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Old-Fashioned Bread Stuffing
Ingredients
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1 1/2
cups chopped or sliced celery (3 stalks)
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1
cup chopped onion (1 large)
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1/2
cup butter or margarine
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1
tablespoon snipped fresh sage or 1 tsp. poultry seasoning or ground sage
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1/4
teaspoon black pepper
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12
cups dry bread cubes
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1
- 1 1/4
cups chicken broth*
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Sage leaves (optional)
Directions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. In a large skillet cook celery and onion in hot butter over medium heat until tender but not brown. Remove from heat. Stir in sage and pepper. Place bread cubes in large bowl; add onion mixture. Drizzle with enough chicken broth to moisten; toss lightly to combine. Place stuffing in a 2-quart casserole dish. Bake, covered, for 30 to 45 minutes or until heated through. Top with fresh sage. Makes 12 to 14 servings.
From the Test Kitchen
- Tip Test Kitchen Tip:*If using to stuff a turkey, reduce broth to 3/4 to 1 cup. Try a mix of whole wheat, white, and multi-grain bread cubes for extra flavor.
- Variation Stuffing Additions:- Stir 2 medium cored and chopped apples into bread cubes.- Omit 1 cup of the celery and substitute 2 cups sliced mushrooms. Cook mushrooms with the celery in Step 1, above.- Stir one 15-ounce can chestnuts, drained and coarsely chopped, into bread cubes.- Stir 1 cup cooked wild rice into bread cubes.
Nutrition Facts
(Old-Fashioned Bread Stuffing)
- Servings Per Recipe 12,
- Calories 181,
- Protein (gm) 4,
- Carbohydrate (gm) 20,
- Fat, total (gm) 10,
- Cholesterol (mg) 22,
- Saturated fat (gm) 5,
- Monosaturated fat (gm) 3,
- Polyunsaturated fat (gm) 1,
- Dietary Fiber, total (gm) 1,
- Sugar, total (gm) 2,
- Vitamin A (IU) 292,
- Vitamin C (mg) 1,
- Thiamin (mg) 0,
- Riboflavin (mg) 0,
- Niacin (mg) 2,
- Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 0,
- Folate (µg) 40,
- Cobalamin (Vit. B12) (µg) 0,
- Sodium (mg) 342,
- Potassium (mg) 111,
- Calcium (DV %) 50,
- Iron (DV %) 1,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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Forget about all the suggested add-ons listed and add cornbread instead and then you will have REAL Southern-style dressing.
11/22/2010 04:52:01 PM Report Abusecan add cut up apples and cranberries for even more flavor.
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