Best Good Old Country Stuffing Recipes

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Number Of Ingredients 12

2 loaves oven-dried white bread (recommended: Pepperidge Farm)
2 cups cooked white rice
1 sleeve crushed saltines
1 pound bulk breakfast sausage
2 cups chopped celery
1 large onion, chopped
7 cups chicken stock
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon dried sage leaves
1 tablespoon poultry seasoning
3 eggs, beaten
1/4 stick butter, melted

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Crumble oven-dried bread into a large bowl. Add rice and saltines. Cook sausage in a large skillet until it starts to brown. Add celery and onion and saute until transparent, 5 to 10 minutes. Pour over bread and rice mixture. Add stock and mix well. Add salt, pepper, sage, and poultry seasoning. Mix well. Add the beaten eggs and melted butter. Mix well. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the stuffing mixture for the Mushroom Giblet Gravy. Pour stuffing into a greased pan and bake until cooked through and golden brown, about 45 minutes.

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Number Of Ingredients 23

2 loaves dry white bread, recommended: Pepperidge Farm
2 cups cooked white rice
1 sleeve crushed saltines
1 lb bulk breakfast sausage
2 cups chopped celery
1 large onion, chopped
7 cups chicken stock
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon poultry seasoning
1 teaspoon dried sage leaves
3 eggs, beaten
1/4 stick of butter
Mushroom Giblet Gravy, recipe follows Mushroom Giblet Gravy:
4 cups turkey or chicken stock
Giblets from 1 turkey
2 chicken bouillon cubes
2 tablespoons reserved stuffing mixture
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1/3-cup cold water
2 pints button mushrooms, sliced
3 tablespoons butter
1 hard boiled egg, sliced
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Crumble dried white bread into a large bowl. Add cooked white rice, and crushed saltines. Saute pork sausage. Add celery and onion and saute until transparent - 5 to 10 minutes. Pour over bread and rice mixture. Add stock - mix, add salt, pepper, sage, and poultry seasoning. Add 3 beaten eggs and mix well. Add slices of butter on top. Pour into greased pan and bake until done - 45 minutes.
Mushroom Giblet Gravy:
Bring stock and giblets to a boil. Add bouillon and reserved stuffing mixture. Make a slurry by whisking together the cornstarch and water and add to the boiling stock; cook 2 to 3 minutes. Meanwhile, saute mushrooms until browned in butter. Add mushrooms to gravy with egg and salt and pepper, to taste.