AWESOME HOMEMADE DRESSING (STUFFING)

Awesome Homemade Dressing (Stuffing) image

Provided by Kathie Carr

Time 45m

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 loaf day old white bread
1 loaf day old wheat bread
1 loaf sourdough or other bread, day old
2 c cooked meat (giblets, chicken, turkey, or pork)
2 eggs, slightly beaten
2 onions, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped fine
2-3 Tbsp butter
1/4 tsp each thyme, sage, black pepper (to taste)
1 tsp salt (to taste)
2 c broth (use chicken or vegetable)
1/2 c additional butter

Steps:

1. Tear up bread into bite sized pieces and allow to set out overnight to dry out. When ready to make dressing brown onion and celery in a 2-3 T of butter in a small skillet. Stir onion mixture into bread. Add remaining ingredients. Mix very well to blend everything. Dressing should be moist but not watery. Add more broth or bread if needed.
2. Place dressing in a greased casserole dish or stuff turkey with it. If baking in casserole dish bake at 350 degrees for about 1 1/2 hours. Serve with gravy. If stuffing a turkey follow package directions concerning turkey size and whether stuffed.