Best Potato Bacon And Rye Bread Stuffing Recipes

POTATO, BACON, AND RYE BREAD STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°.
• Place the bacon strips in a single layer on a large rimmed baking sheet; bake in the upper third of the oven until crisp and browned, 10-15 minutes.
• Some strips of bacon will cook more quickly than others, so remove them as they crisp and drain on paper towels.
• Crumble when cool.
• As the bacon fat renders and accumulates in the baking sheet, pour it off into a small heatproof bowl; reserve ¼ cup.
• Place potatoes in a big pot and add enough cold water to cover by 2 inches; bring to a boil, then add salt to taste; cook until the potatoes are barely tender when pierced with a knife, 15-20 minutes.
• Drain, rinse under cold water, and cool until easy to handle; cut into 1-inch cubes.
• In a big skillet, heat the reserved bacon fat or the oil over medium heat.
• Add in the celery; cook/stir often, until softened, about 5 minutes.
• Add the scallions and caraway seed; cook/stir occasionally, until the celery is beginning to brown, about 5 more minutes.
• Scrape the celery mixture into a big bowl; add in the bread cubes, cubed potatoes, and crumbled bacon; toss to mix.
• Gradually stir in about 1 cup broth until the stuffing is evenly moistened but not soggy.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Transfer mixture to a lightly buttered casserole dish, drizzle with ½ cup broth, cover, and bake in a preheated 350° oven for 30 minutes.

POTATO STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large saucepan, saute onion and celery in butter until tender. Remove from the heat. Stir in the bread, potatoes and parsley. Spoon into a greased 1-qt. casserole. , Bake, uncovered, until top is lightly browned, 45 minutes.

RYE BREAD STUFFING

Steps:

• Toss bread cubes in a large bowl.
• In a skillet, cook and crumble sausage just until cooked thru.
• Remove to paper towels to drain.
• To same skillet, add onion, apples, celery, garlic and butter.
• Saute until apples and vegetables are tender.
• Add both the onion mixture and sausage to bread.
• Add nuts (if desired), seasonings and enough broth to moisten.
• Cover and refrigerate til ready to bake.
• Stuff turkey just before baking.
• Bake any additional stuffing separately in a greased 2 quart casserole dish.
• Or bake all stuffing separately in a greased 13x9x2 baking dish.
• To bake stuffing separately, place in greased dish, cover and bake at 325 degrees for one hour; uncover and bake for 10 minutes longer.

BACON STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Break dry bread inot bite-size pieces and place in a large bowl.
• Fry bacon on medium-high heat until crisp; add onion, celery, and butter. Sauté for 5 minutes. Set aside.
• Add egg, herbs, chicken stock and slightly cooled bacon/vegetable mixture to the bread. Mix well.
• Spoon stuffing into a lightly greased 9x5 loaf pan and bake at 400F for 45 minutes.
• Remove pan from the oven, invert onto a serving plate, slice and serve.