yummy traditional southern dressing

★★★★★ 2
a recipe by
cathy tate
high point, NC

Whether you call it dressing (cooked outside the turkey) or stuffing (cooked inside the turkey), no true southern girl cooks a turkey "plain'! This is a true traditional southern sage dressing that has stood the test of time, as it has been handed down through several generations.

★★★★★ 2
serves 15-18lbs turkey
prep time 40 Min
cook time 35 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For yummy traditional southern dressing

  • cooked giblets, finely chopped
  • 1/2 c
    butter, melted
  • 1 c
    celery, finely chopped
  • 2 md
    onion, finely chopped
  • 2 lb
    bread, cubed
  • 1/2
    pan - cornbread, crumbled
  • 1 Tbsp
    salt
  • 1 Tbsp
    poultry seasoning
  • 1/2 tsp
    pepper
  • 1 tsp
    sage
  • 3 lg
    eggs, beaten
  • 1/2 c
    parsley, choppped
  • 1 c
    liquid from cooking giblets
  • 1 c
    water

How To Make yummy traditional southern dressing

  • 1
    Cook giblets in boiling water approximately 20-25 minutes. Chop fine. Melt butter and saute celery and onions. Cube bread and cornbread. To it add the salt, poultry seasoning, pepper and sage. Add the celery-onion mixture; stir well. Add the beaten eggs, liquids and parsley. Toss until all ingredients are well blended.
  • 2
    STUFFING; Rinse and pat dry cavity of turkey. Do not pack stuffing in tightly - loosely spoon into cavity. Any remaining mixture can be put into baking pan and cooked as dressing. Cook turkey as directed by size of bird.
  • 3
    DRESSING: Place mixture in 9x13 pan (or size determined by amount of dressing - if using remainder after stuffing turkey). Bake at 350 degrees, covered 30 minutes, uncovered approximately 10 or until lightly browned on top. Be careful not to over bake - may become too dry.

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