Classic Bread Dressing

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup margarine or 3/4 cup butter
• 2 large celery ribs, chopped
• 3/4 cup onion, finely chopped
• 9 cups soft bread cubes (15 pieces, i like to use a bread that's nutty or grainy)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh thyme, chopped or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground sage
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 make bread cubes ahead of time and set out on counter so they can get a little "stale.".
• 2 melt margarine in dutch oven over medium-high heat.
• 3 cook celery and onion in margarine, stirring occasionally, until tender; remove from heat.
• 4 toss celery mixture and remaining ingredients.
• 5 pour dressing into a greased casserole. cover with lid or aluminum foil and refrigerate until about 30 minutes before poultry is done.
• 6 bake uncovered in the same oven with the poultry about 45 minutes or until hot. spoon poultry drippings over stuffing as it cooks.
• 7 continue to bake the dressing while you let the poultry stand 15 minutes before carving.