Traditional Bread Stuffing

By: Dominick Romano • In: Side Dishes • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 2 bags Bread Stuffing (plain, toasted)
  • 2 Onions (medium, chopped)
  • 3 stalks Celery (sliced in 1/2 moons)
  • 6 Chestnuts (large, boiled, shelled and crumbled)
  • 3 Apples (Granny Smith, medium sized, peeled and sliced 1/2″ thick)
  • 4 oz Butter (softened)
  • 16 oz Chicken Broth
  • 2 Eggs (beaten)
  • 1/2 cup Parsley (fresh, chopped)
  • 1/4 cup Romano Cheese (grated)
  • 4 to 6 tbsp Water (warm, as needed)
  • to taste Salt
  • to taste Black Pepper

Step by Step Instructions

Step 1: 

Boil chestnuts for about 20-25 minutes, until tender. Remove them from the shells and crumble them.

Step 2:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Step 3:

In a sauté pan over medium heat add the butter, celery, and onions and toss to mix and melt butter.

Step 4:

Lower flame and let sweat slowly about 15 – 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onions take on some color and celery is soft. Set aside to cool.

Step 5:

In a mixing bowl, add the cubed bread, onion mixture, and the remaining ingredients except for the water, and mix very well until the bread is softened. Add the warm water, 1 tablespoon at a time, as needed, to further moisten.

Step 6:

Season well with salt and pepper, and mix again. At this point you can stuff a 12 – 15 lb. turkey with about ½ of the stuffing, and let cook in the bird until turkey is ready. Take the other half of the stuffing, place in a greased loaf pan, and place in the oven about 1 hour before the bird is ready to come out.

Step 7:

Otherwise, take all the stuffing, place it in an appropriate-sized loaf pan, and bake in a preheated 375-degree oven, covered for 15 minutes, then uncovered for another 15 minutes.

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