Traditional Sage Stuffing

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Ingredients

  • 2 large loaves white bread, 2-3 days old
  • 1 cup salted butter
  • 1 cup minced onion
  • 1 cup chopped celery
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon white pepper
  • 5 tablespoons minced fresh sage
  • 1 cup chicken stock (optional)

Instructions

  1. Cut bread into 1 inch cubes, set aside into a large bowl.
  2. In a large and deep skillet, melt butter over low heat.
  3. Add onion and celery, saute slowly until the vegetables are translucent.
  4. Add salt and pepper and fresh sage and stir to combine.
  5. Take a deep breath. Your kitchen smells like Thanksgiving!
  6. Toss as many bread cubes as the pan will hold in the butter vegetable mixture.
  7. Pour contents of the skillet over the remaning bread cubes. Use your hands to toss until all the bread has some sagey buttery goodness on it.
  8. Taste for seasoning. Add more salt, sage or pepper to taste.
  9. Use the stuffing to stuff a turkey, and roast according to the instructions. If you don't want to stuff the turkey, put stuffing in a casserole dish, pour about 1 c. good, flavorful chicken or turkey stock over the stuffing, and bake covered at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)

453 kcal 23% DV
Protein Fat Carbs

Macronutrients

Protein 6.7g 13% DV
Total Fat 32.4g 42% DV
Carbs 41.9g 15% DV
Fiber 17.6g 63% DV
Sugar 2.4g 5% DV

Electrolytes

Sodium 9960.5mg 100% DV
Potassium 394mg 8% DV
Cholesterol 75.5mg 25% DV

Vitamins & Minerals

Vitamin A 80.3mcg 9% DV
Vitamin C 15.3mg 17% DV
Calcium 504.5mg 39% DV
Iron 11.1mg 62% DV

* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).

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