Traditional Thanksgiving Dressing
A delicious, classic and simple side Thanksgiving dish. We've made this your ultimate guide to dressing!
Servings 10 people
Calories 905kcal
Ingredients
- 10 cups cubed dried bread we used a loaf of french bread
- 1/2 cup salted butter
- 2 cups chopped white onion
- 1.5 cups chopped celery
- 1 lb ground Italian sausage
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh rosemary
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh sage
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh thyme
- 1 tsp salt and pepper to taste
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups chicken stock
Instructions
- Cube bread and dry out for 1-2 days. If short on time, toast bread on wire rack in 200 degree oven, tossing every 10 minutes, until bread is fully dried out.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9x13 dish with nonstick spray.
- Sautee sausage in skillet in 1 tbsp olive oil until fully cooked (breaking apart into pieces as you cook). Once browned, add onion, celery, butter, sage, rosemary, thyme and butter and sautee until onion is translucent. Remove from heat and set aside.
- In a separate medium bowl, whisk together eggs and chicken broth.
- In a separate large mixingbowl, add bread cubes, and sausage/vegetable mixture. Pour egg/chicken broth mixture contents of bowl. Mix well, ensuring bread soaks up liquid.
- Pour dressing mixture into pregreased casserole dish. Cover with foil. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove foil, and bake for another 10-15 minutes or until top is golden brown, and middle is set.
Nutrition
Calories: 905kcal | Carbohydrates: 120g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 92mg | Sodium: 1905mg | Potassium: 644mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 400IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 357mg | Iron: 9mg