Old-Fashioned Sage Stuffing
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter or 1/2 cup olive oil ⓘ
- 2 large yellow onions, minced ⓘ
- 4 celery ribs, chopped ⓘ
- 1 tart apples, peeled, cored, and chopped or 1 large carrot, peeled and chopped ⓘ
- 1 loaf French bread, cut into small cubes ⓘ
- 1 (7 ounce) package seasoned stuffing mix or 2 cups crumbled day-old cornbread ⓘ
- 1/2 cup flat leaf parsley, chopped ⓘ
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried sage ⓘ
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme ⓘ
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried marjoram ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon salt ⓘ
- black pepper ⓘ
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 1 1/2 - 1 3/4 cups turkey broth or 1 1/2-1 3/4 cups chicken broth, as needed ⓘ
Instructions
- In a large skillet, heat the butter until melted over medium-high heat; Add the onions, celery, and apple and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes.
- Put the bread and stuffing mix in a large bowl; Add the parsley, dried herbs, salt, and pepper and toss to combine.
- Pour the sauteed vegetables over the bread cubes and mix together; Add the egg and enough of the broth, stirring, until the ingredients are evenly moistened. Taste to adjust the seasonings.
- Coat the slow cooker with butter, olive oil, or nonstick cooking spray.
- Pack the stuffing lightly into the cooker which allows for expansion as it heats up.
- Dot with butter pieces and sprinkle with a few more tablespoons of chicken broth.
- Cover and cook on HIGH for 1 hour.
- Reduce the heat to LOW and cook until puffy and nicely brown around the edges, 4-5 hours.
- NOTE: The dressing can sit in the coooker, covered, on KEEP WARM for 2-3 hours before serving.
- Serve hot right out of the crock if you wish.
- FACTS: A 1-lb. loaf of bread will yield about 6 cups of cubed bread, 1 1/2-lb.=10 cups, 2-lb.=12 cups.
- White bread will give a lighter textured stuffing than whole wheat or whole grain.
- You will serve about 1/2 to 1 cup of stuffing per person.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
782
kcal
39% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).