Good Old Country Stuffing

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Show: Food Network SpecialsEpisode: All Star Thanksgiving

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (162)

Cook Time:
1 hr 0 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
8 to 10 servings

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 1 hr 0 min
Total:: 1 hr 20 min

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Ingredients

2 loaves oven-dried white bread (recommended: Pepperidge Farm)
2 cups cooked white rice
1 sleeve crushed saltines
1 pound bulk breakfast sausage
2 cups chopped celery
1 large onion, chopped
7 cups chicken stock
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon dried sage leaves
1 tablespoon poultry seasoning
3 eggs, beaten
1/4 stick butter, melted
Mushroom Giblet Gravy, recipe follows

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Crumble oven-dried bread into a large bowl. Add rice and saltines.

Cook sausage in a large skillet until it starts to brown. Add celery and onion and saute until transparent, 5 to 10 minutes. Pour over bread and rice mixture. Add stock and mix well. Add salt, pepper, sage, and poultry seasoning. Mix well. Add the beaten eggs and melted butter. Mix well. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the stuffing mixture for the Mushroom Giblet Gravy.

Pour stuffing into a greased pan and bake until cooked through and golden brown, about 45 minutes.

Mushroom Giblet Gravy:

4 cups turkey or chicken stock

Giblets from 1 turkey

2 chicken bouillon cubes

2 tablespoons reserved stuffing mixture

3 tablespoons cornstarch

1/3 cup cold water

2 pints button mushrooms, sliced

3 tablespoons butter

1 hard boiled egg, sliced

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Bring stock and giblets to a boil. Add bouillon and reserved stuffing mixture. Make a slurry by whisking together the cornstarch and water and add to the boiling stock; cook 2 to 3 minutes. Meanwhile, saute mushrooms until browned in butter. Add mushrooms to gravy with egg and salt and pepper, to taste.

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Debby Lewiston, ID 11-09-2009
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The Best!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this last year and will be making it again this year and every year after!! A question though, can I put it together... a day ahead and bake it the day of? Thank for any answers!Read more
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Kristin Santa Fe, TX 04-12-2009
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Made me go from stuffing-hater to stuffing-LOVER!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

100% agree no lower than 5 stars!!! My husband and I are expats living in Dubai and wanted to give our children a... traditional home-style Thanksgiving. I don't even like stuffing and always take one bite just to be polite - Paula, you delivered, this is the BEST! We obviously can't find all the ingredients from the USA here, so we baked our own bread and used it instead of the recommended. We used Lincolnshire style sausage. Even the kids have requested the stuffing for every day sides and not just a special occasion... was moist and delicious. Will be our very own family tradition for many years to come!Read more
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Sharene Howell, MI 01-25-2009
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Excellent with old fashioned flavor
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I don't know why people would give this recipe anything lower than a five star, because it is simply awesome. If the... directions are followed correctly, this stuffing will be the best you have ever had. I have tried it exactly as written and I have also made it with additional gizzard meat, which me and my husband love. The extra organ meat seems to add even a richer texture and flavor that we enjoy. Simply a must try. All of my guests raved about this recipe. Paula you are my knid of cook, thank you so much for such a lovely recipe. ShareneRead more
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Diana Marietta, GA 12-17-2008
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Dry & Dense Stuffing
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

I made Good Old Country stuffing this Thanksgiving and was very disappointed. The rice, saltines, eggs & bread make this a... very dense and dry stuffing. I like more veggies like extra celery & onion and prefer a lighter, fluffier stuffing. Will stick to my personal stuffing recipe which is sour dough & pumpernickle breads mixed with extra celery, onions, sage & thyme. Read more
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Donna Hubbardston, MA 11-29-2008
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very good
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I tried 2 new stuffing this holiday,,,paulas and giada raffy,,s both very good,,,I was curious how paula,s was going to turn... out with the rice/saltines,,didn,t tell anybody till I heard they liked it,then they were surprised,,,very good used the dtuffing bread broke it up few days earlier to let get dry,,still like to make it a special rather than opening a bag,,thats just me,,used fresh sage used 1tb. could of used alittle more,,but bery good, the next day even better,,,yum!!! and also try raffy,s very good...godd holidays to all..Read more
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DAMARIS POMONA, NY 11-28-2008
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GREAT STUFFING!!!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

It was my first time making a Thanksgiving dinner, I made Alton's Roast Turkey and I complemented it with this fabulous... stuffing, it came out to be THE BOMB!!!. Thank you Paula for this great recipe.Read more