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Outside the Bird Stuffing | Kita Roberts PassTheSushi

Thanksgiving Dressing (Stuffing outside of the bird)

This Thanksgiving Dressing is an outside-the-bird recipe and an incredibly satisfying holiday side dish. It’s a delicious, cozy, carb-filled dish that will make your mouth water!
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Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 367kcal
Author: Kita Roberts

Ingredients

  • 24 oz loaf hearty country white bread cut into 1/2? cubes
  • 8 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 2 onions chopped
  • 3 celery stalks trimmed and chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves minced
  • 3 tsp Bells seasoning if you can’t find Bells, use a mix of sage and thyme
  • 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups half and half
  • 1/4 cup fresh snipped parsley
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 tsp ground pepper

Instructions

  • Adjust the racks in your oven to the middle top and middle bottom position. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. 
  • Arrange the bread cubes on two baking sheets in even layers. Bake for 30 minutes, until golden. Stir the bread and switch pans halfway through baking. Set aside to cool. 
  • Meanwhile, grease a 9 x 13" pan and set aside.
  • In a large skillet, melt 4 tbs butter over medium heat. Add the onions and celery and cook for 10 minutes, until starting to softened and turn golden. 
  • Add the garlic and Bells seasoning. Cook, stirring, for 30 seconds. 
  • Stir in the broth and soy sauce. Simmer until slightly thickened, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Let cool 10 minutes.
  • Whisk the eggs, half and half, and parsley in a large bowl. Slowly whisk in the broth mixture. 
  • Fold in all of the breadcrumbs, making sure to coat all. Let sit for 20 minutes until bread is soaked with the liquid mixture (some will still be in the bowl).
  • Pour the bread mix into the prepared pan. 
  • Melt the remaining butter and drizzle over the stuffing. 
  • Bake on lower middle rack for 50 minutes, until top is crispy. Serve warm.

Notes

Cook’s Holiday Entertaining

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 367kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 112mg | Sodium: 1202mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 7g