GRANDPA’S TURKEY DRESSING – November 21 – National Stuffing Day
This was my Grandpa’s Turkey Dressing. He would also use it as stuffing if he cooked the giblets the day before, but it makes so much there would still be more dressing that had to be cooked. Family favorite for generations!
- Author: Al
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- Giblets from turkey
- 4 onions, chopped
- 3 cups chopped celery
- 1 to 1 ½ pounds uncooked sausage
- 2 loaves bread, browned on both sides
- 2 cubes butter, melted
- Ground sage to taste
Instructions
- Cook giblets with 1 onion in water. Cool and puree in a blender
- Cook together 3 small onions and chopped celery covered by water until slightly tender, about ½ cooked. Add puree to this.
- Add above mixture and uncooked sausage to bread and butter and mix together.
- Add sage and desired seasonings to taste.
- Grease and salt turkey inside and outside. Put stuffing in the turkey.
- This should be enough for a large turkey and 2 loaf pans extra. (Cover the loaf pans with aluminum foil)
- Bake according to the size of turkey
Notes
This is a very simple dressing/stuffing. You can adjust to taste, but I love the simplicity so I would recommend trying it once then adjusting.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 416
- Sugar: 7.1
- Sodium: 752.2
- Fat: 14.7
- Saturated Fat: 4.4
- Carbohydrates: 55.2
- Fiber: 2.6
- Protein: 7.3
- Cholesterol: 41.8
Keywords: Stuffing/Dressing, Family Recipes, Side Dish, National Stuffing Day