The Thanksgiving Recipe of the Year | Reader's Digest
Our friends at "Taste of Home" picked an incredible Thanksgiving recipe you're going to need on your table this year.
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Sourdough, Sausage and Blueberry Dressing
Not sure what to make for Thanksgiving this year? Our friends at Taste of Home have got just the ticket: this sourdough, sausage and blueberry dressing—which they've dubbed the Thanksgiving Recipe of the Year. And trust us, it won't disappoint. During this year's festivities, make sure to share these Thanksgiving memes, quotes and poems around the table for some extra gratitude.
Prep: 50 min. | Bake: 45 min. | Makes: 20 servings
Ingredients:
- 1 cup dried blueberries
- 1/2 cup blueberry schnapps liqueur
- 6 tablespoons butter, divided
- 5 teaspoons minced garlic, divided
- 1 loaf (14-1/2 ounces) sourdough bread, torn into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil or canola oil
- 3 celery ribs, chopped
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 large carrot, peeled and grated
- 2 pounds bulk pork sausage
- 1 package (7 ounces) blueberry white cheddar cheese or sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
- 1/2 teaspoon rubbed sage
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 2-1/2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 3 large eggs, beaten
- Optional: Fresh blueberries and fresh sage
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 425°. In a small bowl, combine blueberries and schnapps; set aside.
- In a small saucepan, heat 4 tablespoons butter and 3 teaspoons garlic until butter melts and mixture is fragrant, 2-3 minutes. In a large bowl, combine bread and the butter mixture; toss to coat. Spread onto a rimmed baking sheet. Bake, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, 12-15 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Decrease oven temperature to 350°.
- Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat oil and remaining 2 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Add celery, onion and carrot; cook until carrot is tender, 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add remaining 2 teaspoons garlic; cook 1 minute. Add sausage; cook until sausage is no longer pink, breaking up sausage into crumbles.
- In a large bowl, combine bread, sausage mixture, cheese, rosemary, sage and pepper. Drain blueberry mixture, reserving schnapps. Add blueberries to bread mixture. In a bowl, stir together broth, beaten eggs and reserved blueberry schnapps. Pour over bread mixture; toss to combine.
- Transfer mixture to a lightly greased 4-quart baking dish. Bake until top is golden brown and crispy, 45-50 minutes. If desired, garnish with fresh blueberries and sage.
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Looks good , but too much work for stuffing.
throw some sausage and blueberries in there.
I don't do pretentious for holidays. I stick with my tried and true "Yankee Stuffin" that every body loves. And I use the stuffing from the box that you show. I fix it up with sauteed (in lots of butter) celery, onions, and garlic and lots of poultry seasoning. This year I have sage that we grew on the deck
I'm definitely going to try it. Thanks for the recipe.
Kelly Ripa Says to ‘Get a Life’ After Getting ‘Hate’ for Her Take on Thanksgiving Stuffing Versus Dressing
"If you're worried about this, then congratulations, you don't have actual problems," the TV host said on 'Live with Kelly and Mark'
Are the herb, onion and butter-flavored bread pieces at the Thanksgiving table called stuffing? Or dressing?
Kelly Ripa doesn't care.
On Monday, Nov. 25, the Live with Kelly and Mark co-host sparked a discussion of what the classic Thanksgiving dish should be called, as different regions of the country used different terms. The discussion then set off a polarizing, apparently heated argument online.
Ripa addressed the "hate" over the conversation on Nov. 26.
"I mean, forget any political discourse," Ripa said on the show. "The real discourse are the people arguing about stuffing and dressing."
Broadly, most Americans call the dish "stuffing," but in the South, it's commonly referred to as "dressing" — not to mention in Pennsylvania, it's sometimes called "filling."
Some claim the difference is in how the dish is prepared — inside the turkey itself or on its own. HuffPost reported another possible reason for the difference in terminology — "the Victorians deemed stuffing to be too crude for the dish to be named."
But to Ripa, the issue just wasn't that deep, especially for the amount of hate she received on social media.
"Basically, I'm going to say something: Get a life, honestly. Just get one. Calm down," she said. "If you're worried about this, then congratulations, you don't have actual problems."
Ripa and her husband and co-host Mark Consuelos brought in actress Scarlett Johansson to weigh in on the issue.
"What I understand is dressing is kind of Southern. It's stuffing, but they call it dressing?" Johansson said.
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"We said that yesterday! But we got hate!" Consuelos said. "Stuffing is what goes inside the turkey. If it doesn't go inside the turkey, if it's on the side, it's dressing."
"According to some on the internet," Ripa added, "who have a lot of time on their hands."
During her visit to the show, Johansson shared her own Thanksgiving plans this year, revealing that she and Colin Jost will be spending the holiday at a restaurant for the first time.
“We’ve not really done that before,” the Black Widow star said. “Every year I feel like it’s me and my father-in-law and we’re both doing dishes for half the thing. And I don’t want anybody to feel obligated to have to clean up.”
The actress added, “I feel very fortunate we’re able to go to a restaurant and enjoy.”
all well and good, except that every day her show is about things that arent actually problems.
Kinda like "The View", huh?
my thanksgiving recipe is simple -
No football?
... in the background, while I'm napping.
I really don't like people in my kitchen when I cooking or washing up, either. They just get in my way
I try to stay out of cook's way
Good man
buy one of those packets of instant mashed and put it in a bowl in front of him when the food starts coming out of the kitchen ...
beer in one hand, cigarette dangling out of your mouth with a 2" ash while you're working over the stove ...
How'd you know?
it's a anecdotal story in my new book, "never fry bacon naked" ...
One year, Mom had surgery a day or two before Thanksgiving, so my sis and I did the meal. And we did a damn good job. But all Mom could think about was "What if nobody likes that type of cheese in the mac and cheese?" The mac and cheese disappeared.
LOL
One year Mr G and I went to Vegas for our 25th. We spent Thanksgiving there so the kids were on their own. T and his girlfriend did most of the work and K supervised. She's a smart girl