My NEW 2016 Bread Stuffing Recipe

[ducks4you]

OK, did Thanksgiving and I forgot to buy an out of the bird stuffing mix for DD. So...I found a pound of sausage, added other ingredients and used the 4 stale croissants and made it up. NOW, I've been ordered to make this every year from now ON! So...I thought I'd share it:

2016 TURKEY Bread Stuffing
Ingredients:
1 one pound package of sausage (regular)
1 large onion
1 1/2 stalks celery
2 large fresh sage leaves
4 stale croissants
1 cup turkey drippings/juice (you can add while the turkey is baking)
NO SALT
1 teaspoon celery seed
fresh ground black pepper
2 tablespoons UNsalted butter (2 pats/measures)
cooking spray

Directions:
Use a deep saucepan, like for a roast
1) mince onion
2) cut stems off of sage leaves, mince sage leaves
3) add butter and saute onions and sage leaves on medium heat until carmelized
4) add sausage and mix until sausage is broken up and fully cooked, add pepper and cook for 5 for minutes
5) add turkey drippings, reduce slightly
6) turn off burner, cut up croissants and mix
7) spray glass rectangular (approx. 9 x 13") baking dish
8) add stuffing, cover with aluminum foil and cook on top of the turkey baking pan (or rack immediately above if it doesn't have a flat top, like mine does)
9) bake one hour at 250 degrees and remove and EAT!!

 

[aftermidnight]

Sounds absolutely delicious, I like that you've used what you had on hand like my too lazy to go to the store casserole, make do with what you have . Being just the two of us when I get near the end of a loaf of bread I put the crusts and maybe a slice or two in the freezer for the next time roast chicken is on the menu, cooking of the turkey has now been delegated to our son-in-law.
I still use my gran's bread and butter dressing (stuffing to you guys ) for roast chicken. Stale bread, minced onion, fresh thyme and parsley, one egg, melted butter and salt and pepper. I don't measure, it's a... that looks right kind of thing. When basting the chicken I sometimes squirt a bit of the chicken drippings into the stuffing in the chicken. In fact this is on the menu for tonight DH is finally allowed solid food after being on a liquid diet for a few days, he was thinking pizza, but I thought roast chicken, candied yams, mash and gravy, he agreed.

Annette

 

[ducks4you]

YUM!!

 

[majorcatfish]

that sounds yummy, have not figured out what we are doing for Christmas dinner. oh trust me another serious smoke session will be called for.....

@ducks4you question when you say <1 one pound package of sausage (regular) > what type do you use?

 

[so lucky]

@aftermidnight, has your DH been ill? Did I miss that somewhere?

 

[aftermidnight]

@so lucky , we had a bit of a scare a couple of weeks ago, he had another heart related problem but they sorted it out in the hospital and sent him home later that day. He has an appointment with a specialist in December to see where we go from here. Then he came down with a bout of diverticulitis so he's on antibiotics and I had him on clear fluids for a few days till things calmed down. I just wish I could get rid of the knots in my stomach, we've been together since we were 18 and we're now both approaching 80, him before me so for 6 months I'll be living with an old man .

Annette

 

[ducks4you]

I shopped for the lowest salt, and it was an off brand. I think that the next lowest in salt was Jimmy Dean.