yummy traditional southern dressing
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.
prep time
40 Min
cook time
35 Min
method
Bake
yield
15-18 lbs turkey
Ingredients
- - cooked giblets, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 1 cup celery, finely chopped
- 2 medium onion, finely chopped
- 2 pounds bread, cubed
- 1/2 - pan - cornbread, crumbled
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon poultry seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon sage
- 3 large eggs, beaten
- 1/2 cup parsley, choppped
- 1 cup liquid from cooking giblets
- 1 cup water
How To Make yummy traditional southern dressing
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Step 1Cook 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.
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Step 2STUFFING; 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.
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Step 3DRESSING: 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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