Old Fashioned Cracker Dressing Recipes

OLD-FASHIONED CRACKER DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly coat a baking dish with cooking spray.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion, celery, and 1 teaspoon salt in melted butter until onion begins to turn translucent, about 5 minutes. season with black pepper, sage, thyme, rosemary, and cayenne pepper; cook and stir about 1 minute.
• Remove skillet from heat and stir in chicken broth.
• Combine crushed crackers and onion mixture in a large bowl. Add egg and cream; mix until combined. Season with salt and black pepper.
• Spread cracker mixture evenly in a large baking dish and smooth the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until top is golden brown, 40 to 45 minutes.

GRANDMA'S CRACKER DRESSING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the saltine crackers, celery, onion, eggs, parsley and pepper. Set aside.
• Measure the half-and-half into a small cup and stir in the cornstarch. Bring the chicken broth to a boil in a small saucepan. Stir in the half-and-half and simmer for a few minutes to thicken. The gravy will be somewhat thin.
• Pour hot gravy over the cracker mixture one cup at a time, stirring each time, until the dressing is moist but not soupy. Cover the bowl tightly with aluminum foil and let rest for 10 minutes before serving.

OYSTER DRESSING RECIPE

Steps:

• Crumble the cornbread into a large mixing bowl.
• Add the crumbled saltine crackers.
• Mix well and set aside.
• Place skillet over Medium heat on stove top.
• Add one stick of butter.
• Add chopped celery.
• Add chopped onion.
• Stir and cook celery and onions until translucent. About 5 minutes.
• Pour cooked celery and onions over the cornbread and crackers mixture.
• Add salt.
• Add black pepper.
• Add ground nutmeg.
• Add sage.
• Add beaten eggs.
• Mix all ingredients well.
• Slightly chop the oysters in a small bowl. Add oysters and oyster liquid to mix.
• Stir well.
• If mixture is dry, add evaporated milk as needed.
• If mixture is too wet, add crumbled saltine crackers as needed.
• Butter a 9×13 baking dish on bottom and sides.
• Pour the dressing mixture into the baking dish.
• Bake at 350F degrees for 45 minutes.
• Remove when done and set on wire rack to cool slightly.
• Enjoy!

OLD-FASHIONED BREAD AND CELERY DRESSING

Steps:

• Combine ingredients by tossing lightly and place in an oblong baking pan.
• Cover with foil and bake 45 minutes.
• Uncover and bake 15 minutes more.