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Mushroom, Goats Cheese and Cous Cous Stuffing

Recipe by Lilydale

Make a homemade stuffing recipe with mushrooms to go with a homemade roast chicken recipe. Serve your mushroom goats cheese stuffing recipe with cous cous for a family dinner or as a Christmas stuffing recipe idea.

Mushroom, Goats Cheese and Cous Cous Stuffing
Prep 10 minCook 30 minutes + cooling timeServes 8
IngredientsMethod
  • 20g butter
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 50g pancetta, finely chopped
  • 300g mixed mushrooms, very finely chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
  • 3 thyme sprigs
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 cup cous cous
  • 3/4 cup boiling water
  • 60g goats cheese
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  1. Heat butter and 1 tablespoon of oil in a large frying pan on medium. Cook onion for 5 minutes, until soft. Add pancetta and cook for another 3 minutes, until browned, stirring regularly. Add mushrooms, garlic and thyme. Cook for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms are soft and dry. Stir through mustard
  2. Place cous cous in a heatproof bowl. Pour over boiling water, cover with plastic wrap and set aside for 10 minutes, until liquid is absorbed. Using a fork, fuff up grains
  3. Add mushroom mixture and goats cheese to cous cous. Season well, stir to combine. Set aside to cool completely
  4. Add egg to cous cous, mix well. Shape 2 tablespoons of mixture into small patties. Place on a baking paper lined baking tray and chill for 30 minutes
  5. Heat remaining oil in a large frying pan on medium. Cook patties, in batches, for 1 - 2 minutes each side, until crisp and golden

Tips

Halve this recipe if using to stuff a whole chicken. Reduce olive oil to 1 tablespoon.

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