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Blackeye Pea & Sweet Potato Stuffing on a plate

Blackeye Pea & Sweet Potato Stuffing

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A fun and delicious twist on the traditional stuffing side dish! Our Blackeye Pea & Sweet Potato Stuffing is both savory and sweet, and is ready in under an hour.
Course Side Dish
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 8

Ingredients

  • 3 tbs. butter divided
  • 1 tbs. olive oil
  • 1 small onion chopped
  • 1/2 cup diced celery
  • 1 tbs. dried parsley
  • 1 tsp. ground white pepper
  • 1 can Glory Foods Blackeye Peas drained
  • 1 15 oz. can Bruce’s Yams Cut Sweet Potatoes in Syrup (do not drain)
  • 2 6 oz. bags stuffing mix
  • 1 6 ″ square corn bread crumbled
  • 4 cups chicken broth*
  • 4 whole eggs beaten
  • 1 tsp. coarse Kosher salt

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 400°F.
  • Melt butter and olive oil in a large (high sided) skillet. Add onion and celery; sauté for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and stir in parsley, white pepper, Glory Foods Blackeye Peas, and Bruce’s Yams Sweet Potatoes in Syrup.
  • In a large mixing bowl, stir together the stuffing mix, cornbread, chicken broth and eggs. Add onion mixture to bowl and stir well to incorporate.
  • Transfer to a 3 quart (9″x12″) buttered oven-proof casserole dish and smooth out.
  • Melt remaining butter and drizzle over casserole, then sprinkle with salt. Bake for 30 minutes, then reduce heat to 350°F. and bake an additional 25 minutes.

Notes

For a vegetarian version, use vegetable broth in place of chicken broth.