thanksgiving tradition oyster dressing

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup butter
• 3/4 cup chopped onion
• 12 cups fresh bread cubes
• 1 1/2 pints fresh oysters, coarsely chopped and liquor reserved
• 1 1/2 cups chopped celery with leaves
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ready Time: 1 hr 20 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• heat butter in a dutch oven or large heavy pot over medium-high heat; cook and stir onion until tender, about 5 minutes. remove dutch oven from heat. stir bread crumbs, oysters, oyster liquor, celery, salt, black pepper, thyme, and poultry seasoning into onion. spoon mixture into the prepared baking pan; cover tightly with aluminum foil.
• bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes; remove aluminum foil and continue baking until lightly browned, about 20 more minutes.