HELP my dressing has no flavor!

[luvmyfam444]

it's just a basic cornbread dressing kind - using bread,cornbread,celery,onions & broth.

It looks right - the right consitancy but I've tasted it and there's just NO flavor at all - what can I add? more chicken broth or just salt&pepper? What will bring out the flavor? ---no fancy suggestions - 'cause I don't have any fancy ingreds,,,

 

[BellePrincessBelle]

Do you have sage, thyme, poultry seasoning?

 

[Mickey~Mouse]

Bell seasonings! oh and the turkey
http://www.yankeegrocery.com/bells_seasoning.html

 

[The Mystery Machine]

Sage and a little salt and pepper.

 

[luvmyfam444]

Would you try Lawry's season - all?

 

[Mermaid02]

Bell's Poultry Seasoning!!

 

[HunnyPots]

Along with the ingredients you mentioned, I always add a stick of melted butter and a palmful of poultry seasoning.

 

[NYBlue1]

I second the butter and the bell seasoning

 

[HappyDznyCamper]

Bell's Poultry Seasoning!!

Bell's is good stuff, I haven't seen it in years they don't seem to carry it in TN
You could try reducing by about half(boiling to concentrate the flavor) some chicken stock and adding that too.

 

[Mermaid02]

Along with the ingredients you mentioned, I always add a stick of melted butter and a palmful of poultry seasoning.

You add a stick of melted butter to ANYTHING and you can't go wrong!!

I would not do the Lawry's... you want sage, thyme, rosemary, marjoram, oregano, ginger and pepper (that's what's in Bells)... ginger... whoda thunk it??

 

[Bethy Lou]

Celery salt always makes mashed potatoes POP when we need something extra added to it. That might be worth a try.

 

[N.Bailey]

My MIL makes the best stuffing. Here is her recipe (handed down from her MIL).

1 1/4 loaves of white bread
medium onion
3/4 cup celery
sprinkles with onion salt
pepper
heaping teaspoon of poultry seasoning
3 eggs mixed with like 2 tablespoons of milk
3/4 stick butter

if it's too dry, add water

She says to double for a turkey, but I never double and it seems to be the perfect amount for a turkey (I'm not buying 22 pound turkeys though). She also always has extra and bakes that in the over by itself. I don't care for that, if it's not in the bird, I don't want it.

I've never had turkey with corn bread. That sounds interesting.

 

[Dodie]

Poultry seasoning. I agree. I can't imagine dressing/stuffing without it. That's what makes it taste like Thanksgiving. Without it - it would be blah.

 

[DawnCt1]

Would you try Lawry's season - all?

No, you need Bell's.

 

[mum4jenn]

I would add some cream of chicken soup and more salt and pepper as well as maybe a little melted butter.

 

[tekmom]

Sage and butter. Never, ever, forget the sage....I'm from Mississippi....that's like a sin.

 

[zagafi]

Some sage, a tablespoon or so of poultry seasoning, salt and pepper. But the poultry seasoning is a MUST!

 

[Froggyswife]

Try adding a bell pepper and some garlic. Then salt pepper and paprika . I'm not wild about sage.

 

[trappednabox]

bell pepper, onion, celery, and poultry seasoning

 

[Bethy Lou]

bell pepper, onion, celery, and poultry seasoning

bell pepper? I have never heard of that but I would love to try it sometime, sounds interesting!