Old-Fashioned Cracker Dressing recipe

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Ingredients

cooking spray
½ cup butter
1 large onion, diced
3 stalks celery, diced
1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, or to taste
½ teaspoon dried sage
½ teaspoon dried thyme
½ teaspoon dried rosemary
1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
2 ¾ cups chicken broth
1 pound saltine crackers, crushed
½ cup milk
1 egg

Nutrition Info

189.2 calories
carbohydrate: 21.9 g
cholesterol: 28.5 mg
fat: 9.6 g
fiber: 1.2 g
protein: 3.7 g
saturatedFat: 4.3 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 704.6 mg
sugar: 1.2 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly coat a baking dish with cooking spray.

  2. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion, celery, and 1 teaspoon salt in melted butter until onion begins to turn translucent, about 5 minutes. season with black pepper, sage, thyme, rosemary, and cayenne pepper, cook and stir about 1 minute.

  3. Remove skillet from heat and stir in chicken broth.

  4. Combine crushed crackers and onion mixture in a large bowl. Add egg and cream, mix until combined. Season with salt and black pepper.

  5. Spread cracker mixture evenly in a large baking dish and smooth the top.

  6. Bake in the preheated oven until top is golden brown, 40 to 45 minutes.

Recipe Yield

16 servings

Recipe Note

This old-fashioned dressing is a great side dish for the Thanksgiving or alongside roast chicken. Made with saltine crackers, celery, onions, and herbs, it's simple and satisfying.

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