Ritas Famous Dressing Balls Recipes

GRANDMA DOT'S STUFFING BALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil; grease with cooking spray.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and celery; cook and stir until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in salt, poultry seasoning, and pepper; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Whisk eggs and chicken broth together in a large bowl. Fold in bread cubes and parsley. Pour in onion mixture; mix together until combined.
• Shape mixture into 2-inch balls and arrange on prepared baking sheet.
• Bake until golden and crisp, about 20 minutes.

RITA'S FAMOUS DRESSING BALLS

Steps:

• Place bread in a large bowl and let sit overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Sauté onions and celery in butter or margarine tender. Pour over bread and toss with hands to mix.
• Add chicken broth and mix with hands again. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Add eggs and celery seed and mix thoroughly.
• Form into 2" balls and put in a baking dish.
• Bake for about 45 minutes or until golden brown.

RITA'S EGGS STRATA

Steps:

• Spread butter onto one side of each slice of bread. Cut into quarters. Lay half of the bread, butter side down, in the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Top with half of the Cheddar cheese and half of the Monterey Jack. Layer the remaining bread over the cheese, and top with the other halves of the cheeses.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, half-and-half, and milk. Stir in the brown sugar, salt, pepper, cayenne, onion powder, mustard powder, and Worcestershire sauce. Pour over the cheese and bread. Cover, and refrigerate at least 6 hours, preferably overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Bake the strata uncovered for 1 hour in the preheated oven. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving. Slice and garnish with fresh parsley.

STUFFING BALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add celery and onion; cook and stir until tender, 3-5 minutes. Remove from the heat. Stir in remaining ingredients. Shape into eight balls. , Place on a greased baking sheet. Bake until a thermometer reads 160°, about 20 minutes.

TRADITIONAL INDIAN RAITA

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients in medium bowl. Season to taste with salt. Chill raita, covered, until ready to serve.

DRESSING BALLS

Steps:

• Drain some broth from your turkey (you can used canned if necessary, but it just isn't as good).
• Chop celery& onion, add to broth and simmer until tender.
• Dump bread, broth (with onions& celery), salt& pepper in a large bowl and mix until tacky.
• Take a handful of stuffing and form into a ball about the size of a baseball.
• Place each ball on a cookie sheet until the sheet is full.
• Bake at 350 until the tops start to brown.
• Eat hot.