Mom’s Homemade Stuffing recipe is a staple at our family’s Thanksgiving dinner table. It was originally my Grandma’s recipe, which she never had written out because she knew it by memory. My Mom finally watched her make it one day and wrote down all the ingredients 🙂
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The measurements for the ingredients have changed a little bit over time, but my Mom has now made it for so many years that she has it perfected. Grandma would be proud!
Ingredients
- 1/2 onion, finely chopped
- 1/2 green pepper, finely chopped
- 1 stalk celery, finely chopped
- 1 Tbsp. Butter
- 24 ounces of stuffing bread cubes
- 1/2 cup bread crumbs
- 4 eggs, beaten
- 4 cups liquid of choice (milk*, water or broth)
- *Milk makes the stuffing more dense than water or broth.
Instructions
- Saute onion, green pepper and celery in butter for a few minutes until slightly browned.
- In large bowl, combine stuffing bread cubes, sauteed vegetables and bread crumbs.
- In separate bowl, combine eggs and liquid (milk, water or broth).
- Pour egg/liquid mixture into the bread cubes a little at a time until desired consistency is achieved. You want the mixture to hold together, but not be too sticky.
- *Extra bread crumbs may be needed if the mixture still has too much liquid when fully combined.
- Place stuffing mixture inside the turkey.
NOTES:
- The above recipe is enough stuffing for a 20 pound turkey.
- Stuffing should NEVER be put in the turkey the night before. You can make stuffing the night prior, but refrigerate it in a separate bowl and stuff just before baking the turkey.
- Stuffing should be at least 180 degrees when fully cooked.