Fresh Bread Stuffing
Ingredients
- 1 pound bread freah, long loar -or two regular size loaves ⓘ
- 1 each onions large ⓘ
- 1 pound bacon diced and cooked ⓘ
- 4 stalks celery diced, more if stalks are small ⓘ
- 3 large eggs or 4 ⓘ
- 1/4 cup butter soft (not margarine) ⓘ
- 1 x water to moisten
- 1 x poultry seasoning to taste ⓘ
- 1/4 teaspoon basil ⓘ
- 2 tablespoons parsley leaves dried or fresh chopped ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder ⓘ
- 18 teaspoon cayenne pepper ⓘ
- 18 teaspoon oregano ⓘ
- 1 x black pepper to taste ⓘ
Instructions
- Break up bread into bite sized chunks into large bowl.
- Diced and cook bacon until not quite crisp, saving bacon grease.
- Chop onion and celery and add to stuffing mixture.
- Add bacon and pour grease over top of mixture.
- Add eggs, spices, butter and mix together.
- Use a bit of warm water as needed in order to bind the mixture together until it holds its own shape.
- Rinse turkey and salt the inside.
- Loosely pack the inside of turkey with stuffing.
- Dry off the outside of the turkey by blotting it with paper towels.
- Use additional butter to lightly coat the outside and top of bird, lightly salt and pepper, and then cook according to directions.
- (20 minutes per lb)
- If you are lucky enough to have stuffing left over, shape into balls to place beside the turkey when it has about 1 1/2 hours left to bake.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
1054
kcal
53% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
Diet fit
High-protein
High-fiber
Contains
Milk
Egg
Wheat/Gluten
Estimated from ingredients & per-serving nutrition — verify against package labels for allergies or strict diets.
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).
Nutrition is estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data and may vary with brand, portion and preparation — see our methodology. This information is for general educational purposes only and is not medical or dietary advice (disclaimer).