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Old-Fashioned Bread Stuffing Recipe

Old-Fashioned Bread Stuffing Recipe with sage, thyme, onion and celery, and cooked in chicken stock/broth, a traditional turkey stuffing for your Thanksgiving and Christmas roast. It's a very simple recipe that can be cooked either in a casserole dish, or it can be used to stuff the turkey. Easy and delicious, my kind of dish!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 141kcal

Ingredients

  • 6 slices of wholemeal bread (whole wheat bread - or 7 cups of cubed bread)
  • 1 ⅔ cups chicken stock (broth)
  • 1 onion
  • 2 celery stalks
  • 1 teaspoon dried sage
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 25 g butter (2 tbsp)

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius (350 Fahrenheit).
  • In a frying pan set over a medium heat, melt the butter, add the peeled and chopped onion, and fry until it's soft.
  • Chop the celery and add it to the onion together with the seasoning and herbs.
  • Leave it to cook for a further 2-3 minutes stirring occasionally for the celery to soften as well.
  • Cut the bread into cubes and add everything to the onion mixture, mixing well to combine.
  • Transfer everything to an ovenproof dish, and pour the stock all over the bread to be soaked well.
  • Bake for 25-30 minutes until the top is golden and the mixture is well baked.

Notes

  • Although you can also use fresh bread for this traditional stuffing, drier, stale bread works better - it absorbs the stock better, and it bakes to perfection.
  • Homemade bread would work really here in this recipe, I have a few options for you: crusty white bread, potato bread, sandwich bread or soda bread.
  • The baking time depends entirely on the texture of the bread, so it's best to keep an eye on the oven after 20 minutes - my breakfast casserole, which uses a mixture of milk and eggs instead of stock, but has a similar texture, takes over 40 minutes to cook.

Nutrition

Calories: 141kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 460mg | Potassium: 175mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 175IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 51mg | Iron: 1mg