How to Make Turkey Stuffing

MAIN Holidays Thanksgiving How to Make Stuffing

Turkey If you start with the basics, a great holiday stuffing may garner as many raves around the dinner table as the turkey.

Simply start out with fresh ingredients, add your favorite herbs and spices, an egg or two for consistency and - especially when it comes to holiday stuffing ...be sure to make plenty of it !

Basic Turkey Stuffing Tips

Rule of thumb - allow about 3/4 cup of stuffing per pound of turkey. Double that amount and bake extra stuffing on the side in a casserole dish.
Avoid the temptation to overstuff around the neck and cavity. Stuffing expands while cooking.
Food safety experts advise to stuff the bird immediately before roasting time. Turkey juices may spoil the stuffing, even if refrigerated.

In the U.S., bread & sausage are the ingredients for a typical turkey stuffing, However, up North regional variations may include adding chestnuts, oysters or cranberries, while down South cornbread and pecans, or a dash of bourbon and sprinkling of Cajun spices, traditionally add special flavor and zest.

Around the Web, check out more tips & infromation including expert recipes for stuffing the bird and creating your own version of one of the holidays' top side dishes ...

Simple Sausage Stuffing - Stuffing 101, with ingredients & instructions and complete nutrition facts.

How to Make Bread Stuffing - Step-by-step instructions and related photos show how to prepare and bake a basic stuffing, from eHow.com

Thanksgiving Stuffing - All Recipes - A great collection of star-rated submitted recipes with ingredient lists and instructions for basic stuffing, cornbread, celery, sausage and apple stuffings.

Top Ten Favorite Stuffings - Gourmet Magazine - Find recipes for all the classics, including basic herbed bread, chestnut & sausage, apple & cranberry, sage, oyster, shallot and, for something truly savory, Poblano Chile and Pumpkin Seed stuffing.

Simply Recipes : Mom's Turkey Stuffing Recipe - With tips & instructions, photo and visitor comments with additional suggestions & variations to try.

Turkey Stuffing Supreme - One cook's favorite recipe (with apologies to mom) plus related tips and hints for turkey stuffing cooking & preparation, with links to more ...

Turkey & Stuffing Calculator - Still not sure how much to prepare for the turkey? Punch in the size of your bird in lbs. and let the online calculator do the math, from top U.S. turkey producer Butterball.