Pecan Sage Dressing Recipes

PECAN-SAGE CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
• In a medium-sized skillet, melt the Onion (1). Add Butter (1/2 stick) and Celery (2 stalk) and sauté until softened.
• In a large bowl, crumble the Cornbread (1/2 package). Cornbread should be roughly the size of 1/2 of an 8-inch pan of cornbread. Add Pepperidge Farm Herb-Seasoned Stuffing (1/2 package).
• Then add Rubbed Sage (1 teaspoon) and Chopped Pecans (1 cup).
• Combine softened celery and onion.
• Open the Chicken Broth (58 fluid ounce) and pour them into the mixture. Mix well.
• Pour mixture into a 13-inch by 9-inch by 2-inch baking dish that has been sprayed with Nonstick Cooking Spray (as needed).
• Bake in the preheated oven for 35 minutes, or until brown and crisp around the edges.
• Remove from oven and serve immediately.

CLASSIC STUFFING

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large skillet. Add onions and celery, and cook over medium heat until onions are translucent, about 10 minutes. Add sage, stir to combine, and cook 3 to 4 minutes. Add 1/2 cup stock, and stir well. Cook for about 5 minutes, until liquid has reduced by half.
• Transfer onion mixture to a large mixing bowl. Add all remaining ingredients, including the remaining stock; mix to combine.

HERBED PECAN STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 225°. Place bread cubes in a single layer on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake until partially dried, tossing occasionally, 30-40 minutes. Set aside. Increase oven temperature to 325°., Meanwhile, combine raisins and apple juice in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Remove from the heat; let stand for 15 minutes. In a large skillet or Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add celery, onion and garlic; cook and stir until tender, 5-7 minutes. Stir in parsley, salt, sage, thyme, fennel seeds and pepper; remove from the heat. Beat egg and broth; add to vegetable mixture with bread cubes and raisin mixture. Toss well. Stir in pecans. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. , Cover and bake for 30 minutes. Uncover; bake until lightly browned, 15-20 minutes longer.

CRANBERRY, PECAN AND SAGE STUFFING

Steps:

• The amount of liquid will vary due to the moisture content of the bread. The stuffing should be moist, but not saturated.
• In a large sauté pan or stockpot, over medium-high heat, melt butter and sauté onions and celery until translucent. Add the rest of the ingredients and stir to incorporate. Stuff the turkey or bake covered for 55 minutes at 375ºF, the last 10 minutes uncovered.
• Makes enough to stuff a 20-pound turkey
• Cooking time depends upon if the dressig is cooked in the bird or seperate. I estimated it as having been cooked in a 20 pound turkey.

APPLE SAGE STUFFING

Steps:

• In a large pan, melt butter on med-high heat.
• Saute onion, celery, garlic and apple.
• Add sage, pinch of nutmeg and the bread cubes.
• Reduce heat to medium.
• Add stock and fresh herbs.
• Season and taste.
• Remove from heat; place in an oven-proof roasting pan.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes.

CORNBREAD, SAUSAGE, AND PECAN DRESSING

Steps:

• Arrange racks in upper and lower thirds of oven; preheat to 250°F. Butter a 13x9x2" baking dish; set aside. Scatter cornbread in a single layer on 2 rimmed baking sheets. Bake, stirring often and rotating sheets halfway through, until dried out, about 1 hour. Let cool. Transfer to a very large mixing bowl.
• Meanwhile, cook sausage in a large skillet over medium-high heat, breaking up into 1/2"-1" pieces with a wooden spoon, until browned, 8-10 minutes. Transfer to bowl with cornbread but do not stir.
• Heat 3/4 cup butter in same skillet; add onions and celery and cook, stirring often, until softened and just beginning to brown, about 10 minutes. Add to cornbread in bowl.
• Return skillet to heat. Add vinegar; cook, scraping up browned bits from bottom of pan, for 1 minute. Pour into bowl with cornbread. Gently fold in 1 1/2 cups broth, pecans, if using, parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme. Add salt and pepper. Let cool.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Whisk 1 1/2 cups broth and eggs in a small bowl. Fold gently into cornbread until thoroughly combined, taking care not to mash cornbread (mixture will look wet). Transfer to prepared dish, cover with foil, and bake until an instantread thermometer inserted into the center of dressing registers 160°F, about 40 minutes. DO AHEAD: Dressing can be made 1 day ahead. Uncover; let cool. Cover and chill.
• Bake dressing, uncovered, until set and top is browned and crisp, 40-45 minutes longer (if chilled, add 10-15 minutes).

TRADITIONAL SAGE DRESSING

Steps:

• Saute the onions and celery in 4 tablespoons butter until soft.
• In a large bowl, toss the dried bread, sage, parsley, salt, and pepper.
• Add the onion mixture along with the remaining melted butter to the bread mixture.
• Beat the egg and add to the mixture.
• Toss until well mixed.
• Add the broth slowly while tossing mixture to moisten thoroughly, making sure to not make the stuffing soupy.
• Stuff the turkey or bake alongside in a greased casserole, in a 325 degree oven for 30 minutes.