Better Than Instant, Instant Stuffing

Sometimes our busy lives preclude the ability and even time feasibility of scratch cooking. This is a recipe for one of those times. You use a commercial box of stuffing, but you dress it up and make it something scrumptious rather than just something quick. If served with pork, add 1/2 cup [or one small] grated apple. If served with chicken, add 1/2 cup minced grapes. If served with beef, add 1/2 cup grated monterey jack cheese. This gives something out of a box that homemade taste. Hope you like it.

• Ready In: 16 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 6  ounces  seasoned stuffing mix
• 1 1⁄2 cups water
• 1⁄4 cup margarine
• 1  small onion, diced
• 1⁄4 cup celery, sliced thin
• 1  garlic clove, fresh, sliced thin
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground sage
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground rosemary
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. Heat the margarine in small pan and saute garlic, celery, onion, fruit [if used], sage, rosemary, and salt.
2. Add water and bring to a boil. Stir in contents of stuffing mix pouch, remove from heat, cover, and let stand five minutes.
3. Fluff with a fork and serve.