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I'm using Pepperidge Farm---because that is my family tradition. I had my friends bring some to me in London last year. Maybe Pomegranate and Walnuts would be good? hmmm.

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In the oven, I'm not sure how! I've never cooked a turkey before---what is easiest for a first time turkey cooker?

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Store-Bought Stuffing Mix Showdown

I'm using Pepperidge Farm---because that is my family tradition. I had my friends bring some to me in London last year. Maybe Pomegranate and Walnuts would be good? hmmm.

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Win Your Thanksgiving Turkey!

In the oven, I'm not sure how! I've never cooked a turkey before---what is easiest for a first time turkey cooker?

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Win Your Thanksgiving Turkey!

Oddly enough, the neck. It's done first because it is boiled, and when you aren't eating til dinner it tastes great!

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Win Your Thanksgiving Turkey!

Sandwich, on pepperidge farm white bread, with cranberry sauce, stuffing, olives, and rice pilaf on it.

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Store-Bought Stuffing Mix Showdown

to turn a store bought stuffing into gourmet (best with pepperidge farms)
saute some sausage pieces till brown
add onion till soft or light brown
then add celery and thyme
add butter if necessary
add to store-bought mix as directed on the package.
use home-made turkey stock for best results.
if you prefer bacon to sausage that's fine.
you can also add walnuts and/or raisins.
happy thanksgiving.

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Store-Bought Stuffing Mix Showdown

My stuffing changes from time to time, but at Thanksgiving family demands particular one. It involves Pepperridge farm or similar dried bread crumbs, saute'd celery, onion, carrot and lot and lots of mushrooms, finely chopped. Some sage sausage, finely chopped apple and additional sage or poultry seasoning. A couple of eggs and turkey broth to moisten. Do not over moisten or over mix. Then cover and bake. (Or refrigerate until tomorrow- Thanksgiving). Remove foil in the last few minutes so the top gets light golden.

As my mom says-- Oh my. This is amazing. (Which means she likes mine even more than her signature and also very delicious stuffing.)

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Store-Bought Stuffing Mix Showdown

As I contemplated the beginning process for my stuffing, which included choosing between cubed or regular Pepperidge Farm seasonsed stuffing, my husband told me how his grandmother made hers fresh, and walked me through the process and down memory lane. While I'm sure it was delicious and the memory is precious, my mother used Pepperidge Farm and I loved it. She made two versions, one with mushrooms, which you should definitely add to your list, and the other with the turkey giblets, which you should also add to your list. She would cook the neck, liver, heart, etc. and before cutting it up, let us have a taste. Amazing how much flavor they added, and how great they tasted considering.

Next year I plan to make two stuffing dishes, one from homemade stuffing, the other Pepperidge Farm. I personally doubt my family will be able to tell the difference, and if they can, I wonder which one they will prefer without knowing which is which.

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Store-Bought Stuffing Mix Showdown

I just want to say that I LOVE Stovetop!
I add celery and sage sausage every time I make it for Thanksgiving.. I also have been known to add to that apples, raisins and occasionally onions for my hubby!
It is as good as any homemade stuffing.. I tried this because of an article I read in a newspaper over 10 years ago called "make it or fake it" the "fake it" recipes sounded a lot easier for a "challenged" cook like me!
Happy Turkey Day!

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Store-Bought Stuffing Mix Showdown

That crinkly plastic bag of Arnold stuffing MEANS T-day to me. Mom didn't dig on cookbooks or cooking so much... the purchase of anything like this marked a special occasion, along with that little bottle of "Gravy Master." On a related note, Mom loved the stuffing at Boston Chicken (which came into existence some time after moved out), and would remark at how she wished she could do something like that at home.

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The only store-bought stuffing I use is Stovetop Herbal Stuffing Mix and I add minced fresh Italian parsley. But I mostly use it on top of chicken casserole, not inside a turkey, and I let it bake until that topping is crunchy -yum!

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Store-Bought Stuffing Mix Showdown

Substituting apple juice or cider for the water or chicken stock gives the stuffing an interesting, tangy flavor. It goes well with raisin, walnut and sausage add-ins also.

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Not picky with stuffing in box, I have 1000 of yrs experience doctoring this sort food item. I always use stock, eggs, and half and half. I will eat it with almost anything in it except the gizzards and what such, and eel? No, oysters yes. But everything else that is mentioned above bring it on. I could eat stuffing everyday of the year and never get tired of it. That is one of my most fav foods ever. There is so much that can be done with it, Soup is something I must have everyday all year around, it is a must with me, I think that i am going to have to add stuffing to accompany the soup I even have put some stuffing into chicken soup as a flavor yum. Nope having it just for the holidays just won't cut it with me anymore.

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I always use the blue bag of pepperidge farm sauteed celery and onion, ground up hillshire farm polish sausage some poultry seasoning and some warm chicken stock. It always tastes so good.

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The only stuffing mix I buy now is the bag of Martin's Potato Bread cubes. I chop and saute everything else I add to it. I've found some bagged stuffings to be too salty. I used to buy Pepperidge Farm plain stuffing mix but loooooove those little potato bread cubes!

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I always loved smelling the stuffing being made...the sage and celery, etc.

But! No fish in my stuffing!

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My mom has always started with Mrs. Cubbisons and then added mirepoix, black olives, italian sausage and the turkey gizzard type stuff to it. I don't know what else she adds but it is fantastic. Not too bready and definitely not gummy.

I have had dressing other ways, some with cornbread, also an oyster version and an apple type one and I always come back to my mom's.

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@Julie, that is pretty much how we do it in my family, except for the apples. It is always consistantly good and traditional. With all the other baking and cooking it just feels like a waste of time to toast bread.

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Crispy, but not so much that it breaks apart when you bite it and before it all gets in your mouth. Also, bacon wrapped around ANYTHING is the best!

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um, any way you cook it! No seriously, prefer chewy. :) LOVE BACON!

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