Thanksgiving Stuffing (and as of 2017 Homemade Desserts)

[sasywtch]

We switched up my mom's recipe a little but it tastes the same

Bags of the dried bread crumbs
cut up onions
cut up celery
can of cream of mushroom or chicken
sage (alot)
poultry seasoning (alot)

 

[livie1205]

Dressing has been the bane of thanksgiving for years, no one could get it just right THEN I found the williams- sonoma froccia bread dressing mix it sells out every year so I have to get it early .. I add herbs, roasted chestnuts or walnuts, diced celery, apple, onion , basil and sage then mix with basil & sage chicken broth. Its the best dressing I ever found.the dressing is gone everytime

 

[mhsjax]

I love stuffing. Stove Top, Pepperidge Farm, home made....mmmm My husband's grandmother used to make a meat stuffing (ground beef, potatoes, onion, poultry seasoning, S&P) Sooo good.

Here's my question though. I have read a few posts on this thread and I know some people call it stuffing and some call it dressing. I'm a "stuffing". I haven't read the entire thread so please excuse this if it's already been answered.

I know people consider it a "dressing" if it's cooked separately and served as a side dish. And I know people consider it a "stuffing" if it's stuffed and cooked in the bird, right? But I'm assuming it's the same recipe??? I know people are passionate about whether it's a stuffing or a dressing but is there a difference between the recipes? I mean can you use a dressing in the bird?

That is my understanding, it is just a matter of where you cook the dressing/stuffing, not the recipe.

 

[Disney Springs]

I've always called it 'stuffing' even though I don't cook it in the bird. Potato, patata.

That being said, I've tried several stuffing recipes through the years. My most favorite one is a recipe from Kelly Ripa's MIL. She was on Live with Kelly & Michael last November, and made her famous stuffing. I made this last Christmas. It's so good!

Camilla Consuelos' Sausage Apple Stuffing:

http://dadt.com/live/recipe-finder.html?recipeID=15390

 

[Wendy31]

I don't measure anything, I just eyeball it. Sorry but that wasn't any help I know. OH and for real "souther" dressing. NO NOT, i reapeat NO NOT. Use Jiffy cornbread in the blue box. Use a corn meal and make southern corn bread. Jiffy is sweet and is not meant for dressing.

For a large family I would make 5 five small round pans of corn bread. It really does grow when you start adding stuff in.

I agree! It's gotta be real cornbread & not Jiffy. But cornbread's easy to make! If I can do, anyone can do it!

The "stuffing" that I've seen that goes in the turkey is more bread-cubey & more loosely constructed, if that makes sense.

Traditional southern dressing is more mixed & "set" kinda in a baked sorta way... it's hard to explain. Kinda like how you mix up the ingredients for a cake & then bake the cake...

At Christmas time, since we've just had southern dressing at Thanksgiving, I make a sausage & wild rice stuffing that has cranberries in it... I've cooked it in a crown rib roast & I've also just cooked it as a side.

But, to me, it's "stuffing" either way - inside of the meat or by itself as a side dish because of its loose construction while "dressing" is mixed & "set".

In a stuffing, you can take separate components out even after it's cooked, & you can't really do that in a dressing - except for maybe picking around the little slivers of onion or celery.

Maybe?

 

[aprilgail2]

I don't care what type of stuffing- I like it all. But it must be cooked inside the bird.

Only things I care about- NO meat in stuffing and it has to be cooked in the bird. Dressing is out of the bird and not as good. I don't cook on the holidays we go out and enjoy a nice holiday dinner out (Its my holiday too and I am not going to be stuck cooking!) but I make turkey other days and it has to be stuffing-not dressing.

 

[luvsJack]

Only things I care about- NO meat in stuffing and it has to be cooked in the bird. Dressing is out of the bird and not as good. I don't cook on the holidays we go out and enjoy a nice holiday dinner out (Its my holiday too and I am not going to be stuck cooking!) but I make turkey other days and it has to be stuffing-not dressing.

I guess it just goes to show that its all about what you grow up with. For us it has to be dressing--NOT stuffing and NEVER in the bird. And even the going out or eating in--the only time we eat out on Thanksgiving is when we are in WDW, otherwise it has to be home cooking. I don't like cooking every day but love cooking for the holidays.

Looks like we will be having at least 3 turkey and trimming dinners this year. Sunday at MIL's, T-day at home and in December for a big family holiday gathering when older ds gets home. Hope everyone is ready for ham for Christmas!!

 

[mumto3girls]

I love stuffing. Stove Top, Pepperidge Farm, home made....mmmm My husband's grandmother used to make a meat stuffing (ground beef, potatoes, onion, poultry seasoning, S&P) Sooo good. Here's my question though. I have read a few posts on this thread and I know some people call it stuffing and some call it dressing. I'm a "stuffing". I haven't read the entire thread so please excuse this if it's already been answered. I know people consider it a "dressing" if it's cooked separately and served as a side dish. And I know people consider it a "stuffing" if it's stuffed and cooked in the bird, right? But I'm assuming it's the same recipe??? I know people are passionate about whether it's a stuffing or a dressing but is there a difference between the recipes? I mean can you use a dressing in the bird?

I use the same recipe for both, but add extra liquid (broth and a little half and half) to the dressing. The stuffing gets moistened by the juices of the bird while it's cooking. I would rate stuffing as one of my top 5 favorite foods, while dressing is just a poor substitute. You can only put so much stuffing into the bird though, so we have dressing as a backup for when we run out of the good stuff!

 

[pigletgirl]

We do classic stuffing (as we call it in our home) made with Pepperidge Farm dried bread cubes. We saute the onion and celery in lots of butter and then add seasonings. Pour over the bread cubes and add chicken broth. It must be soggy going into the oven. When it's done, the top is so good and crispy! I am so excited to eat it!!

 

[aprilgail2]

I guess it just goes to show that its all about what you grow up with. For us it has to be dressing--NOT stuffing and NEVER in the bird. And even the going out or eating in--the only time we eat out on Thanksgiving is when we are in WDW, otherwise it has to be home cooking. I don't like cooking every day but love cooking for the holidays.

Looks like we will be having at least 3 turkey and trimming dinners this year. Sunday at MIL's, T-day at home and in December for a big family holiday gathering when older ds gets home. Hope everyone is ready for ham for Christmas!!

LOL we eat out on Christmas too! I hate how when you make stuffing out of the bird it gets all gross and crispy on the top!

 

[mhsjax]

LOL we eat out on Christmas too! I hate how when you make stuffing out of the bird it gets all gross and crispy on the top!

It doesn't have too, Not if you stir it while baking.

 

[VickiVM]

Mine has onions, bell pepper, and celery sautéed I'm butter. Then it's added to homemade cornbread and shredded toast (2 slices), and maybe a biscuit if we have leftovers from breakfast. Sage and other seasonings, can of cream of chicken soup, chicken stock and toasted pecans. Cover and bake!

 

[marcyinPA]

New England style stuffing. Celery and onion sautéed in a stick of butter. Bells poultry seasoning. Fresh bread cubes. Enough turkey or chicken broth just to make the bread come together (not too wet, not too dry). Stuff the bird. Leftover goes into a casserole, but isn't as tasty.

 

[luvsJack]

LOL we eat out on Christmas too! I hate how when you make stuffing out of the bird it gets all gross and crispy on the top!

Now see, that crispy, browned part on top of dressing is what I love! Apparently we are complete opposites on Thanksgiving dinners.

 

[soccerdad72]

My stuffing is sausage, poultry seasoning, cubed bread, butter, onion, celery, chicken broth and diced granny smith apples. I pretty much hate any other kind of stuffing

Same here, minus the apples.

 

[Angelhalo]

LOL we eat out on Christmas too! I hate how when you make stuffing out of the bird it gets all gross and crispy on the top!

Different strokes for different folks. I love the crispy top and the crispy edges and find the stuff cooked in the bird to be thoroughly disgusting.

 

[njmom47]

I start with 2 boxes of Stove Top and add a bunch of my own stuff...more cubes, sausage, celery, etc. I love to eat the crunchy part on the top. I don't stuff the bird although my mom used to.

 

[Minnesota!]

Now see, that crispy, browned part on top of dressing is what I love! Apparently we are complete opposites on Thanksgiving dinners.

We have it all ways at T-day. In the bird, rest in a hot dish. And then BIL brings stuffin muffins. Love it anyway I can get it - but my fave is the hard, crispy tops of the stuff in the hotdish and the parts that peeked out of the bird. YUM!

 

[JennaDeeDooDah]

Now see, that crispy, browned part on top of dressing is what I love! Apparently we are complete opposites on Thanksgiving dinners.

I like that part, too. Actually, though, I like the combination of the crispy part with the moist part. But I have to have both. Personally, I never stuffed my bird with the dressing (or, I suppose it would be stuffing in that case). I guess I always thought of it like I think of barbecue. Where I come from, you don't use sauce. It is understood down here that good barbecue is full of excellent flavor on its own and if you have to use sauce, you didn't cook it right. I just always felt that the bird had such excellent flavor on its own that it didn't need the dressing inside it. Then again, I don't do turkey because I hate how it tastes (always do a duck or a goose)... maybe it did need the stuffing after all.

 

[I loveStitchnippyjon]

New England style stuffing. Celery and onion sautéed in a stick of butter. Bells poultry seasoning. Fresh bread cubes. Enough turkey or chicken broth just to make the bread come together (not too wet, not too dry). Stuff the bird. Leftover goes into a casserole, but isn't as tasty.

Ahhhh, the perfect stuffing! My family is different, in that they like LOTS of Bell's seasoning....like half a box! It sure is good, though!