crockpot stuffing

I made this for pre-Thanksgiving, and it was good -- even better the second day, actually. I didn't measure anything, but I threw two whole big loaves of bread in so that the lid barely closed, and it cooked down a lot. I also added more chicken broth during the stirring after at the first hour.

It's from recipezaar.com, with which I am increasingly enamored; the person who posted there got it from the Calgary Herald. What could be better at Thanksgiving than stuffing from Canadians?

2 cups chopped onions
1 1/2 cups thinly sliced celery
1 cup diced tart apples, peeled and cored
1/4 cup butter (you don't need that much)
1 tablespoon ground sage
1 teaspoon ground marjoram
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon savory
1/2 teaspoon thyme
12 cups lightly toasted bread, cubes
1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
1 1/2 cups chicken stock or vegetable stock

In a large fry pan saute onions, celery and apple in butter until onion is just translucent.

Stir in sage, marjoram, salt, pepper, savory and thyme.

Combine vegetable mixture with the bread cubes and parsley.

Toss well.

Pour stock over mixture, tossing well.

Spoon into your (greased) crock-pot.

Cover and cook on high for one hour.

Reduce to low and continue cooking for 2-3 hours, stirring every hour.

Comments

Alissa said…
Note to myself - use French bread - either day-old, set out overnight, or cubed and toasted a bit in the oven before using. And do NOT add too much extra stock. Resist the urge to keep adding extra stock - you will end up with super mushy stuffing.
Kelly said…
Finally tried this! I accidentally toasted mine a bit too much but the texture was great at the end, I think in part because of how toasty my cubes were. BUT. I couldn't really mix the aromatics with the cubes and basically did a layer of bread, spread the aromatics on top and then the rest of the bread on top of that. I did have to add a bit more stock but better to add a splash here and there than try to take away (which is impossible). I do plan to try ATK's crockpot stuffing recipe next as a point of comparison.
Alissa said…
Note to self: add additional stock when stirring so it's not too dry...just not too much stock so that it gets mushy. Also, do NOT use Trader Joe's vegetable stock - it will turn orange and taste odd (their veg stock is mostly carrots).

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