Half and Half Dressing/Stuffing. In the South, it’s typically referred to as dressing. In the Northeast, it’s almost always stuffing. In Pennsylvania Dutch Country, it’s actually called Despite the South’s affection for dressing, often times in those states it’s also called stuffing.
JS: Dressing and stuffing are just two names for the same thing. It’s just moist and bread with something in it. So there really isn’t that much of a difference. You can have Half and Half Dressing/Stuffing using 11 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Half and Half Dressing/Stuffing
- You need 1 of large loaf Italian bread - cut to 1" cubes and dried in oven.
- You need 1/2 of a 9x13"pan of cornbread - cut to 1" cubes, toasted in oven.
- Prepare 1 stick of unsalted butter.
- Prepare 4 of large ribs celery - chopped to just over 1/4" pieces.
- Prepare 2 of medium onions - chopped to just over 1/4" pieces.
- You need 6 cups of low sodium chicken broth.
- It’s 3 of whole eggs.
- Prepare 1 tbs of dried parsley.
- Prepare 2 tsp of poultry seasoning - divided.
- It’s 1/2 tsp of salt.
- You need 1/2 tsp of black pepper.
Great recipe for Half and Half Dressing/Stuffing. Dressing/stuffing is essentially a savory bread pudding, and there’s about a million different ways to make it. Mix spices together and sprinkle half over the bread and toss lightly. Any stuffing that doesn’t fit in the turkey or chicken can be put into a foil lined casserole dish or greased foil pan.
Half and Half Dressing/Stuffing step by step
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Spray a 9x13" baking dish with nonstick spray. Set aside. Your breads should be prepared ahead of time (see notes at end for helpful tips)..
- Place bread and cornbread in a very large bowl. Toss to combine. In a separate, small bowl beat eggs together with 1 tsp poultry seasoning, salt, and pepper. Set both bowls aside..
- Melt butter in a large sautée pan over medium heat. Add celery and onion. Sweat veggies until crisp-tender, stirring often. About 10 minutes. Stir in 1 tsp poultry seasoning and dried parsley. Cook 1 minute more..
- When veggies are done add to bread in bowl. Add half of chicken broth and stir to combine until breads begin to moisten slightly..
- Add egg mixture and remaining chicken broth to bowl. Stir to thoroughly combine. The bread should be getting very mushy and breaking down. This is good, but do not over stir to a paste consistency..
- Let sit at room temp 10 minutes for excess broth to absorb into bread as much as possible. Stir once more to ensure all bread is moistened evenly. Pour mixture into prepared baking dish and spread out evenly. Cover with aluminum foil, sealing edges tightly..
- Place in oven. Bake 90 minutes. Remove foil. Bake an additional 20 minutes to crisp up the top. Let rest 15 minutes before serving. Enjoy!.
- See notes below ⤵.
- To dry/toast bread in the oven. Preheat oven to 200°F. Spread bread out in an even layer on a foil lined baking sheet. To simply dry place in oven until bread is hard and crumbly, about 30-45 minutes. To toast leave in until golden brown..
Thus concludes my stuffing and/or dressing rant. By the way, I’m going to repost this video recipe in July and remind you that dressing/stuffing is a great and easy side dish, and there is no reason to only eat it at holiday meals. Think of all the stale bread that goes in the trash in an average year. Definition of half-and-half dressing in the Definitions.net dictionary. half mayonnaise and half vinaigrette seasoned with minced garlic and mashed anchovies and grated Parmesan cheese; especially good for combination salads. Definitions of half-and-half dressing: noun: half mayonnaise and half vinaigrette seasoned with minced garlic and mashed anchovies and grated Parmesan cheese; especially good for combination salads.