Every one has that one favorite holiday dish that they look forward to every year. Mine is homemade bread stuffing. I love the stuff and I eat way to much of it every year. Of course now I don't have to wait for a holiday to enjoy this dish but I still tend to save it for special meals. My parents are up for the weekend so I wanted to do Thanksgiving  now. I will say my mom made the stuffing because I had to go grocery shopping. This recipe is my great-grandma's and its really not hard to make. You can stuff the bird with it or you can put it in the slow cooker. I used the slow cooker because I used the rotisserie for the Turkey and you can't stuff it when you cook it that way.

Source: Family


This is for a 15lb turkey



  • 2 1/2 loaves of bread(rip bread into small pieces) or bread cubes ( it takes a little less than 2 bags)






  • 1 tbsp - sage






  • 1 tbsp - salt






  • dash of pepper






  • 1 cup onion






  • 3 cups of celery






  • 3 eggs






  • 1/2 cup of butter (melt the butter)






  • 4 cups milk




Mix all ingredients except the bread cubes - together.  In a large pan mix the wet ingredients into the bread cubes. Don't add it all at once - add a cup full at a time.  Sometimes there is a little extra left - but for a moister dressing I usually add it all.  I always end up mixing it with my hands - just seems to work better.

Grandma would start her turkey in a 400 degree oven for 2 hrs. - then turn it back to 350 for 3 hours.  I usually just put it in at 350.
12 to 16 lb turkey - 4 to 5 hours
16 to 20 lb  - 4 1/2 to 5 hours
20 to 25 lb - 5 to 6 hours
Add 30 to 45  minutes more to time for stuffed bird.

Yield: A crowd

For the slow cooker put stuffing into a 5 quart cooker and cook on low for 6-8 hours.


We halved the recipe and made it in a 3 quart slow cooker. We only used one loaf of bread not 1-1/2. I also think its better with bread not bread cubes. You may also have to add more milk as your mixing. My mom added another 3/4 cup.