Pseudo-scratch dressing « amarbledesk.com

Pseudo-scratch dressing

15 Jun 2010 22:13 UTC

(Dressing, Not stuffing. Don’t cook bread inside of a wet bird.)

Anyway, this is a half-cheat where you use some Stovetop Stuffing but you extend it. Like ‘Semi-homemade’ but I’m uglier and more sober than Sandra Lee.

Ingredients:

1 box Stovetop “Traditional Sage” instant stuffing mix
6 cups well-dried cubed bread (white, wheat, or sourdough)
1 small onion, diced
2 carrots, diced
2 stalks celery, diced
2 water chestnuts, diced (1/2 a can)
1 apple, diced
1 small box raisins
2 Tbsp butter
1 Tbsp vegetable oil
6-8 cups chicken broth
1 tsp ground black pepper
1 tsp ground oregano
1 tsp crushed sage
1 tsp chopped parsley
Salt to taste
1 egg, beaten

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a greased baking dish, combine the bread cubes and the box of Stove Top. Set aside.

In a saute pan, melt the butter with the oil and saute the onions, celery, and carrots until the onions are transparent. Add the apples, water chestnuts, and raisins and saute until everything is well incorporated and heated through. Pour over the bread cubes in the baking dish and mix well.

Into the saute pan used above, add the chicken broth and the spices. Heat through until steamy but not yet boiling. Pour over the bread cube mixture in the baking dish and mix well.

Finally, combine the beaten egg with the bread cube mixture and mix very well.

Bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes.