Apple, Celery, and Smoked Ham Stuffing

Ingredients

• •5 cups 1/2-inch cubes crustless firm white bread (about 7 ounces)
• •5 tablespoons butter
• •4 cups chopped onions
• •2 cups chopped celery
• •4 cups small cubes peeled Granny Smith apples
• •2⅓ cups small cubes Black Forest ham
• •2 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley
• •1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme
• •1 tablespoon minced fresh sage
• •1 tablespoon minced fresh marjoram
• •½ teaspoon minced fresh rosemary
• •¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• •1¼ cups low-salt chicken broth
• •2 large eggs

Cooking Instructions

1. 1.

   Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake bread cubes on large rimmed baking sheet until dry and beginning to brown, about 12 minutes. Place bread in large bowl and cool.

   12 min

2. 2.

   Melt 4 tablespoons butter in heavy large skillet over high heat. Add onions and celery; sauté until tender and beginning to brown, about 10 minutes. Add apples; sauté until tender and beginning to brown, about 10 minutes. Add mixture to bread. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in same skillet. Add ham; sauté 5 minutes. Add ham to bread; mix in herbs and nutmeg. Add broth to same skillet and bring to boil, scraping up any browned bits. Pour broth into small bowl; cool. (Stuffing and broth can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover separately; chill.)

   25 min

3. 3.

   Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Beat eggs into broth; mix into stuffing. Transfer stuffing to prepared dish. Bake uncovered until cooked through and browned on top, about 35 minutes.

   35 min