Bonnies Classic Country Stuffing Recipes

GOOD OLD COUNTRY STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 °F.
• Crumble dried white bread into a large bowl. Add cooked white rice and crushed saltines. Sauté pork sausage. Add celery and onion and sauté until transparent - 5 to 10 minutes. Pour over bread and rice mixture. Add stock - mix, add salt, pepper, sage and poultry seasoning. Add 3 beaten eggs and mix well. Reserve 2 tablespoons of mix for gravy. Add slices of 1/4 stick of butter on top. Pour into greased pan and bake until done - 45 minutes.
• Mushroom Giblet Gravy:
• Bring stock and giblets to a boil. Add bouillon and 2 tablespoons reserved stuffing mixture. Make a slurry by whisking together the cornstarch and water and add to the boiling stock; cook 2 to 3 minutes. Meanwhile, sauté mushrooms until browned in 3 tablespoons butter. Add mushrooms to gravy with egg and salt and pepper, to taste.

BONNIE'S SAVORY SAUSAGE STUFFING

Steps:

• To make things go faster, prep the breads the night before. Cut the Glutino English Muffins into one inch cubes, and put them on a flat pan in a 300 degree oven. Slowly dry and toast the bread until it is a lovely golden brown. Transfer the bread cubes to a large bowl. Do the same with the corn bread. I bake the bread cubes in separate pans because the corn bread browns faster than the English muffins.
• Chop the vegetables and apples. This can all be done the day before.
• Add 3 tablespoons olive oil to a large skillet. Break apart the Jimmy Dean's sausage with a fork, and add the seasonings and cook it about five minutes.
• Add the vegetables and apples to the sausage and continue cooking until the sausage is cooked through.
• Pour the meat mixture on top of the toasted breads in the mixing bowl.
• Mix butter into the 2 ½ cups of broth and stir to blend and pour over everything in the mixing bowl. Gently mix to combine with a spatula. It will look a little wet, that is okay. Just make sure the bread is covered.
• Pour into a 9 X 13 greased baking dish. Cover with foil and Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Remove foil to brown top, about 10 more minutes. Enjoy!
• Yummy!

OLD FASHIONED STUFFING

Steps:

• Allow the toasted bread to sit approximately 24 hours, until hard.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Crush the bread into crumbs with a rolling pin. Place the crumbs in a large bowl.
• Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the onion and celery and slowly cook until soft. Remove from heat and drain.
• Mix the eggs and chicken broth into the bread crumbs. The mixture should be moist, but not mushy. Use water, if necessary, to attain desired consistency. Mix in the onion, celery, rubbed sage, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
• Press the mixture into the baking dish. Bake 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until the top is brown and crisp.

BONNIE'S CLASSIC COUNTRY STUFFING

Steps:

• Butter a 9 or 10 inch, deep glass baking dish. This recipe may be doubled for a crowd. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• I toasted the bread in a toaster. You can use the oven if you wish, but the toaster is faster. Tear the toasted bread into pieces, not too large or too small. i add a mixture of homemade, toasted and soft bread. Your choice. You will need 8 cups. Place the bread in a large mixing bowl. Use any kind of bread, or cornbread, too. (You can also add giblets or cooked sausage. Just keeps the amounts in the basic recipe the same.)
• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat, and add the celery, onions, sale and pepper, and cook until almost tender. Then add the garlic and cook a couple of minutes more. Now add the spices and cook another minute, just long enough to release the flavors into the vegetables. Add half of the stock to the skillet, mix well and pour over the bread in the mixing bowl. Mix gently to combine.
• Add the two beaten eggs to the remaining chicken broth. Whisk until smooth, and pour over the mixture, toss to incorporate the liquid with the bread.
• Pour the mixture into the buttered dish. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees for 45 minutes until brown and set. Let stand 5 minutes covered before serving.
• This is how it looks! Enjoy!

THE BEST POULTRY STUFFING EVER

Steps:

• Tear up, or cut the bread into small pieces.
• Saute the butter, celery, onions, poultry seasoning, salt and pepper about 10-12 minutes.
• Pour over bread.
• If desired, add the beaten eggs and toss until incorporated.
• Stuff turkey and cook as directed, or cook in a greased casserole, at 350 degrees for about 1 hour.

CLASSIC SIMPLE STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Place bread cubes in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes, stirring halfway through.
• Remove from the oven and let cool. Increase oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and celery and cook, stirring often, until onion is translucent and beginning to brown, about 7 minutes. Stir in salt, poultry seasoning, and pepper and remove from the heat.
• Whisk together stock, eggs, parsley, and rosemary in a large bowl. Add cooled bread cubes and onion mixture; stir until very well combined. Pour mixture into the prepared baking dish and cover with foil.
• Bake for 45 minutes. Uncover and bake until golden brown and lightly toasted on top, 20 to 25 more minutes.
• Garnish with remaining parsley.