THANKSGIVING TRADITION OYSTER DRESSING

Thanksgiving Tradition Oyster Dressing image

This has been a Thanksgiving tradition. Try using leftovers with poached eggs for breakfast. Mmmm.

Provided by Judy7905

Categories Side Dish Stuffing and Dressing Recipes Oyster Stuffing and Dressing

Time 1h20m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 9

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Ingredients

1 cup butter
¾ cup chopped onion
12 cups fresh bread cubes
1 ½ pints fresh oysters, coarsely chopped and liquor reserved
1 ½ cups chopped celery with leaves
1 ½ teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
½ teaspoon thyme leaves
½ teaspoon poultry seasoning

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
Heat butter in a Dutch oven or large heavy pot over medium-high heat; cook and stir onion until tender, about 5 minutes. Remove Dutch oven from heat. Stir bread crumbs, oysters, oyster liquor, celery, salt, black pepper, thyme, and poultry seasoning into onion. Spoon mixture into the prepared baking pan; cover tightly with aluminum foil.
Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes; remove aluminum foil and continue baking until lightly browned, about 20 more minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 414 calories, Carbohydrate 32.9 g, Cholesterol 102.1 mg, Fat 26.4 g, Fiber 1.9 g, Protein 11.5 g, SaturatedFat 15.4 g, Sodium 1180.4 mg, Sugar 3.3 g