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    This stuffing is brimming with traditional holiday flavors, including leeks, herbs, and pecans. We used our Honey Cornbread recipe but left off the honey topping. Store-bought cornbread also works well.
    Martha Stewart Living, November 2010
    • Yield Serves 12
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    Ingredients

    • 2 cups pecans
    • 2 cornbreads (rounds, squares, or loaves, 8 inches each), coarsely broken into 2-inch pieces (16 cups)
    • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small pieces, plus more for dish
    • 8 slices smoked bacon, chopped into 1/2-inch pieces
    • 4 celery stalks, chopped into 1/2-inch pieces
    • 4 leeks (white and pale-green parts only), chopped into 1/2-inch pieces, rinsed well
    • 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
    • Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
    • 2 1/2 cups Homemade Turkey Stock, Chicken Stock, or store-bought low-sodium chicken stock
    • 4 large eggs, lightly beaten

    Directions

    1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread pecans on a rimmed baking sheet. Toast in oven for 7 minutes. Let cool slightly; coarsely chop. Mix together pecans and cornbread in a large bowl.
    2. Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Cook bacon in a large high-sided skillet over medium-high heat until almost crisp, about 3 minutes. Reduce heat to medium; add celery and leeks. Cook until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Stir in thyme and 1 1/4 teaspoons salt; season with pepper. Transfer to a large bowl.
    3. Return skillet to medium-high heat, and add stock; bring to a simmer, scraping up brown bits and stirring constantly with a wooden spoon. Add to bowl with bacon-vegetable mixture. Stir in eggs. Gently mix in cornbread mixture. (Do not overmix.) Transfer to baking dish. Dot top with butter. Bake until golden brown, about 35 minutes.

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    • Utah_Amy_Y_Thompson
      2 Nov, 2011

      Thank you sabel60. I think I saw this recipe in the latest Living Magazine. Looks scrumptious so I am going to make our stuffing with this recipe for Thanksgiving this year. I think I will add some cherries to it like you say.

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    • sabel60
      25 Nov, 2010

      This stuffing is fantastic,,,,,I added dried cherries,,,but was a little dry, next time I will add more stock.....

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