Best 4 Cracker Dressing Recipes

OLD-FASHIONED CRACKER DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly coat a baking dish with cooking spray.
• 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.
• Remove skillet from heat and stir in chicken broth.
• Combine crushed crackers and onion mixture in a large bowl. Add egg and cream; mix until combined. Season with salt and black pepper.
• Spread cracker mixture evenly in a large baking dish and smooth the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until top is golden brown, 40 to 45 minutes.

OYSTER AND CRACKER DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees with rack in top third. Pulse saltines in a food processor until coarsely ground. Add butter and pulse just to combine. Spread a thin layer of crumbs in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Top with half the oysters.
• Stir together reserved oyster liquor and cream. Drizzle half the cream mixture over oysters. Sprinkle with half the remaining crumbs and all the thyme. Repeat layering with remaining oysters and cream mixture.
• Stir parsley into remaining crumbs and sprinkle evenly over top. Bake dressing until bubbling and top is golden brown, about 45 minutes. Serve hot, with lemon wedges for squeezing.

CRACKER DRESSING

Steps:

• In a skillet over medium heat, saute celery and onion in butter until tender. In a bowl, combine the egg, milk, parsley, sage, thyme, salt and pepper. Add the crackers and celery mixture; toss lightly. , Place in a greased 1-qt. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until browned.

GRANDMA'S CRACKER DRESSING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the saltine crackers, celery, onion, eggs, parsley and pepper. Set aside.
• Measure the half-and-half into a small cup and stir in the cornstarch. Bring the chicken broth to a boil in a small saucepan. Stir in the half-and-half and simmer for a few minutes to thicken. The gravy will be somewhat thin.
• Pour hot gravy over the cracker mixture one cup at a time, stirring each time, until the dressing is moist but not soupy. Cover the bowl tightly with aluminum foil and let rest for 10 minutes before serving.