Best Turkey Dressing/Stuffing Ever.
- 5 (6 ounce) boxesstove top chicken flavor stuffing mix
- 4 (14 1/2 ounce) cans chicken broth or 4 (14 1/2 ounce) cans turkey broth
- 1 14 lbs unsalted butter
- 3 cups onions (chopped)
- 3 cups celery (chopped)
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 1 lb spicy pork sausage (bulk)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 2 teaspoons poultry seasoning
- If cooking a turkey, make the dressing after the bird is done, so you can use the drippings.
- Use a turkey baster to capture as much of the drippings as you can.
- Separate the fat.
- Substitute the drippings for the canned broth (ounce for ounce).
- The total broth mixture should be the same--approximately 60 ounces.
- You may want to save some of the drippings for gravy.
- Also, if stuffing the bird, stuff it first, then use the drippings in the remaining dressing or to make gravy.
- Brown hamburger and sausage (I use Jimmy Dean Hot) separately, seasoning the hamburger with salt and pepper.
- Drain and set aside.
- Saute onions and celery using one stick of the butter (1/4 lb) until onions are translucent and celery is soft.
- Add all remaining butter to the 4 cans of broth (or broth and turkey drippings), the poultry seasoning, and bring to a light simmer, then remove from heat.
- In a large mixing bowl, empty contents of all five boxes of stuffing mix, add celery/onion mixture, hamburger, and sausage.
- Gently toss.
- Gradually add in the chicken broth/butter mixture, stiring as you go until you get to the desired consistency.
- You may or may not use all the liquid.
- Do not add so much as to make the dressing wet and mushy.
- If you stuffed the bird, you should definitely have some liquid left--so be careful.
- Transfer to a baking dish and bake for 30 minutes, uncovered, at 350 F, and/or stuff your bird as usual.
- When I'm making this for a pot luck; I do it all the night before and put it all in a large crock pot.
- The dressing will warm quite nicely on High for about 2 hours (stirring once or twice) then reducing to Warm until the event begins.
- If I have any left over fluid, I take it along to add during the warming to keep the dressing moist.
- This is a large recipe designed to serve a crowd, but can be cut in half to make a smaller amount, but left-over dressing never goes to waist.
chicken flavor, chicken broth, butter, onions, celery, lean ground beef, pork sausage, salt, pepper, poultry seasoning
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/best-turkey-dressing-stuffing-ever-519626 (may not work)