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    Home » Recipes » Latin » Cuban Thanksgiving Stuffing Recipe

    Published: Nov 12, 2021 · Modified: Nov 24, 2022 by Cari · This post may contain affiliate links. · 1 Comment

    Cuban Thanksgiving Stuffing Recipe

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    This stuffing has a lot of bold flavors and textures from the crunch of chicharrones to the sweetness of the fried plantains. This stuffing brings together Cuban food with American traditions in a delicious way.

    Chicharron Thanksgiving Stuffing Recipe

    Like my pumpkin pie tres leches recipe, this recipe is for my second-gen Latin immigrants who brine their Thanksgiving turkeys in Cuban Mojo. This Cuban thanksgiving stuffing recipe takes traditional American stuffing and infuses it with some Caribbean flare.

    Why you'll love this Cuban Thanksgiving Stuffing

    • This stuffing brings together Cuban food with American traditions in a delicious way.
    • This stuffing is perfect for sweet and savory fans.
    • Packed with lots of bold flavor from the chicharron, sweet plantains and Cuban mojo.

    What you'll need for this recipe

    • Chicharrones (fried pork belly)
    • Ripened (sweet) plantains
    • Cuban Mojo
    • Day old Cuban bread
    • Chicken broth
    • Onions
    • Celery
    • Pork/bacon drippings
    • 9x13 casserole dish
    • Large mixing bowls
    Chicharron Thanksgiving Stuffing Recipe
    cubed bread, fried sweet plantains, chicharron

    How to make stuffing from scratch

    First you'll need to make your chicharrones, you can use my recipe. If you don't want to make the chicharrones and live in an area where they're easily accessible you can buy them already made. If you made them from scratch, you'll need to reserve the fat drippings.

    Chicharron Thanksgiving Stuffing Recipe
    chopped chicharron

    Then you'll need to peel, cut and fry up your sweet plantains. For this recipe, I like to chop up the plantains into small cubes.

    Chicharron Thanksgiving Stuffing Recipe
    Fried sweet plantains

    Sauté your onions and celery in the reserved pork fat drippings from your chicharrones. If you didn't make your own chicharrones, you can use bacon drippings or store-bought lard.

    Chicharron Thanksgiving Stuffing Recipe
    cooked onion and celery in pork fat

    In a small sized bowl, mix your eggs, mojo and broth. In a separate large bowl, fold in your chopped chicharrones, sweet plantains and bread cubes.

    Chicharron Thanksgiving Stuffing Recipe
    Chicharron, sweet plantains onions and celery mixed together

    Pour the pork fat, onion and celery mixture over the breadcrumbs and mix. Finally, pour the broth mixture over the bread mix and gently fold in.

    Chicharron Thanksgiving Stuffing Recipe
    Adding the mojo broth mixture to the bread

    Pour the mixture into a 9x13 pan, cover with aluminum foil and bake.

    Chicharron Thanksgiving Stuffing Recipe
    Pour the mixture into prepared casserole dish

    Tips for making the BEST Cuban Thanksgiving Stuffing

    To save time, bake, chop and dry out the bread the night before and leave uncovered on the counter. Be sure to chop your bread into small ½ inch cubes, anything bigger will make it hard to mix.

    Chicharron Thanksgiving Stuffing Recipe
    Cover casserole dish with aluminum

    Salt to taste! The chicharrones tend to have a good amount of salt in them as does the rendered pork fat and cuban mojo. As as a result, I do not add a lot of salt to this recipe, but you're welcomed to add more to your liking.

    If you need to keep the homemade stuffing warm before serving it, loosely cover it with foil and stick it in a 200F oven.

    Chicharron Thanksgiving Stuffing Recipe

    What’s the Best Bread for Stuffing? 

    For this Cuban Thanksgiving stuffing I used day old Cuban bread. If you don't have access to Cuban bread, you can opt for a French baguette or a sturdy sourdough loaf would work too.

    Chicharron Thanksgiving Stuffing Recipe

    How to store your Cuban Thanksgiving Stuffing

    This stuffing can be stored in an airtight container for up to 5 days in the refrigerator. I do not recomend freezing this recipe.

    Chicharron Thanksgiving Stuffing Recipe

    What to serve with this Cuban Thanksgiving stuffing

    If you're going for full-blown spanglish Thanksgiving then you'll need to also make some Cuban black beans, Cuban white rice. For dessert, the only reasonable option is pumpkin pie tres leches cake.

    Chicharron Thanksgiving Stuffing Recipe

    Check out these other recipes

    • Pumpkin pie and cheese pastelitos (Pastelitos de calabaza y queso)
    • Papi's Cuban Mojo Lechon Recipe
    • Pumpkin Pie Tres Leches Recipe
    • Mami's Cuban Congri Recipe!
    Chicharron Thanksgiving Stuffing Recipe
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    Cuban Thanksgiving Stuffing Recipe

    Latin infused American thanksgiving stuffing.
    Prep Time15 mins
    Cook Time2 hrs 15 mins
    Total Time2 hrs 30 mins
    Course: Side Dish
    Cuisine: American, latin
    Servings: 8
    Calories: 745kcal
    Author: Cari

    Equipment

    • 9x13 casserole dish
    • large mixing bowls

    Ingredients

    • 1 lbs of cooked chicharron chopped
    • 1 large sweet plantain chopped
    • 1 cup of rendered pork fat
    • 1 Pound day-old Cuban bread diced into ½-inch cubes and dried
    • 1 large yellow onion diced small
    • 1 cup celery diced small
    • ½ cup of Cuban mojo
    • ¼ teaspoon salt or to taste
    • 1 teaspoon pepper or to taste
    • 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
    • 2 large eggs

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 250F. Place cubed bread on a baking sheet and bake, stirring occasionally for 45 minutes. Once out of the oven, allow them to cool and place in a large bowl.
    • Preheat oven to 350F and spray a 9x13 inch pan with cooking spray; set aside.
    • Fry your peeled and chopped sweet plantains in a medium skillet with about ¼ cup of corn oil over medium heat. Be sure to not burn them and turn them occasionally. Use a slotted spoon and remove from heat. Place your cooked sweet plantains on a paper towel to drain out excess oil and set aside.
    • In a smaller bowl, mix the mojo, salt, pepper, eggs, chicken broth, and toss well to combine; set aside.
    • To a large skillet, add your rendered pork fat, onions and celery at medium heat. Cook until softened and are just beginning to lightly brown, about 10 minutes. Stir frequently.
    • Transfer vegetables with pork renderings, chopped chicharron and fried sweet plantains to the bowl with bread. Gently mix ingredients.
    • Pour half of your broth mojo mixture and gently fold ingredients til combined. Add the remaining broth mixtures and fold again.
    • Pour mixture into prepared 9x13 casserole dish then cover with foil and bake for 40 minutes.
    • Uncover and bake for an additional 40 minutes, or until top is as lightly golden browned as desired. Serve immediately.

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    Notes

    • To save time on the day of, bake and dry out the bread the night before and leave uncovered on the counter until the morning you’re ready to make the stuffing.
    • If you need to keep the homemade stuffing warm before serving it, loosely cover it with foil and stick it in a 200F oven. 
    • This stuffing can be stored in an airtight container for up to 5 days in the refrigerator. I do not recomend freezing this recipe.
    • Add salt to taste

    Nutrition

    Serving: 0.5cup | Calories: 745kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 58g | Saturated Fat: 22g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 26g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 106mg | Sodium: 418mg | Potassium: 386mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 376IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 45mg | Iron: 3mg
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    1. Sinai says

      December 02, 2021 at 2:58 pm

      5 stars
      We made this and WOW!! It was amazing. I would add more plantains, because I love them. But will definitely be making it again for next thanksgiving

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