Making a crockpot stuffing is a great way to come home to a delicious home-cooked meal, especially one that adds to a festive dinner.
If you have a full time job but still want to cook and eat healthy food, a slow cooker is just what you need. To make usual stews and soups healthier and more flavorful, make it a habit to add all-natural herbs and spices to your recipes. Get creative for more unique and drool-worthy meals!
Here is a great crockpot stuffing recipe to try now:
Onion and Celery Crockpot Stuffing
What you need:
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 12 cups white bread, cubed
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup butter
- 2 cups chopped onion
- 2 cups chopped celery
- 1 cup mushrooms
- 1/4 cup chopped parsley
- 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram
- 1 1/2 teaspoon sage
- 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat then sauté the onion, celery, mushrooms and parsley until tender.
Place the vegetable in a large bowl, adding the bread, salt, pepper, thyme, marjoram, sage and poultry seasoning. Toss to mix ingredients well.
Add broth and eggs. Transfer everything to a slow cooker and cook on high heat for 40-50 minutes. Reduce the heat to low then cook for another 6-8 hours.
This crockpot stuffing is a great side dish to the main meal featuring turkey at Christmas. Though it can also be a side dish to go with other entrees such as fish or chicken.
The herbs and spices give it the right amount of flavouring. When they are slow cooked, all the flavours meld together.
Discover other ways to prepare healthy meals with herbs and spices in the eguide Healthy Herbal Foods.
