Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners are incomplete without a flavorful, moist, and savory stuffing. And if you're looking for a classic stuffing recipe that will complement your turkey or chicken perfectly, look no further! Stuffed inside the bird, this Homemade Giblet Stuffing is a delightful combination of giblets, celery, onion, herbs, and spices. For those who prefer a vegetarian stuffing, there's also a meatless recipe featuring a blend of mushrooms, nuts, and dried fruits. If you're cooking a goose, you'll find a unique stuffing recipe made with apples, onions, and herbs. And for those who love cornbread stuffing, there's a Southern-style recipe that uses cornbread, sausage, and a variety of seasonings. With so many delicious stuffing recipes to choose from, you're sure to find the perfect one to complement your holiday meal.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
CLASSIC GIBLET STUFFING
Bake this Classic Giblet Stuffing in a casserole dish for a delicious Thanksgiving dinner side dish. Turkey giblet gravy adds rich flavor to each bite. If you prefer a turkey-free stuffing recipe, try our variations that call for oysters or chestnuts.
Provided by BHG Test Kitchen
Time 1h10m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Rinse giblets. Refrigerate liver until needed. In a small saucepan cook the remaining giblets, covered, in enough boiling water to cover for 1 hour. Add liver. Simmer, covered, for 20 to 30 minutes more or until tender. Drain* and chop giblets; set aside.
- In the same saucepan cook celery and onion in hot butter over medium heat until tender but not brown; remove from heat. Stir in giblets, sage, pepper, and salt. Place dry bread cubes in a very large bowl; add the onion mixture. Drizzle with enough broth to moisten, tossing lightly to combine.
- Use bread mixture to stuff one 8- to 10-pound turkey. (See stuffing tips and roasting chart for doneness temperatures and roasting times.) Place any remaining stuffing in a 1-quart casserole. (If necessary, to moisten, add more broth to stuffing in casserole.) Cover and chill until ready to bake.
- Bake stuffing in casserole alongside turkey during the last 35 to 40 minutes of roasting time or until heated through. Or place all of stuffing in a 2-quart casserole. Bake, covered, in a 325 degree F oven for 35 to 40 minutes or until heated through. Makes 10 to 12 servings.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 189 kcal, Carbohydrate 16 g, Cholesterol 62 mg, Protein 5 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, Sodium 379 mg, Sugar 1 g, Fat 11 g, UnsaturatedFat 4 g
VARIATIONS ON STUFFING 101: GIBLET STUFFING
Steps:
- Use the giblets from your turkey. With a heavy cleaver or large knife, chop the turkey neck into 2 to 3-inch pieces. Trim the liver and refrigerate (if it is added to the broth too soon, the liver will overcook and make the broth bitter). In a large saucepan, heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil over medium-high heat. Add the neck, heart, and gizzard and brown on all sides, about 10 minutes. Stir in 1 quartered small onion and 1 coarsely chopped small carrot. Add a 13 3/4-ounce can reduced-sodium chicken broth and enough cold water to cover the giblets by 1 inch. Bring to a simmer, skimming off the foam that rises to the surface. Add 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 8 peppercorns. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, partially covered until the giblets are very tender, about 2 hours. Add the turkey liver and simmer until cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes. Strain, reserving the stock, if desired. Cool the giblets. Pull the meat off the neck. Chop the neck meat, heart, gizzard, and liver. Stir into he Bread Stuffing 101 along with the bread cubes.
HOMEMADE GIBLET STUFFING FOR TURKEY OR CHICKEN
In my photo you will notice a darker portion of the stuffing; this was the bit that was stuffed into the turkey itself and after roasting it has a crispy outside coating. This is a delicious savoury stuffing that I make every year for Thanksgiving. During the year I love to make it with a whole chicken minus the giblets as I can't find chickens that come with giblets in the UK. It's fantastic and whatever doesn't fit in the bird you can bake on the side. Note: I sometimes like to use a mixture of white and brown bread in this recipe. NOTE: Since the giblets will take a while you can do everything else while they are cooking.
Provided by Summerwine
Categories Whole Chicken
Time 3h20m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Separate the neck from the rest of the giblets. Put remaining giblets into a covered container and put in the fridge for now.
- Put the neck ONLY from the giblets into a full pan of salted boiling water. Bring to a boil agian, cover, turn down to a simmer cook for 1 1/2 hours until the meat is fall off the bone tender, making sure to keep check on the water level throughout.
- Add the remaining giblets to the neck in the water and cook for a further 1/2 hour.
- Drain giblets; reserving liquid.
- Chop up the giblets into small pieces.
- Cover tightly and set aside (if using immediately) or refrigerate until ready to use in the recipe (can be done the day before).
- While the giblets are cooking the rest of instructions follow:.
- Preheat the oven to 350F degrees.
- Slice the bread into 1/2 inch cubes.
- Place the cubed bread onto a ungreased dry cookie sheet and toss with the dried herbs and spices.
- Bake seasoned bread cubes in the oven turning frequently (approximately every 5 minutes) until golden brown and crisp, about 20 minutes or so depending on how moist your bread cubes are.
- While the bread cubes are in the oven, saute the celery, onion and garlic in the butter until tender.
- Remove bread cubes from oven, leave to cool until crisp.
- Mix he celery, onion, garlic mixture into the cooled dried bread cubes. Mixing thoroughly.
- Add chopped giblets to the mix.
- Add the beaten eggs to the mixture, again mixing thoroughly.
- Mix reserved liquid from the giblets and combine with chicken broth to make 1 cup.
- Carefully add the chicken broth to your desired consistency. (Remember, if you are stuffing the bird it will take on more moisture so be careful how moist you want your stuffing at this stage).
- Stuff your bird, making sure not to pack it in to tightly and don't forget to pack a little in the neck cavity.
- Put the remainer of the stuffing into a generously buttered casserole dish and bake for 1/2 hour at 350°F (covered with foil for moist stuffing and uncovered if you want a crispy top).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 254.6, Fat 7.9, SaturatedFat 3.5, Cholesterol 72.2, Sodium 864, Carbohydrate 37.5, Fiber 2.7, Sugar 4.2, Protein 8.3
OLD FASHIONED GIBLET STUFFING
If you like an old fashioned stuffing, then this one's for you.
Provided by BURPS
Categories Side Dish Stuffing and Dressing Recipes Bread Stuffing and Dressing Recipes
Time 50m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Chop giblets and cook in butter in a medium skillet over medium heat, 2 minutes. Stir in celery and onion and cook until tender, but not brown. Remove from heat and stir in salt, pepper and poultry seasoning.
- Place bread crumbs in a large bowl. Toss with giblet mixture and enough broth to lightly moisten the bread. Use stuffing to stuff an 18 pound turkey, or bake separately, in a 2 quart dish, covered, 40 to 45 minutes in a 375 degree F (190 degree C) oven.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 243.3 calories, Carbohydrate 20 g, Cholesterol 117.1 mg, Fat 14.1 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 9.1 g, SaturatedFat 7.9 g, Sodium 478.9 mg, Sugar 2.4 g
ROAST TURKEY WITH HERBED OYSTER STUFFING AND GIBLET GRAVY
Categories Herb turkey Roast Thanksgiving Stuffing/Dressing Bacon Oyster Sage Thyme Gourmet
Yield Serves 8
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Make the stuffing:
- In 2 shallow baking pans or jelly-roll pans arrange the bread cubes in one layer, bake them in a preheated 325°F. oven for 10 to 15 minutes, or until they are golden, and transfer them to a large bowl. In a large skillet cook the bacon over moderately low heat, stirring, until it is crisp, transfer it with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain, and pour off all but about 1/4 cup of the fat. In the fat remaining in the skillet cook the garlic, the onion, and the celery with the thyme and the sage over moderately low heat, stirring, until the vegetables are softened and transfer the mixture to the bowl. Add the parsley, the melted butter, the oysters, the bacon, and salt and pepper to taste, toss the stuffing well, and let if cool completely. The stuffing may be made 1 day in advance and kept covered and chilled. (To prevent bacterial growth do not stuff the turkey cavities in advance.)
- Rinse the turkey, pat it dry, and season it inside and out with salt and pepper. Pack the neck cavity loosely with some of the stuffing, fold the neck skin under the body, and fasten it with a skewer. Pack the body cavity loosely with some of the remaining stuffing and truss the turkey. Transfer the remaining stuffing to a buttered 3-quart baking dish and reserve it, covered and chilled.
- Spread the turkey with 1/2 stick of the butter and roast it on a rack in a roasting pan in a preheated 425°F. oven for 30 minutes. Reduce the temperature to 325°F., baste the turkey with the pan juices, and drape it with a piece of cheesecloth, soaked in the remaining 1 stick butter, melted and cooled. Roast the turkey, basting it every 20 minutes, for 2 1/2 to 3 hours more, or until a meat thermometer inserted in the fleshy part of a thigh registers 180°F. and the juices run clear when the thigh is pierced with a skewer. During the last 1 1/2 hours of roasting, drizzle the reserved stuffing with the stock, bake it, covered, in the 325°F. oven for 1 hour, and bake it, uncovered, for 30 minutes more. Discard the cheesecloth and string from the turkey, transfer the turkey to a heated platter, reserving the juices in the roasting pan, keep it warm, covered loosely with foil.
- Make the gravy:
- Skim all of the fat from the roasting pan juices, reserving 1/3 cup of the fat, and add the wine to the pan. Deglaze the pan over moderately high heat, scraping up the brown bits, and boil the mixture until it is reduced by half. In a saucepan combine the reserved fat and the flour and cook the roux over moderately low heat, whisking, for 3 minutes. Add the stock and the wine mixture in a stream, whisking, and simmer the gravy, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes. Add the reserved cooked giblets and neck meat, chopped, and salt and pepper to taste, simmer the gravy for 2 minutes, and transfer it to a heated sauceboat.
- Garnish the turkey with the parsley and thyme sprigs and serve it with the gravy and the stuffing.
AWESOME TURKEY GIBLET STOCK
This recipe is used to make Awesome Tangerine-Glazed Turkey with Awesome Sausage, Apple and Cranberry Stuffing--or your favorite gravy. To make life easy on Thanksgiving Day, prepare this stock in advance. (Note: This stock can be made up to two days in advance. Allow stock to cool completely, uncovered. Keep chilled in an airtight container, in refrigerator, until ready to use).
Provided by Stacy M. Polcyn
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Broth and Stock Recipes
Time 1h45m
Yield 1
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, combine the neck and giblets (excluding the liver), 6 cups water, celery, carrot, onion, tangerine zest, bay leaf, and peppercorns. Bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer, skimming the froth occasionally, for 1 hour. Add liver and continue to cook at a bare simmer for an additional 30 minutes.
- Strain the stock through a fine sieve into a bowl. Reserve the liver for Awesome Sausage, Apple and Dried Cranberry Stuffing (see Cook's Note). Reserve the neck and remaining giblets for the gravy. There should be about 3 cups of stock. If there is more, simmer the stock until it is reduced to about 3 cups; if there is less, add enough water to measure about 3 cups.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 406.5 calories, Carbohydrate 26.6 g, Cholesterol 688.1 mg, Fat 10.7 g, Fiber 5.9 g, Protein 49.7 g, SaturatedFat 3.2 g, Sodium 334.6 mg, Sugar 8.2 g
OLD FASHIONED STUFFING
This is my grandmother's old-fashioned bread stuffing recipe. It may be cooked as directed, or inside the turkey. It's enough to stuff a very large bird.
Provided by LYNN BECKER
Categories Side Dish Stuffing and Dressing Recipes Bread Stuffing and Dressing Recipes
Time P1DT1h15m
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Allow the toasted bread to sit approximately 24 hours, until hard.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
- Crush the bread into crumbs with a rolling pin. Place the crumbs in a large bowl.
- Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the onion and celery and slowly cook until soft. Remove from heat and drain.
- Mix the eggs and chicken broth into the bread crumbs. The mixture should be moist, but not mushy. Use water, if necessary, to attain desired consistency. Mix in the onion, celery, rubbed sage, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
- Press the mixture into the baking dish. Bake 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until the top is brown and crisp.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 101.2 calories, Carbohydrate 16.7 g, Cholesterol 18 mg, Fat 2.4 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 228.4 mg, Sugar 1.7 g
GIBLET STUFFING
The bag o' giblets grosses out many the novice cook, but these innards really do make a tasty stuffing for poultry.
Provided by Timothy H.
Categories Poultry
Time 2h30m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Take the giblets out of the cavity of the turkey.Take the neck of the turkey and chop into 2-inch pieces.Trim the liver and put it in the refrigerator.
- Heat 1 tablespoons vegetable oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat.
- Add the turkey neck pieces, the heart and the gizzard. Sauté for about 10 minutes, or until everything is brown on all sides.Quarter an onion and add along with carrot, chicken broth and enough cold water to cover the giblet mixture by 1 inch.
- Bring to a simmer.Skim foam that rises to the surface off the top of the mixture.Add thyme, salt and peppercorns.Reduce heat to low and simmer with saucepan partially covered, about 2 hours.Add the turkey liver and simmer an additional 15 to 20 minutes.Strain mixture and reserve stock if you want to use it for something else (like the gravy).
- Otherwise, toss it.Cool the giblets.Pull the meat off the turkey neck with your hands.Chop the neck meat, heart, gizzard and liver and set aside.Chop remaining onion.In a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add onion and celery and cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.Place vegetables and butter in a mixing bowl and add bread and parsley.
- Drizzle enough stock over the bread mixture until it is just moist. Season with poultry seasoning, salt and pepper to taste.Gently toss in reserved neck meat, heart, gizzard and liver.Use to stuff a turkey, or place in a casserole dish, pour an extra 1/2 cup stock over the top, and bake, covered, in a 350 degree oven for 45 minutes, or until hot.
VERY OLD FASHIONED GIBLET DRESSING (FOR TURKEY)
This is the way my grandmother and my mother made dressing for Thanksgiving and Christmas. There are certainly more "fashionable" ways to make it these days. But nothing reminds me of home and family more than the taste of my traditional dressing with the meal.
Provided by Linda Hoover
Categories Side Casseroles
Time 3h
Number Of Ingredients 24
Steps:
- 1. CROUTONS: I make these the day before so that I am not sweating my time in the kitchen.
- 2. Cut bread slices into bite size pieces. Place in 2 9x13 cake pans ( you will need to toss these several times so its easier to not overcrowd them).
- 3. Melt butter and all the rest of the Crouton ingredients in a sauce pan. I get it warm then turn off the heat while I finish cutting bread.
- 4. Pour the melted butter mix over the bread in each pan. Toss throughly so that the butter mix is distributed over the whole pan of bread. If the bread is still dry you can drizzle a little olive oil over it to extend the butter.
- 5. Bake at 300 for about 1 hour, tossing the croutons every 20 min for even drying and browning. These should come out very toasty and tasty!
- 6. GIBLETS AND JUICE: I start this as soon as the turkey goes into the oven.
- 7. Put the CROUTONS into a large lasagna pan (mine is 11x15)
- 8. Dump everything in a saucepan, make sure that the neck and giblets are covered in liquid. Boil for 20 min. Turn off heat and let set until cool to the touch.
- 9. Reserve the liquid. Remove neck and giblets. Take all the meat off the neck and put into the CROUTONS.
- 10. I used to mince all the giblets but now I take the easy way out. Throw the heart, stomach and liver into a food processor and whir till small chunks or pasty (your taste). Dump this into the CROUTONS.
- 11. Dump chopped vegetables into the CROUTONS. Toss, stir, mix up ... you know what I mean. Add the reserved giblet/neck broth to this until it is moist. If you have used all the broth and the croutons are not moist enough you can either add olive oil chicken/turkey broth or melt a stick of butter and use that.
- 12. Bake for an hour at 325 (with the turkey) or 30-40 min at 400, you want the vegetables to be tender and the croutons to be semi-dry.
TURKEY WITH GRANDMA'S STUFFING
Everyone is ready to dig in when my mom sets this impressive Thanksgiving favorite on the dinner table. The moist turkey, seasoned bread stuffing and flavorful gravy remind her of holiday meals when she was growing up. -Jacinta Ransom, South Haven, Michigan
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 4h40m
Yield 8 servings (10 cups stuffing).
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Place giblets in a saucepan and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 45-50 minutes or until tender. Chop giblets; set broth and giblets aside. , In a large skillet, saute celery and onion in 2 tablespoons butter until tender. In a large bowl, combine bread cubes, celery mixture, giblets, egg substitute and seasonings. Stir in 1 cup giblet broth., Just before roasting, loosely stuff turkey with 8 cups stuffing. Place remaining stuffing in a greased 2-qt. baking dish; refrigerate until ready to bake. Skewer turkey openings; tie drumsticks together with kitchen string. Place breast side up on a rack in a roasting pan. Pour 1 cup giblet broth over turkey. Melt remaining butter; brush over turkey. , 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°, basting occasionally. (Cover loosely with foil if turkey browns to quickly.), Bake additional stuffing, covered, for 30-40 minutes. Uncover; bake 10 minutes longer or until lightly browned. Cover turkey and let stand for 20 minutes before removing stuffing and carving turkey. , Pour pan drippings into a 2-cup measuring cup; skim fat. Add water or remaining giblet broth to measure 2 cups. In a saucepan, combine cornstarch and cold water until smooth. Gradually stir in broth mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with turkey.
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Tips:
- Always use fresh giblets for the best flavor. You can find them in the neck or cavity of the turkey or chicken.
- To clean the giblets, remove the gall bladder from the liver and any fat or connective tissue from the heart and gizzard. Rinse the giblets thoroughly under cold water.
- For a richer flavor, brown the giblets in a little butter or oil before adding them to the stuffing.
- Add chopped vegetables, such as celery, onion, and carrots, to the stuffing for added flavor and texture.
- Season the stuffing to taste with salt, pepper, and other herbs and spices, such as sage, thyme, and rosemary.
- If the stuffing is too dry, add a little chicken or turkey broth or milk.
- Stuff the turkey or chicken loosely so that the stuffing has room to expand while cooking.
- Bake the turkey or chicken according to the recipe instructions.
Conclusion:
Homemade giblet stuffing is a delicious and easy way to add flavor and moisture to your turkey or chicken. With a few simple ingredients and a little time, you can create a stuffing that your family and friends will love. So next time you're cooking a turkey or chicken, be sure to give this homemade giblet stuffing a try.
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