Sicilian Stuffing Recipe

Dec 23, 2011 9:43 am

Macy's Holiday Recipe Contest Winner

By Victoria Kolatski

Here's another recipe so good it beat out hundreds of entries to win one of two first-prizes in the in the Macy's Recipe Share Contest, with winners chosen by Food Republic's own Maureen Petrosky. Winner Victoria Kolatski channeled a Maniaci family recipe for Sicilian Stuffing that would cause she and her siblings to sneak bites while it was being made. We can see why: This is no ordinary breadcrumb-and-giblet affair. Kolatski's recipe calls for salami, ground beef, hard-boiled eggs, romano cheese and rice.

That was enough to set it apart from other contestants. This tasty dish can be served as a side in a casserole dish or to actually use as a stuffing inside a chop, turkey, eggplant, mushroom caps, you name it. We loved the versatility of it. So congrats, Victoria, and thanks for sharing the Maniaci family recipe.

Servings: 8 servings

Ingredients

3 pounds ground chuck

1/2 pound hard salami, chopped

1 cup rice, cooked

4 eggs, hard boiled and chopped

1 (14- ounce) can diced tomatoes

8 ounces Romano cheese, chopped

1 large onion, chopped

2 cloves garlic, minced

Salt and pepper, to taste

oregano, dried, to taste

Directions:

In a large pan over medium- high heat brown the ground chuck.
Add onions and garlic and cook until translucent.
Add remaining ingredients, and season with salt pepper and oregano,
Either stuff into a turkey and cook to an internal temperature of 165 degrees or put in a casserole dish and bake at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes or until lightly browned on top.

Level of Difficulty:

Easy

Prep Time:

15 minutes

Cooking Time:

15 minutes

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