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[Chi-town girl]

Holidays are always more special with help from TJ's 

They always have great frozen appetizers that I keep on hand, the wide offering of cheeses for a  charcuterie plate, their bakery goods...

We also their recipes - Enjoy 

These portable parcels of stuffing goodness are a warm and inviting antidote to chilly fall days. The recipe starts with Trader Joe's Cornbread Stuffing Mix, liberally seasoned with chicken broth, garlic & onion powders, and fragrant spices. Once the stuffing is prepared, Dried Cranberries are folded in for a slightly sweet chew.

Like finding the secret decoder ring inside the cereal box, simply slice into a Stuffing Muffin to reveal the reward baked within: a moist, savory Turkey Meatball. It’s a delightful surprise, made tastier with a dip in our savory Turkey Gravy.

Serves: 12 Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cooking Time: 40 - 45 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

• 1 box TJ’s Cornbread Stuffing Mix

• 4 tablespoons TJ’s Unsalted Butter

• 4 cups Water

• 1 cup TJ’s Dried Cranberries

• TJ’s Canola Oil Spray

• 6 TJ's Fully Cooked Turkey Meatballs, microwaved according to package directions and halved

• TJ’s Turkey Gravy, for serving (optional)

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix butter, water and seasoning pouch from stuffing mix in a large saucepan and bring to a low boil for 3-5 minutes. Remove from heat and gently fold in croutons until thoroughly moistened. Cover and let sit for 10 minutes.

While stuffing sits, place turkey meatballs in a microwave-safe dish. Cover and microwave 2-3 minutes. Remove from microwave, slice in half and set aside. Remove lid from stuffing and gently stir in cranberries.

Grease a 12-cup muffin pan with canola oil spray. Fill muffin cup about 1/3 full with stuffing. Add a turkey meatball half (flat side down) and cover with stuffing until you have a small mound that sits slightly above the rim of the pan. Repeat with remaining stuffing and turkey meatball halves. Place pan on center rack of oven and bake 40-45 minutes. Remove pan from oven and let sit 10 minutes.

While muffins cool, heat gravy according to package directions. Gently remove muffins from pan with a fork or butter knife. Serve with gravy for dipping.

[QVCkitty1]

@Chi-town girl , You post the most delicious recipes, I wish we had a Trader Joe's .  

[Chi-town girl]

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@QVCkitty1 wrote:

@Chi-town girl , You post the most delicious recipes, I wish we had a Trader Joe's .  

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Thank You @QVCkitty1   ohhhh...I too wish you had a Trader Joe's!  

Ours is so popular I don't mind waiting in long checkout lines. They have a small footprint but they have some very interesting items and their pricing is great. The staff/employees are always kind and helpful. A feel good place to shop 

[SandySparkles]

These look scrum-dilly-i-cious!😋 I will have to leave the meat out, but look forward to trying this recipe before the holidays, so I can "perfect" it.😁

~~~All we need is LOVE💖

[candys mine]

@Chi-town girl  Oh. My. GOODNESS!  I Want those!  Thanks for the recipe.

[Chi-town girl]

A meatless muffin option. The pepper jack cheese sounds like a good combo with cornbread  A good compliment for chili

Cheesy Cowboy Cornbread Muffins

Trader Joe’s Cornbread Mix is the stuff of legends in our baking mix section, a tried-and-true tribute to one of our favorite foods: corn! Here we’ve gilded the grain-lily with the addition of spicy salsa and pepper jack cheese, and baked the Mix into muffins (pro-tip: TJ’s Organic Ghee & Sunflower Oil Spray ensures the muffins can be removed from the tin with the greatest of ease!). Eat them alone, or slather with TJ’s Cultured Butter for a marvelous appetizer or accompaniment to a main dish.

Serves: 14 - 16  Prep Time: 10 Minutes  Cooking Time: 25 - 30 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

• 1 TJ’s Large Egg

• ½ cup TJ’s Sunflower Oil

• ½ cup TJ’s Milk

• 1 box TJ’s Cornbread Mix

• 1 ½ cups TJ’s Shredded Pepper Jack Cheese, divided

• 1 jar TJ’s Cowboy Caviar Salsa

• TJ’s Organic Ghee & Sunflower Oil Spray

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease two muffin tins with organic ghee spray, set aside.

Beat egg, oil and milk in large mixing bowl. Stir in cornbread mix, salsa and 1 cup cheese just until combined—do not overmix.

Spoon batter into prepared muffin tin cups, 2/3 full. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.

Bake muffins 25-30 minutes, rotating pans halfway through cooking. Remove from oven and let cool 5 minutes.

Use a butter knife to gently lift muffins out of tin. Serve warm, or store in an airtight container and enjoy within two days.

[LoveMeSomeQVC]

@Chi-town girl   These look so good!  I am also all about that little side of gravy! 

[qbetzforreal]

Yum!

[Chi-town girl]

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@LoveMeSomeQVC wrote:

@Chi-town girl   These look so good!  I am also all about that little side of gravy! 

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@LoveMeSomeQVC  - yes, the gravy is a MUST!

An option to adding the meatball - some sautéed turkey sausage? 

I always make our family recipe stuffing but this year I'm also making some stuffing muffins instead of the usual casserole of the extra 'stuffiing' that doesn't fit in the bird

[lovesrecess]

Looks like TJ’s stole my signature holiday dish! Granddaughter calls them “ stuffin muffins” and always confirms I will be making them as the holidays get closer. I just make my regular cornbread dressing recipe and bake it in my 12 cup muffin pan.... I put a small bit of butter in the bottom of each muffin cup after spraying each with cooking spray....then fill each cup with dressing mixture and top with another bit of butter. I drizzle some turkey broth over each one before putting in oven. My fam loves these because the whole muffin gets a nice crispy finish on its sides. To serve, I split the muffin in half vertically and cover it with gravy and some turkey breast slices. I make green chile turkey soup with leftover turkey and serve these stuffin muffins with it...put a muffin in a soup bowl and ladle the hot soup over it. Everyone loves it.