Slow Cooker Stuffing
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Slow Cooker Stuffing
Description
This recipe begins with melting butter in a pot to cook chopped onion and celery seasoned with kosher salt and black pepper. Addition of chicken broth, poultry seasoning, sage, and beaten eggs creates a flavorful liquid mixture. This is combined thoroughly with dried bread cubes, often stale French bread, preventing sogginess and ensuring even moisture.
Cooking the mixture in a slow cooker on low heat for 4 to 5 hours allows flavors to meld and bread to absorb liquids evenly. Finishing uncovered on high heat for 30 minutes encourages a slight crust on top, contrasting with the soft interior.
The method requires careful mixing so no excess liquid pools in the slow cooker, which would otherwise cause uneven cooking. The result is a classic stuffing with balanced texture and savory notes from the herbs and broth.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 yellow onion chopped
- 2 cups celery chopped
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper coarse ground
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
- 1 teaspoon sage dried
- 2 egg beaten, large
- 12 cups bread chopped (I used a loaf of french bread I cut up and let sit out 24-48 hours in a single layer, stale
Instructions
- In a large pot add the butter, onion, celery, salt and pepper and cook on medium heat for 3-4 minutes before turning off the heat and adding in the broth, poultry seasoning, sage and eggs, whisking together until combined and no extra liquid is sitting in the bottom of the slow cooker (this is important to have it cook evenly).
- Add the bread to the slow cooker and pour over the egg mixture, tossing together until well combined.
- Cook on low for 4-5 hours then uncovered for 30 minutes on high.
Notes
- Ensure no extra liquid pools at the bottom of the slow cooker to achieve even cooking.
- Use stale bread cubes left out 24-48 hours for proper drying and absorption.
- Finishing the cook uncovered on high heat creates a lightly browned top crust.
- The dish benefits from the poultry seasoning and sage to enhance traditional stuffing flavors.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 12servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 240 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 240kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 29g | 10% |
| Protein | 7g | 14% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 47mg | 16% |
| Sodium | 1056mg | 44% |
| Potassium | 231mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 355IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 6.8mg | 8% |
| Calcium | 99mg | 10% |
| Iron | 2.4mg | 13% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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