Greek-Olive Bread Stuffing

4.13 from 8 votes

Notice the hyphen in the title! This delicious Greek recipe for stuffing, which you can either bake inside a whole bird or separately, as a casserole. I love to combine all the earthy flavors of Greek autumn in my stuffing, which is why there is a trinity of Greek olives (I love both our prune olives and the classic Kalamatas), Northern Greek roasted red peppers, and Greek figs. The dried wild Greek herbs and raisins round out the flavors. It doesn’t have to be Thanksgiving to enjoy this Greek recipe for stuffing.

4.13 from 8 votes

Greek-Olive Bread Stuffing

By Diane Kochilas

Servings

Recipes, Sides, Thanksgiving, Vegan, Vegetarian

Servings

Recipes, Sides, Thanksgiving, Vegan, Vegetarian

Ingredients

½ cup 1 stick unsalted butter
½ cup extra-virgin Greek olive oil
2 1/2 cups chopped scallions
1 large red onion finely chopped
3 tablespoons minced garlic
2 cups drained rinsed and chopped red preserved Florina pepper filets
1 1/2 cups chopped fresh parsley
1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
2 tablespoon dried wild Greek thyme
1 tablespoon dried wild Greek mint
1 tablespoon dried wild Greek oregano
1 cup dark seedless raisins
1 cup chopped dried Greek figs
1/2 cup chopped pitted Greek prune or Kalamata olives
12 cups 1/3-inch cubes trimmed country-style white bread
Canned low-salt chicken broth

Instructions

Heat the butter and olive oil together in large pot over medium-high heat. When the butter has melted, add the the onion and scallion and cook over medium heat until soft. Stir in the garlic. Add the chopped roasted peppers, raisins, figs, and olives. Cook together for 5 minutes. (Vegetable mixture can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
Combine vegetable mixture and bread cubes in large bowl. Stir in the herbs. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
To bake all of stuffing in baking dish:
Preheat oven to 350°F/170C. Generously butter 13 x 9 x 2-inch / 30 X 25 X 7-cm glass or ceramic baking dish. Add enough broth to stuffing to moisten (about 3/4 to 1 cup).
Transfer stuffing to prepared dish. Butter a piece of parchment paper and place butter-side down over stuffing, then seal with aluminum foil. Bake until heated through, about 30 to 35 minutes. Uncover and bake until top is slightly crisp and golden, about 20 to 25 minutes longer.

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