Maine Potato Stuffing Recipes

POTATO STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large saucepan, saute onion and celery in butter until tender. Remove from the heat. Stir in the bread, potatoes and parsley. Spoon into a greased 1-qt. casserole. , Bake, uncovered, until top is lightly browned, 45 minutes.

MAINE POTATO STUFFING

Steps:

• Place one stick of butter in a medium skillet or sauté pan and heat over medium heat. Once melted, add onions and celery and sauté for ten minutes or until the vegetables are tender and the onions are starting to caramelize. Remove from heat and add the rest of the butter. It will just melt into the onions as you prepare the rest of the dish. Set aside.
• Remove crust from the sour dough loaf and cut the remaining bread into cubes. Place in a food processor and process until the bread is coarsely chopped. Don't over process.
• Pour this into a large bowl and add the Bell's (or other poultry seasoning of your choice), salt, pepper and parsley and toss.
• While the onions are cooking, peel and cut the potatoes into one-inch pieces and place in a pot of salted water and boil until fork tender, about 5-10 minutes.
• Heat the one cup of half & half to hot. OK to heat in microwave about one minute.
• Drain the potatoes then place back in the pan with the hot half & half and coarsely mash leaving some chunks.
• Toss the bowl of bread with the onion and butter mixture then add this to the mashed potatoes and stir with a wooden spoon.
• Taste and adjust seasoning if needed, then serve in a bowl with additional butter over the top.

MASHED POTATO STUFFING

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the potatoes and crumbs; set aside. In a skillet, saute onions in butter until tender; add to potato mixture. Stir in egg substitute, poultry seasoning, salt and pepper. , Just before baking, stuff turkey. Skewer and fasten openings. Tie drumsticks together. Place with breast side up on a rack in a roasting pan. Cover and bake at 325° for 3 to 3-3/4 hours or until a thermometer reads 180° for the turkey and 165° for the stuffing.

POTATO STUFFING

Steps:

• Put egg into mashed potatoes and mix well.
• Melt margarine in large skillet and saute onions and celery.
• Stir in the bread crumbs to toast for a few minutes.
• Add other ingredients together and combine with potato mixture. Mix thoroughly.
• Put in margarine greased bread pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
• Note: You can toast bread crumbs in oven instead of putting in skillet.

GRANDMA SMITH'S NEW BRUNSWICK-STYLE TURKEY STUFFING

Steps:

• Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain and allow to steam dry for a minute or two, then mash.
• Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat; cook the celery and onion in the butter until the onion has turned translucent, 5 to 7 minutes. Fold into the mashed potatoes along with the savory, and allow to cool until just warm.
• Place the cooled mashed potatoes into a large bowl, and stir in the beaten egg. Gently fold in cubed bread, then season to taste with salt and pepper. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Use as a stuffing for turkey, or bake in buttered loaf pans at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 to 40 minutes.

GRANDMA NEWMAN'S POTATO AND SAUSAGE STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add potatoes and cook until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain and mash with milk.
• Meanwhile, place sausage in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Stir in green pepper and onion and cook for about 5 minutes.
• Fold cubed bread into potatoes, then gently fold in sausage mixture. Transfer to a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 to 45 minutes, or until heated through.

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH POTATO STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Finely chop the onion and celery.
• Saute onion and celery in butter.
• Add bread cubes, beaten eggs, chicken broth, salt and pepper.
• Add mashed potatoes.
• Bake in a casserole dish for 30 minutes, until golden brown on top.