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This Thanksgiving stuffing topped hummus takes all the flavors of traditional stuffing and places them right on top of hummus. It’s so easy to make and full of flavor. Your whole family will love it!
There is one thing that gets my butt firmly planted in my seat on Thanksgiving, and that is STUFFING! Now, I know this isn’t really classic Thanksgiving stuffing, but I took all the flavors of your favorite stuffing and piled them high onto creamy, dreamy hummus.
If you’re allergic to sesame, you can also make my Hummus without Tahini! That’s what I did for this recipe. However, for most folks without an allergy, you can easily use store-bought plain hummus.
My favorite stuffing just so happens to be sausage, so for this recipe, I took all those flavors and put them on top of hummus for an easy, filling holiday appetizer. Since I like spice, I used spicy Italian sausage, but mild or sweet Italian sausage is a good option as well.
For dipping, I used some buttery toasted bread, but raw vegetables are always a good option when serving hummus.
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Thanksgiving Stuffing Topped Hummus
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This Thanksgiving Stuffing Topped Hummus is everything you love about the holiday in one delicious bite – savory sausage, fresh herbs, and veggies piled over creamy hummus for the ultimate appetizer twist! No bread needed, just pure cozy, flavorful goodness.
Ingredients for stuffing topped hummus
- Hummus – Feel free to use your favorite store-bought variety!
- Herbs – Fresh is best! Rosemary, thyme, and sage are the perfect combo of herbs that will fill the air with the familiar smells of Thanksgiving.
- Dried cranberries – These dried cranberries are the perfect amount of sweet and tart.
- Spicy Italian sausage – Spicy Italian sausage will give a nice kick to our hummus!
- Shallot – A shallot is a delicate onion flavor and works well with the other ingredients here.
- Celery – A traditional stuffing ingredient, that brings freshness to the stuffing.
- Apple – I use a tart apple here, like Granny Smith, both to bring tartness to the stuffing and also because it will hold its shape and won’t get mealy in texture like other varieties.
Making it vegetarian
If you need a vegetarian appetizer for Thanksgiving, you can easily modify this Thanksgiving stuffing topped with hummus!
Nowadays, most major grocery stores offer a wide variety of great meat substitute choices.
Replace the Italian sausage with your favorite meat substitute, crumbles, or sausage; they all work well in this recipe.
Making it ahead
Thanksgiving is about enjoying your day with your guests, so plan to make that day go as smoothly as possible!
You could easily make the stuffing mixture the day before and store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
When you’re ready to serve it, simply place it in a microwave-safe dish covered loosely with a damp paper towel and heat for 2-3 minutes or until heated thoroughly. Then, top your hummus!
Storage and leftovers
Any leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Remember, since the stuffing and the hummus are combined, it must be eaten cold, but it’s still delicious!
More hummus recipes
- Love all things pumpkin? Try my Easy Pumpkin Hummus.
- Craving the flavors of Greece? Try my Greek Topped Hummus.
- Looking for another fun appetizer? Try my Pesto Hummus Sweet Potato Bites.
- Want lots of veggies? Try my Greek Salad Hummus Pita Pizza.
Thanksgiving Stuffing Topped Hummus
Ingredients
- 10 ounces plain hummus
- 1/3 pound spicy Italian sausage, removed from casing
- 1 stalk celery, small dice
- 1 small shallot, small dice
- 1/2 tart apple, small dice
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries, roughly chopped
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh sage
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Spread hummus out onto a platter leaving a space in the middle of the hummus to be topped, set aside.
- In a 12-inch frying pan add sausage and set over medium-high heat.
- Break up the sausage while cooking. When the sausage is almost done add in the celery, shallot, apple, dried cranberries, sage, rosemary, and thyme.
- Continue cooking until the sausage is no longer pink and the vegetables have just started to soften.
- Taste and season with kosher salt and black pepper.
- Top the hummus with the warm sausage mixture.
- Serve with toasted bread.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I have never thought of this but it is such a great idea and tastes so good!
I am so loving this fusion recipe – way to bring these two dishes together in a clever and delicious way! Love the sausage in the stuffing – gives it so much flavor!