Chestnut Mushroom Stuffing

Overview
A delicious stuffing you can serve as a side for any meat dish. Roasted chestnuts adds a very nice texture, flavor and aroma to this stuffing.

Chestnut Mushroom Stuffing

Ingredients
Red Onions - 1 large finely chopped
Garlic - 4 - 6 cloves finely chopped
Celery - 2 stick finely chopped
Portobella mushrooms - 10 small finely chopped
Carrots - one large finely chopped
Ciabatta bread - 3 cups - cubes
Dried cranberries - 1 tablespoon
Fresh chestnuts - Roasted peeled and chopped - 8
Red pepper flakes - 1 tablespoon
Black pepper - 1 teaspoon
Olive oil - 4 tablespoons
Chicken broth - 1 - 2 cups
Salt to taste

Steps
1. With a sharp knife  make a cross on the fresh whole chestnut base and roast in a 400  degree oven for about 10 - 20 minutes until the chestnut skin begins to peel and a roasted aroma comes. take it out of oven let it cool peel and chop finely.
2. Heat oil in a pan when the oil gets hot add the finely chopped garlic and saute till the garlic gets light brown. add the red pepper flakes and saute few minutes.
3. add chopped red onions to the oil and saute few more minutes till it becomes soft. add the finely chopped mushrooms celery and carrots to this and saute uncovered . add salt and black pepper powder to this and mix well saute till all liquid is evaporated and it is dry.
4. add the chicken broth and cranberries to this mix well. add the Ciabatta bread cubes mix well. the mixture should not be too soggy. transfer to a baking dish.
5. Bake at 400 degrees for 10 - 15 minutes.

Serve hot as a side with any meat.