Old-Fashioned Bread Stuffing Recipe

Turn a stale loaf into a delicious bread stuffing for a roast turkey or bake as a side dish.

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On a turkey, in a sandwich, or enjoyed on its own, stuffing is a tasty way to use some of that stale bread to make a new dish.
8 to 12 servings SERVINGS

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds fresh chestnuts
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  • 3 yellow onions, diced
  • 2 celery sticks, thinly sliced
  • 1 head garlic, cloves separated and crushed
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 7 cups 1-inch-cubed stale bread
  • Light chicken stock as needed to wet the bread thoroughly
  • 1 bunch sage, coarsely chopped
  • 1 bunch flat-leaf parsley, coarsely chopped

Directions

  • Roast, peel, and chop chestnuts.
  • In a sauté pan, melt butter, then add onions, celery, garlic, and salt.
  • Cook over medium to low heat, stirring as needed, until onions are limp but not brown, about 15 minutes.
  • Add bread cubes.
  • When butter has been absorbed, add chestnuts, then add chicken stock a little at a time, until bread is no longer dry.
  • Add sage and parsley and cook for a few minutes.
  • Remove from heat and set aside for stuffing turkey or to bake in a casserole pan.
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Turn a stale loaf into an Old-Fashioned Bread Stuffing Recipe for a roast turkey or to bake as a side casserole.

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