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Old-Fashioned Bread Stuffing Recipe
Old-Fashioned Bread Stuffing Recipe with sage, thyme, onion and celery, and cooked in chicken stock/broth, a traditional turkey stuffing for your Thanksgiving and Christmas roast. It's a very simple recipe that can be cooked either in a casserole dish, or it can be used to stuff the turkey. Easy and delicious, my kind of dish!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 141 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 6 slices of wholemeal bread (whole wheat bread - or 7 cups of cubed bread)
- 1 ⅔ cups chicken stock (broth)
- 1 onion
- 2 celery stalks
- 1 teaspoon dried sage
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 25 g butter (2 tbsp)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius (350 Fahrenheit).
- In a frying pan set over a medium heat, melt the butter, add the peeled and chopped onion, and fry until it's soft.
- Chop the celery and add it to the onion together with the seasoning and herbs.
- Leave it to cook for a further 2-3 minutes stirring occasionally for the celery to soften as well.
- Cut the bread into cubes and add everything to the onion mixture, mixing well to combine.
- Transfer everything to an ovenproof dish, and pour the stock all over the bread to be soaked well.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes until the top is golden and the mixture is well baked.
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Notes
- Although you can also use fresh bread for this traditional stuffing, drier, stale bread works better - it absorbs the stock better, and it bakes to perfection.
- Homemade bread would work really here in this recipe, I have a few options for you: crusty white bread, potato bread, sandwich bread or soda bread.
- The baking time depends entirely on the texture of the bread, so it's best to keep an eye on the oven after 20 minutes - my breakfast casserole, which uses a mixture of milk and eggs instead of stock, but has a similar texture, takes over 40 minutes to cook.
Nutrition Information
Calories
141kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
18g
(6%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
0.1g
Cholesterol
11mg
(4%)
Sodium
460mg
(19%)
Potassium
175mg
(5%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
175IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
51mg
(5%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 141
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 141kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 18g | 6% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 11mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 460mg | 19% |
| Potassium | 175mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 175IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 51mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.