon Bowl says

    November 4, 2013 at 1:17 pm

    Loving all of these flavors!!!

    Reply
  7. Alyssa (Everyday Maven) says

    November 4, 2013 at 2:41 pm

    Bread stuffing is my weakness and I’ve never had one made with Challah- this sounds amazing!

    Reply
  8. Kirsten says

    November 4, 2013 at 7:27 pm

    Samantha,
    Thank you for sharing the Colbert Report clip–that’s hilarious!
    I can truthfully say that stuffing is my favorite part of Thanksgiving, and I think your flavor choices here are simply terrific. This looks wonderful!

    Reply
  9. Fran Levin says

    November 24, 2013 at 9:56 pm

    How many servings is this Challah Stuffing recipe? Can it be made ahead and reheated before serving?

    Thanks!

    Reply
    • Samantha says

      November 25, 2013 at 7:10 am

      Hi Fran! Yes you can make this ahead, cover and reheat when ready. Maybe add a touch more stock if need. Makes about 6-8 depending on the size of your challah and how much sausage you use..its very versatile.

      Reply
  10. PCSoft says

    February 10, 2018 at 2:58 am

    5 stars
    This stuffing has all my favorite things! Leeks and challah and cherries and awesomeness. Yum!

    Reply
  11. Laura @MotherWouldKnow says

    November 4, 2013 at 5:26 pm

    What a great idea! Now I know what to do with any stale challah I get between now and Thanksgiving/Thanksgivukkah – no chance of using a whole loaf of fresh. My family would have gobbled at least half of it up before I got to make this delicious-looking stuffing.

    Reply

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