Fat Joe teams with White Castle to create new Thanksgiving stuffing. Here's the recipe

The year was 1991, and an employee at White Castle decided to add something extra to her family's stuffing recipe: a sack of the burger chain's Sliders.

The creation, White Castle says, "set a new standard on how Thanksgiving Day stuffing should be prepared."

Today, there are recipes using White Castle's Impossible Sliders, Bacon Jalapeño Cheese Sliders, and Southwestern Jalapeño Cheese Sliders. A recipe for Kickin’ Southwest Stuffin Muffins, using the spicy sliders, was introduced last year.

“All of the Slider Stuffing recipes are simple to prepare but pack a heap of flavor, making it the preferred choice of both kitchen veterans and novices trying to make the ideal Thanksgiving side dish," said Jamie Richardson, White Castle's vice president, in a news release.

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This year's new recipe is Fat Joe’s Jalapeño Cheese Slider Stuffing, a collaboration with rapper Fat Joe. it features Jalapeño Cheese Sliders, celery, jalapeño peppers, cilantro, shredded pepper jack cheese and Sazón.

Here are the recipes for White Castle’s Original Slider Stuffing and Fat Joe’s Jalapeño Cheese Slider Stuffing; all recipes are available at whitecastle.com/crave-central/recipes.

White Castle Original Slider Stuffing Recipe

Makes about 9 cups of stuffing (enough for a 10- to 12-pound turkey)

Ingredients:

• 10 to 12 White Castle Original Sliders, no pickles (from a White Castle restaurant or local retailer's frozen foods aisle)

• 1½ cups diced celery

• 1¼ teaspoons ground thyme

• 1½ teaspoons ground sage

• ¾ teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper

• ¼ cup chicken broth (or 1 cup for casserole version)

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Tear Sliders into bite-sized pieces and put into a large mixing bowl. Add diced celery and seasonings.

3. Add ¼ cup of chicken broth and toss well.

4. Put stuffing into cavity of the turkey and cook as you normally would.

5. If cooking stuffing as a casserole, add an additional ¾ cup of chicken broth and toss well.

6. Spray or oil a 2-quart casserole dish. Transfer stuffing to casserole dish and bake for 35 minutes.

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Fat Joe’s Jalapeño Cheese Slider Stuffing

Ingredients:

• 12 White Castle Jalapeño Cheese Sliders

• 10 tablespoons butter

• 1 cup diced celery

• 1 finely-diced jalapeño

• 1 teaspoon Sazón

• 1 teaspoon salt

• 1½ teaspoons black pepper

• 1½ teaspoons cumin

• ¼ cup chopped cilantro

• ¾ cup turkey or chicken broth

• 2 eggs

• 1 cup shredded pepper jack cheese

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add celery and jalapeño pepper and cook until soft.

3. Heat Sliders according to package instructions. Cut into quarters.

4. In a large mixing bowl or pan, mix quartered Sliders with Sazón, salt, pepper and cumin. Mix in the cilantro and the vegetables from the skillet. If cooking the stuffing in the turkey, add pepper jack cheese.

5. In a small bowl, mix broth and eggs. Pour over stuffing mixture and stir until distributed evenly.

6. If cooking the stuffing in a turkey, put stuffing into cavity of the turkey and cook as you normally would.

7. For a casserole, place stuffing mixture in a 9-inch-by-13-inch baking dish and top with pepper jack cheese. Bake for 30 minutes, covered. After 30 minutes, uncover and continue cooking for about 15 to 20 minutes, until browned on top.

Sarah Griesemer joined the USA TODAY NETWORK New Jersey in 2003 and has been writing all things food since 2014. Send restaurant tips to sgriesemer@gannettnj.com, follow on Instagram at Jersey Shore Eats and subscribe to our Jersey Shore Eats newsletter.

This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: White Castle: Fat Joe creates Thanksgiving stuffing with sliders