Best 7 Old Fashioned Giblet Stuffing Recipes

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Old fashioned giblet stuffing is a classic dish that is a staple of many holiday meals. It is a flavorful dish made with a variety of ingredients, including giblets, bread, celery, onion, and spices. Giblet stuffing can be cooked in a variety of ways, but the most common method is to bake it in the oven. There are many different recipes for old fashioned giblet stuffing, so you can find one that suits your taste. With its savory flavors and comforting texture, it is sure to be a hit at your next holiday gathering.

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OLD FASHIONED GIBLET STUFFING



Old Fashioned Giblet Stuffing image

If you like an old fashioned stuffing, then this one's for you.

Provided by BURPS

Categories     Side Dish     Stuffing and Dressing Recipes     Bread Stuffing and Dressing Recipes

Time 50m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 8

½ cup butter
1 sack giblets from one turkey
1 cup diced celery
½ cup chopped onion
salt and pepper to taste
1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
8 cups dry bread cubes
1 cup chicken broth

Steps:

  • Chop giblets and cook in butter in a medium skillet over medium heat, 2 minutes. Stir in celery and onion and cook until tender, but not brown. Remove from heat and stir in salt, pepper and poultry seasoning.
  • Place bread crumbs in a large bowl. Toss with giblet mixture and enough broth to lightly moisten the bread. Use stuffing to stuff an 18 pound turkey, or bake separately, in a 2 quart dish, covered, 40 to 45 minutes in a 375 degree F (190 degree C) oven.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 243.3 calories, Carbohydrate 20 g, Cholesterol 117.1 mg, Fat 14.1 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 9.1 g, SaturatedFat 7.9 g, Sodium 478.9 mg, Sugar 2.4 g

OLD FASHIONED STUFFING



Old Fashioned Stuffing image

This is my grandmother's old-fashioned bread stuffing recipe. It may be cooked as directed, or inside the turkey. It's enough to stuff a very large bird.

Provided by LYNN BECKER

Categories     Side Dish     Stuffing and Dressing Recipes     Bread Stuffing and Dressing Recipes

Time P1DT1h15m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 9

30 slices white bread, lightly toasted
2 tablespoons butter
1 large onion, finely chopped
2 stalks celery, finely chopped
2 eggs, lightly beaten
2 cups chicken broth
2 teaspoons rubbed sage
1 teaspoon garlic powder
salt and pepper to taste

Steps:

  • Allow the toasted bread to sit approximately 24 hours, until hard.
  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
  • Crush the bread into crumbs with a rolling pin. Place the crumbs in a large bowl.
  • Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the onion and celery and slowly cook until soft. Remove from heat and drain.
  • Mix the eggs and chicken broth into the bread crumbs. The mixture should be moist, but not mushy. Use water, if necessary, to attain desired consistency. Mix in the onion, celery, rubbed sage, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
  • Press the mixture into the baking dish. Bake 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until the top is brown and crisp.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 101.2 calories, Carbohydrate 16.7 g, Cholesterol 18 mg, Fat 2.4 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 228.4 mg, Sugar 1.7 g

BASIC OLD-FASHIONED GIBLET GRAVY RECIPE - (4.8/5)



Basic Old-Fashioned Giblet Gravy Recipe - (4.8/5) image

Provided by á-2225

Number Of Ingredients 8

Giblets from 1 turkey or chicken
4 cups cold water
4 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons flour
2 cups pan drippings or chicken broth
1/2 cup milk or half and half (optional)
1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper
2 hard-cooked eggs, chopped (optional)

Steps:

  • Remove liver from giblets and refrigerate. Place giblets in saucepan, cover with 4 cups cold water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for about an hour. Now add the liver and simmer for another 30 minutes. Drain in a colander, allow to cool, chop and set aside. Melt butter in a heavy saucepan and stir in the flour. Cook and stir for 3 to 5 minutes, or until butter barely begins to turn golden. Slowly stir in drippings or chicken broth and milk or half and half. Continue cooking and stirring until thickened. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in hard-cooked eggs and chopped giblets and serve. Makes 3 cups.

CLASSIC GIBLET STUFFING



Classic Giblet Stuffing image

Bake this Classic Giblet Stuffing in a casserole dish for a delicious Thanksgiving dinner side dish. Turkey giblet gravy adds rich flavor to each bite. If you prefer a turkey-free stuffing recipe, try our variations that call for oysters or chestnuts.

Provided by BHG Test Kitchen

Time 1h10m

Number Of Ingredients 9

Turkey giblets
1 cup finely chopped celery (2 stalks)
0.5 cup chopped onion (1 medium)
0.5 cup butter or margarine
1 tablespoon snipped fresh sage or 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning or ground sage
0.25 teaspoon black pepper
0.125 teaspoon salt
8 cup dry bread cubes (see tip)
1 - 1.333 cup chicken broth or water

Steps:

  • Rinse giblets. Refrigerate liver until needed. In a small saucepan cook the remaining giblets, covered, in enough boiling water to cover for 1 hour. Add liver. Simmer, covered, for 20 to 30 minutes more or until tender. Drain* and chop giblets; set aside.
  • In the same saucepan cook celery and onion in hot butter over medium heat until tender but not brown; remove from heat. Stir in giblets, sage, pepper, and salt. Place dry bread cubes in a very large bowl; add the onion mixture. Drizzle with enough broth to moisten, tossing lightly to combine.
  • Use bread mixture to stuff one 8- to 10-pound turkey. (See stuffing tips and roasting chart for doneness temperatures and roasting times.) Place any remaining stuffing in a 1-quart casserole. (If necessary, to moisten, add more broth to stuffing in casserole.) Cover and chill until ready to bake.
  • Bake stuffing in casserole alongside turkey during the last 35 to 40 minutes of roasting time or until heated through. Or place all of stuffing in a 2-quart casserole. Bake, covered, in a 325 degree F oven for 35 to 40 minutes or until heated through. Makes 10 to 12 servings.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 189 kcal, Carbohydrate 16 g, Cholesterol 62 mg, Protein 5 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, Sodium 379 mg, Sugar 1 g, Fat 11 g, UnsaturatedFat 4 g

GIBLET STUFFING



Giblet Stuffing image

The bag o' giblets grosses out many the novice cook, but these innards really do make a tasty stuffing for poultry.

Provided by Timothy H.

Categories     Poultry

Time 2h30m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 16

1 chopped carrot
3 ribs chopped celery
2 onions, divided
1/4 cup chopped parsley
pepper
8 peppercorns
2 teaspoons poultry seasoning
1 (13 3/4 ounce) can reduced-sodium chicken broth
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 (15 ounce) bag herb-seasoned stuffing cubes
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1 turkey, with giblets
3 cups turkey stock
8 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 cups water

Steps:

  • Take the giblets out of the cavity of the turkey.Take the neck of the turkey and chop into 2-inch pieces.Trim the liver and put it in the refrigerator.
  • Heat 1 tablespoons vegetable oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat.
  • Add the turkey neck pieces, the heart and the gizzard. Sauté for about 10 minutes, or until everything is brown on all sides.Quarter an onion and add along with carrot, chicken broth and enough cold water to cover the giblet mixture by 1 inch.
  • Bring to a simmer.Skim foam that rises to the surface off the top of the mixture.Add thyme, salt and peppercorns.Reduce heat to low and simmer with saucepan partially covered, about 2 hours.Add the turkey liver and simmer an additional 15 to 20 minutes.Strain mixture and reserve stock if you want to use it for something else (like the gravy).
  • Otherwise, toss it.Cool the giblets.Pull the meat off the turkey neck with your hands.Chop the neck meat, heart, gizzard and liver and set aside.Chop remaining onion.In a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add onion and celery and cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.Place vegetables and butter in a mixing bowl and add bread and parsley.
  • Drizzle enough stock over the bread mixture until it is just moist. Season with poultry seasoning, salt and pepper to taste.Gently toss in reserved neck meat, heart, gizzard and liver.Use to stuff a turkey, or place in a casserole dish, pour an extra 1/2 cup stock over the top, and bake, covered, in a 350 degree oven for 45 minutes, or until hot.

HOMEMADE GIBLET STUFFING FOR TURKEY OR CHICKEN



Homemade Giblet Stuffing for Turkey or Chicken image

In my photo you will notice a darker portion of the stuffing; this was the bit that was stuffed into the turkey itself and after roasting it has a crispy outside coating. This is a delicious savoury stuffing that I make every year for Thanksgiving. During the year I love to make it with a whole chicken minus the giblets as I can't find chickens that come with giblets in the UK. It's fantastic and whatever doesn't fit in the bird you can bake on the side. Note: I sometimes like to use a mixture of white and brown bread in this recipe. NOTE: Since the giblets will take a while you can do everything else while they are cooking.

Provided by Summerwine

Categories     Whole Chicken

Time 3h20m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

turkey giblets (or chicken)
1 loaf bread, day old (preferably homemade)
2 tablespoons butter
1 onion, minced
1 cup celery, minced
3 garlic cloves, crushed (or 1 tsp. garlic powder added with other dried herbs and spices below)
1 tablespoon dried sage
1 tablespoon dried parsley
1 tablespoon dried herbs (mixed)
1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon paprika
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup chicken broth (more or less depending on how moist you like your stuffing)

Steps:

  • Separate the neck from the rest of the giblets. Put remaining giblets into a covered container and put in the fridge for now.
  • Put the neck ONLY from the giblets into a full pan of salted boiling water. Bring to a boil agian, cover, turn down to a simmer cook for 1 1/2 hours until the meat is fall off the bone tender, making sure to keep check on the water level throughout.
  • Add the remaining giblets to the neck in the water and cook for a further 1/2 hour.
  • Drain giblets; reserving liquid.
  • Chop up the giblets into small pieces.
  • Cover tightly and set aside (if using immediately) or refrigerate until ready to use in the recipe (can be done the day before).
  • While the giblets are cooking the rest of instructions follow:.
  • Preheat the oven to 350F degrees.
  • Slice the bread into 1/2 inch cubes.
  • Place the cubed bread onto a ungreased dry cookie sheet and toss with the dried herbs and spices.
  • Bake seasoned bread cubes in the oven turning frequently (approximately every 5 minutes) until golden brown and crisp, about 20 minutes or so depending on how moist your bread cubes are.
  • While the bread cubes are in the oven, saute the celery, onion and garlic in the butter until tender.
  • Remove bread cubes from oven, leave to cool until crisp.
  • Mix he celery, onion, garlic mixture into the cooled dried bread cubes. Mixing thoroughly.
  • Add chopped giblets to the mix.
  • Add the beaten eggs to the mixture, again mixing thoroughly.
  • Mix reserved liquid from the giblets and combine with chicken broth to make 1 cup.
  • Carefully add the chicken broth to your desired consistency. (Remember, if you are stuffing the bird it will take on more moisture so be careful how moist you want your stuffing at this stage).
  • Stuff your bird, making sure not to pack it in to tightly and don't forget to pack a little in the neck cavity.
  • Put the remainer of the stuffing into a generously buttered casserole dish and bake for 1/2 hour at 350°F (covered with foil for moist stuffing and uncovered if you want a crispy top).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 254.6, Fat 7.9, SaturatedFat 3.5, Cholesterol 72.2, Sodium 864, Carbohydrate 37.5, Fiber 2.7, Sugar 4.2, Protein 8.3

TURKEY WITH GRANDMA'S STUFFING



Turkey with Grandma's Stuffing image

Everyone is ready to dig in when my mom sets this impressive Thanksgiving favorite on the dinner table. The moist turkey, seasoned bread stuffing and flavorful gravy remind her of holiday meals when she was growing up. -Jacinta Ransom, South Haven, Michigan

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 4h40m

Yield 8 servings (10 cups stuffing).

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 turkey (12 pounds)
4 celery ribs with leaves, chopped
1 small onion, finely chopped
4 tablespoons butter, divided
10 slices day-old white bread, cubed
10 slices day-old whole wheat bread, cubed
1/2 cup egg substitute
3/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1/2 teaspoon salt
Dash pepper
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 cup cold water

Steps:

  • Place giblets in a saucepan and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 45-50 minutes or until tender. Chop giblets; set broth and giblets aside. , In a large skillet, saute celery and onion in 2 tablespoons butter until tender. In a large bowl, combine bread cubes, celery mixture, giblets, egg substitute and seasonings. Stir in 1 cup giblet broth., Just before roasting, loosely stuff turkey with 8 cups stuffing. Place remaining stuffing in a greased 2-qt. baking dish; refrigerate until ready to bake. Skewer turkey openings; tie drumsticks together with kitchen string. Place breast side up on a rack in a roasting pan. Pour 1 cup giblet broth over turkey. Melt remaining butter; brush over turkey. , Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 3-1/2 to 4 hours or until a thermometer reads 165° when inserted in center of stuffing and the thigh reaches at least 170°, basting occasionally. (Cover loosely with foil if turkey browns to quickly.), Bake additional stuffing, covered, for 30-40 minutes. Uncover; bake 10 minutes longer or until lightly browned. Cover turkey and let stand for 20 minutes before removing stuffing and carving turkey. , Pour pan drippings into a 2-cup measuring cup; skim fat. Add water or remaining giblet broth to measure 2 cups. In a saucepan, combine cornstarch and cold water until smooth. Gradually stir in broth mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with turkey.

Nutrition Facts :

Tips:

  • Use fresh giblets: Fresh giblets will give your stuffing the best flavor. If you can't find fresh giblets, you can use frozen giblets, but be sure to thaw them completely before using.
  • Cook the giblets thoroughly: Giblets should be cooked until they are tender but not tough. Overcooked giblets will be dry and chewy.
  • Use a variety of vegetables: A variety of vegetables will give your stuffing more flavor and texture. Some good vegetables to use include celery, onion, carrots, and mushrooms.
  • Don't overstuff the turkey: Stuffing should be packed loosely into the turkey. Overstuffing the turkey will make it difficult for the stuffing to cook evenly.
  • Bake the turkey at a moderate temperature: The turkey should be baked at a moderate temperature (325 degrees Fahrenheit) to ensure that it cooks evenly. A higher temperature will cause the turkey to cook too quickly on the outside and be undercooked on the inside.

Conclusion:

Giblet stuffing is a classic Thanksgiving dish that is sure to please everyone at the table. By following these tips, you can make the best giblet stuffing possible. So, what are you waiting for? Get cooking!

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