Savory Herb Dressing Recipes

CLASSIC HERB STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Melt butter in large skillet on medium heat. Add celery and onion; cook and stir 5 minutes. Stir in thyme, poultry seasoning, seasoned salt and pepper.
• Place bread cubes in large bowl. Add celery mixture and broth; toss gently until well mixed. Spoon into lightly greased 13x9-inch baking dish.
• Bake 35 minutes or until heated through and lightly browned.

HERB SEASONING MIX

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a small bowl, combine onion powder, garlic powder, dried parsley flakes, dried basil leaves, dried thyme leaves, dried marjoram leaves, and white pepper.
• Mix well until everything is blended.
• Decant the mixture into a glass jar with a screw top lid and seal tightly. Label with the date it was made and the name of the recipe, and store in cool dry place up to 6 months.

SAVORY HERB STUFFING BREAD

Steps:

• In a bowl (or bowl of an electric mixer), combine the milk and hot water so that the milk is lukewarm in temperature. Add the melted butter, yeast, salt, and sugar and stir.
• Add the bread flour and mix until just incorporated about 30 seconds. Add the herbs and seasonings and mix until the dough begins to come away from the sides of the bowl and starts to form a ball.
• Knead the dough for about 6 minutes with oiled hands or by using the dough hook of an electric mixer until the dough is smooth.
• Lightly drizzle the ball with olive oil, place in a clean bowl, cover with plastic wrap and for about 1-2 hours in a warm spot in your kitchen.
• When the dough has doubled in size, preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly brush an 8 1/2" x 4 1/2" loaf pan with oil.
• Punch down the dough, transfer to a floured working surface, lightly knead and form the dough into a log. Place it seam side down on the prepared loaf pan. Brush the loaf with melted butter and sprinkle top with fleur de sel. Let it rise a second time for 30 minutes.
• Place the loaf in the oven and bake for about 30-40 minutes. If using a thermometer, the internal temperature of the loaf should be about 190°F. Remove from the oven, and let it rest in the pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely, about 2 hours, before slicing.

SAVORY MUSHROOM DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Spread the bread cubes out on a baking sheet and toast in the oven until golden and crisp, about 5 minutes. Set aside to cool.
• Trim the dry part from the bottom of the cremini stem and quarter. Stem and quarter the shiitakes. Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter with the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the mushrooms, shallots, garlic, and rosemary and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables soften and brown, about 25 minutes. Add an additional tablespoon of butter, if needed, to prevent sticking. Carefully add the Cognac (if working over gas, pull the skillet from the heat), and simmer until the liquid is slightly syrupy. Stir in the chicken broth and salt and bring to a simmer.
• Whisk the cream, eggs, and pepper, to taste, in a large bowl. Add the bread, mushroom mixture, and parsley and toss until the bread is moistened. Transfer the dressing to a buttered 1 1/2-quart baking dish. Bake, uncovered, until the dressing sets and the top browns, about 1 hour. Let dressing sit for 15 minutes before serving.

SAVORY DRESSING

Steps:

• In a skillet, saute onions in butter and water until tender, stirring occasionally. Break bread into small pieces; place in a large bowl. Add potatoes, broth, savory, salt, pepper and onion mixture; mix well. Place in greased 2-qt. baking dish. Cover and bake at 325° for 1 hour or until lightly browned.

BALSAMIC HERB VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• In a blender, combine the first 10 ingredients; cover and process until blended. While processing, gradually add the oil in a steady stream. Cover and refrigerate until serving.

SOUTHERN CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees and prepare an 8x8 baking dish with cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, whisk together cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
• Add buttermilk, eggs and butter, stirring until all is wet. Do not overmix.
• Transfer into prepared pan.
• Bake for 20-30 or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Allow to cool fully before cutting.
• Cut into 1-2 inch cubes. Heat oven to 250 degrees and toast in a single layer for 30-40 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare a 9x13 baking dish (or other 3 quart casserole dish) with cooking spray.
• In a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat.
• Add onions and celery, cooking approximately 3-4 minutes or until they start to soften.
• Remove from heat and add parsley, sage, thyme, garlic powder, onion powder, coarse sea salt and ground black pepper, stirring well.
• In a large mixing bowl, toss hot onion mix with toasted cornbread and stuffing cubes. Word to the wise, use a larger bowl that you think you need.
• Add beat eggs, tossing to combine. Gradually add broth to cornbread mixture. You might not need all of the broth. Use less for a crunchy dressing and more for a softer, cake-like dressing.
• Transfer to prepared baking dish.
• Bake, uncovered, for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
• Remove from oven and serve immediately.
• If you've tried this recipe, come back and let us know how it was in the comments or ratings.

SAVORY HERB RUB ROASTED TURKEY

Steps:

• 1. Place oven rack in lowest position. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Place roasting rack in shallow roasting pan. Mix sage, paprika, seasoned salt, garlic powder, pepper and nutmeg in small bowl.
• 2. Place turkey, breast-side up, in prepared pan. Sprinkle about 1/2 of the seasoning mixture inside turkey. Stuff with onion and bay leaves. Brush turkey breast with oil. Spread remaining seasoning mixture over entire surface and under skin of turkey. Add 1/2 cup water to pan. Cover turkey loosely with heavy duty foil.
• 3. Roast 1 hour. Remove foil. Roast 2 to 2 1/2 hours longer or until internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F (175 degrees F in thigh), basting occasionally with pan juices. Remove turkey from oven. Let stand 20 minutes. Transfer to platter or carving board to slice. Reserve pan juices to make gravy or to serve with turkey.

SAVORY HERB DRESSING

Steps:

• Melt butter in a heavy fry pan over medium heat. Add celery, onion, and parsley. Saute until onion and celery are soft.
• Add dry ingredients to stuffing crumbs and mix well.
• Add the sauteed celery, onions, parsley to the dry mixture. Add in the beaten eggs. Add in the chicken broth until the stuffing is very moist. Mix well.
• Put into a greased 9x13 baking pan. Cover with foil and bake at 375 Degrees 45 minutes. Remove foil about 15-20 minutes before done to allow for browning the top.

SAVORY HERB BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400ºF (205ºC). Lightly grease a 10-inch (25 cm) square baking dish.
• Preheat a 6-quart (5.7 L) pot over medium heat. Sauté the onion and celery in the olive oil with a pinch of salt until onion is lightly browned, about 7 minutes. Stir in the onion powder, sage, thyme, rosemary, 1 teaspoon salt, and several dashes of pepper and turn off the heat.
• Put the bread cubes in a large mixing bowl. Add the cooked vegetable mixture and toss to thoroughly coat. Pour in the vegetable broth, ½ cup (120 ml) at a time, mixing well after each addition. The bread should be moist but not soggy, so you may not need to add all the broth.
• Transfer the stuffing mixture to the prepared casserole dish. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 20 minutes. Uncover and bake for an additional 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool a bit before serving.