Old Fashioned Thanksgiving Dressing Recipe
Out of all the Thanksgiving dressings I've ever eaten in my life, my Mom's recipe is always the best! This recipe will stay in your recipe binder for generations to enjoy.
Ingredients
- 1 pkg Bread Cubes, plain
- 1 can Water Chestnuts, diced
- 4 Celery Stalks, diced
- 1 Carrot, large, diced or grated
- ½ Sweet Onion, medium, diced
- Chopped Nuts, whichever nut your prefer - I use walnuts
- Chopped Mushrooms, Optional - I do not use mushroom
- 1 tsp Sage
- 1 tsp Parsley
- Salt & Pepper to taste
- 1 stick Butter
- 1½ cups Broth from Cooked Turkey Giblets, or turkey broth
Instructions
- Cook giblets from turkey in about 1 1/2 cups of water (or you can use turkey broth).
- Melt butter in separate pan.
- Add water chestnuts, celery, carrot, onion, nuts, mushrooms (optional), sage, parsley, and salt & pepper to the bread cubes and mix well.
- Pour melted butter evenly over mixture and mix with a large spoon until well mixed.
- Pour a small amount of broth into bread mixture.
- Stir well and gently squeeze a small amount of stuffing in your hands to see if it slightly sticks together.
- Pour more broth in the dressing until it is in the beginning stage of sticking together. Don't get it too wet or sticky (I ended up using the entire 1 1/2 cups).
- Bake at 350 degrees in a covered casserole dish with tin foil on top of the dressing for about 15 to 20 minutes.
- Then, remove tin foil and lid and bake another 5 to 10 minutes until browned.