Kittencal's Make-ahead Stuffing Balls

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 14
• 4 -6 tablespoons butter
• 2 stalks celery, finely diced
• 2 large onions, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh minced garlic
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional or to taste)
• 1 (10 ounce) can sliced mushrooms, well drained and chopped
• 1 (14 ounce) can cream-style corn
• 1 (12 ounce) can corn niblets, drained
• 1/2 cup chicken broth (can use low sodium)
• 2 -4 teaspoons poultry seasoning (or to taste)
• 1/2-1 teaspoon seasoning salt (or to taste) or 1/2-1 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper (or to taste)
• 2 -4 teaspoons dried parsley (or use chopped fresh)
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese (optional)
• 3 large eggs, slightly beaten
• 7 cups coarse fresh breadcrumbs, packed (or use 8 cups packed very small bread cubes)
• 1/3 cup melted butter (no subs please!)

Recipe

• 1 butter a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
• 2 in a large fry pan heat butter over medium-high.
• 3 add in the onions and celery and cook stirring until soft and translucent but not browned (about 6 minutes).
• 4 add in the garlic and cook for 2 minutes.
• 5 add in chopped mushrooms, creamed corn, niblets corn, broth, poultry seasoning, parsley, parmesan cheese, seasoned salt or salt and black pepper pepper; bring to a medium boil, simmer for 10-15 minutes over low heat.
• 6 remove the mixture and transfer to a large bowl; and cool for 20-30 minutes (cool just enough so that the eggs will not cook when added).
• 7 add in eggs and mix well.
• 8 add bread crumbs or cubes; mix well to combine (i use my hands for mixing).
• 9 taste the mixture and then adjust the poultry seasoning, salt and pepper to taste if needed.
• 10 at this point you may cover the bowl and refrigerate until ready to shape into balls.
• 11 with moistened hands shape into golf ball-size balls (i use an ice cream scoop for this) add in more breadcrumbs if needed just to hold the mixture together.
• 12 transfer the shaped balls to the prepared buttered casserole dish (at this point they can be covered and refrigerated until ready to bake).
• 13 when ready to bake drizzle melted butter over the balls.
• 14 cover loosely with foil.
• 15 bake at 350°f for about 20-25 minutes (do not overbake).