Traditional Bread Stuffing (Crock-Pot Method)
- 1 loaf Sweet French Bread
- 1 loaf Sliced Potato Or Buttermilk Sandwich Bread
- 1 cup Butter
- 3 cups Yellow Onion, Diced
- 3 cups Celery, Diced
- 1 whole Carrot, Diced
- 1 Tablespoon Minced Garlic
- 1/2 cups Chopped Fresh Parsley
- 5 whole Cremini Mushrooms, Diced (optional)
- 1 teaspoon Poultry Seasoning
- 2 teaspoons Dried Sage
- 1 teaspoon Dried Thyme
- 1 teaspoon Dried Marjoram
- 2 teaspoons Salt
- Fresh Ground Pepper, to taste
- 2 whole Eggs, Beaten
- 3 cups Chicken Broth, Divided
- Preheat oven to 250u0b0F. Slice the loaf of French bread and then tear the slices of both the French and the sandwich bread into bite size pieces. Discard end pieces or save for another use. You should have about 20 cups of torn bread. Spread the pieces of bread between two rimmed baking sheets and bake for about 20-30 minutes or until lightly toasted.
- While bread is toasting, melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion, celery, and carrot. Turn heat up to medium high and cook, stirring frequently for about 7 to 10 minutes. Add garlic, parsley and mushrooms (if using) and cook and stir for another minute or two. Add the poultry seasoning, sage, thyme, marjoram, salt and pepper. Mix well to combine. Remove from heat.
- When bread is nicely toasted, transfer to a large roasting pan or very large mixing bowl. Spoon cooked vegetables over and mix well. Add beaten eggs and stir to combine. Add enough chicken broth just to moisten the mixture, about 1 to 1-1/2 cups, reserving the rest for later. Mix well and transfer stuffing to the slow cooker. Cover and turn to low.
- Cook for 4 to 6 hours. Check on it now and then and add chicken broth throughout cooking time to achieve desired consistency. Taste and add additional seasoning if desired.
bread, buttermilk, butter, yellow onion, celery, carrot, garlic, fresh parsley, cremini mushrooms, poultry seasoning, thyme, dried marjoram, salt, ground pepper, eggs, chicken broth
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/holidays/traditional-bread-stuffing-crock-pot-method/ (may not work)