16 chestnut stuffing recipes

Passover stuffing made with soaked matzo, chestnuts, mushrooms, and fresh herbs. Kosher for Pesach, rich enough for Thanksgiving, and works as a side or a turkey stuffing.

Sage-scented bread cubes loaded with chicken apple sausage, smoky bacon, tart green apples, and buttery chestnuts make this crowd-feeding holiday stuffing a Thanksgiving must.

Family's Favourite Chestnut Stuffing for Poultry recipe

Louisiana-style Christmas crawfish stuffing with cornbread, Creole seasoning, bell pepper, and water chestnuts. Stuff it in your holiday bird or bake it as a bayou-flavored side dish.

Aunt Bunny's Stuffing combines apple, orange, pineapple, water chestnuts, and preserved ginger with raw sausage and 13 herbs and spices for a holiday turkey stuffing that's genuinely unlike any other.

Crispy fried spring rolls stuffed with pork, shrimp, water chestnuts, and fresh vegetables. A Filipino-style appetizer that fries up golden and crunchy, with a sweet and sour dipping sauce.

Chinese fried dumplings stuffed with pork, shrimp, water chestnuts, and ginger, served with a hot chili dipping sauce. Crispy, golden, and deeply savory.

Homemade Chinese egg rolls stuffed with roast pork, shrimp, bean sprouts, mushrooms, and water chestnuts, fried golden and crispy. A classic appetizer with a crunchy shell and savory, textured filling.

Stuffed beef heart, an old Pennsylvania nose-to-tail dish filled with roasted chestnuts and bechamel-bound cracker crumbs, simmered tender then roasted to a brown crust.

Whole roasted salmon stuffed with bacon-wilted red cabbage and roasted chestnuts, baked in white wine and served with a shallot-vinegar butter sauce.

Homemade siopao steamed dumplings stuffed with a savory shrimp, ground pork, and water chestnut filling. Makes 30 pillowy buns from scratch, street-food style.

Roast goose with a festive wild rice stuffing of mandarin oranges, chestnuts, and pine nuts. The skin is pricked to render the goose's rich fat and crisp golden, making a classic Christmas centerpiece.

Crispy fried asparagus won tons stuffed with chopped asparagus and water chestnuts. A crunchy, golden appetizer ready in 25 minutes. Serve with soy sauce for dipping.

Crispy vegetarian egg rolls stuffed with spinach, cabbage, mushrooms, water chestnuts, and bamboo shoots. Fried golden and served with a homemade sweet and sour dipping sauce.

Fun gwau: Cantonese steamed dumplings stuffed with pork, shrimp, shiitake mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and water chestnuts, all wrapped in translucent wheat-starch wrappers. A dim sum classic.

Lamb loin wrapped in puff pastry with a pistachio and chestnut puree stuffing, served with a juniper-and-thyme red wine reduction. A showstopper main course for special occasions.