Mid-Atlantic Mushroom and Chestnut Stuffing
- 1 12 lbs white bread, cut into 1/2-inch cubes or 16 cups white bread cubes
- 12 cup butter
- 3 large onions, chopped
- 1 lb sliced mushrooms (I use baby portabella)
- 5 celery ribs, chopped
- 15 ounces steamed chestnuts
- 14 cup chopped fresh thyme or 2 teaspoons dried thyme
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary or 2 teaspoons dried rosemary
- 12 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 12 cups approximately canned low sodium chicken broth
- Preheat oven to 400.
- Using two large baking sheets, divide bread and bake until golden, about 25 minutes--stirring occasionally.
- Place in large bowl.
- Heat heavy large skillet over medium-high; melt butter.
- Add onions and cook, about 20 minutes, until golden brown.
- Reduce heat to medium.
- Add mushrooms and stir until juices are released and mushrooms soften (5 minutes.
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- Add celery, cook 2 minutes.
- Mix onion/mushroom mix into the bread cubes.
- Add chestnuts, herbs and nutmeg.
- Mix and season with salt and pepper (can be made 1 day ahead.
- Cover and refrigerate).
- To bake IN turkey: Mix 1/2 cup broth and fill main cavity of turkey.
- Add enough chicken broth to remaining stuffing to moisten it.
- Spoon into buttered baking dish and cover with buttered foil.
- Bake along with turkey until heated through.
- To bake all stuffing IN pan: Preheat oven to 350 and butter a 15X10X2" baking dish.
- Mix chicken broth into stuffing until moist and place in buttered dish.
- Bake until heated through, about 1 hour and 45 minutes.
white bread, butter, onions, mushrooms, celery, chestnuts, thyme, fresh rosemary, ground nutmeg, chicken broth
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/mid-atlantic-mushroom-and-chestnut-stuffing-509442 (may not work)