Preparation Time

2 hours (15 minutes prep, 1 hour 45+ minutes bake time)

Ingredients

• 1 white onion, diced
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 celery stalks, sliced
• 1/4 cup butter
• 10 oz bag bread crumbs
• 2 eggs
• chicken broth (~1/2 cup)
• 2 8-ounce packages cream cheese
• salt and ground pepper to taste
• all purpose seasonings to taste
• thyme to taste
• sage to taste

Directions

• saute diced onion in butter until onion is translucent
• add parsley and celery; stir
• place bread crumbs in a large mixing bowl; melt 1/4 cup butter and pour over bread crumbs. Add onion/parsley/celery mixture to bread crumbs and stir well.
• add two raw eggs and mix.
• heat chicken broth and add to bread crumbs until moist but not soggy.
• add cream cheese and spices; mix well.
• if cooking a turkey, place the stuffing inside the turkey and bake per the turkey recipe. Otherwise, baste casserole dish with butter and add stuffing. Cover with aluminum foil, then cover with lid.
• Bake at 325 for 2 hours.

Goes Great With...

thanksgiving turkey