Savory Herbed Poultry Dressing Recipes

TURKEY WITH HERB STUFFING

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute onions and celery in butter until tender. Transfer to a large bowl. Add the bread cubes, basil, thyme, savory, salt, pepper and broth; toss to mix. Just before baking, loosely stuff turkey. Place remaining stuffing in a greased 1-1/2-qt. baking dish; refrigerate., Skewer openings of turkey; tie drumsticks together with kitchen string. Place on a rack in a roasting pan. Brush with melted butter. Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 3-1/2 to 4 hours or until a thermometer reads 165° when inserted in center of stuffing and the thigh reaches at least 170°. Bake additional stuffing, covered, for 45-60 minutes or until heated through., When the turkey begins to brown, baste with drippings (if turkey browns too quickly, cover loosely with foil). Cover turkey and let stand for 20 minutes before removing stuffing and carving. If desired, thicken pan drippings for gravy.

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.

CLASSIC HERB STUFFING

Steps:

• 1. 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.
• 2. Place bread cubes in large bowl. Add celery mixture and broth; toss gently until well mixed. Spoon into lightly greased 13x9-inch baking dish.
• 3. Bake 35 minutes or until heated through and lightly browned.

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.

SAVORY HERBED POULTRY DRESSING

Steps:

• NOTE: I RECOMMEND MARION-KAY GROUND (WINTER) SAVORY. OTHERWISE, SUBSTITUTE WINTER SAVORY WITH 1/8 TEASPOON GROUND CORIANDER, 1/8 TEASPOON GROUND PARSLEY, 1/8 TEASPOON GROUND THYME, 1 PINCH GROUND DRIED LEMON PEEL, 1 PINCH GROUND MINT, AND 1 PINCH GROUND ROSEMARY. (STEP ONE): PREHEAT oven to 300°F.
• CUT french bread into 1-inch cubes; SPREAD bread cubes single-layer onto baking sheets; BAKE bread cubes at least 10 minutes, or until bread is dry and toast-like in texture, without being browned; TRANSFER bread cubes into a very large bowl; RAISE oven temperature to 350°F.
• PREP all vegetables to specifications (2 cups chopped onions, 1 1/2 cups sliced or diced celery, 1 cup medium diced mushrooms, 1/4 cup minced flat-leaf parsley, 3 tablespoons finely diced carrots).
• GRIND all of the SEASONING spices for dressing in a clean spice mill or coffee grinder; MEASURE ground seasonings into a small re-sealable container (2 teaspoons dalmatian rubbed sage, 1 teaspoon celery salt, 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper, 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander, 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger, 1/2 teaspoon ground winter savory, 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice, 1/4 teaspoon ground fennel, 1/4 teaspoon ground rosemary, 1/4 teaspoon ground thyme); SEAL the container with spices; SHAKE well to combine; SET aside.
• MELT 1/2 cup salted butter in a large saucepan over medium-low heat; RAISE heat to medium; ADD vegetables (except olives for now); STIR the prepared SEASONING into the saute mixture.
• SAUTE mixture for 8 minutes, stirring often; ADD olives and saute for two minutes longer (NOTE: If using sausage in recipe, you may brown and crumble it in the previous saute pan).
• ADD saute mixture (including cooked crumbled sausage) into bowl with bread cubes; FOLD mixture together for 2 minutes until very well blended (make sure every morsel is evenly moistened).
• MIX the BROTH ingredients in a bowl (1 1/4 cups turkey broth, 2 beaten eggs (or 1/4 cup additional turkey broth), and 2 tablespoons dry sherry or white wine (optional, or replace with turkey broth); GRADUALLY trickle broth mixture into bread cubes and vegetables in bowl, then fold mixture until mixed very well.
• SPREAD mixture into a 2-3 quart baking dish (NOTE: FOR MOIST DRESSING, COVER WITH FOIL BEFORE BAKING; FOR A CRISP OUTSIDE/SOFT INSIDE DRESSING, LEAVE UNCOVERED); BAKE for 30 minutes.
• SERVE with your favorite poultry and enjoy!

CELERY HERB STUFFING AND SAVORY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Stir together onion, celery, bread, pepper, parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme, and celery salt in a large bowl; pour melted butter over bread mixture and stir to combine.
• Spoon stuffing into the cavities of chicken; place chicken into a roasting pan. Sprinkle chicken with savory; cover with a lid or foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour. Remove cover; increase oven temperature to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Roast until browned and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone, reads 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), about 15 minutes.

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.