Cracker Dressing with Dried Cranberries and Pecans

Name: Cracker Dressing with Dried Cranberries and Pecans
Yield: Serves 8 to 10
Cuisine: New England, American
Ingredients: 5 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 1 pound, saltines, coarsely crushed; 1 pound, bulk breakfast sausage; 2 pounds, onions, chopped fine; 1/2 cup, dry white wine; 1 cup, dried cranberries, chopped; 1 cup, pecans, toasted and chopped; 4 , celery ribs, chopped; 2 , large eggs, lightly beaten; 1/4 cup, minced fresh sage; 2 tablespoons, minced fresh thyme; 2 teaspoons, pepper; 1 teaspoon, salt; 4 1/2 cups, chicken broth

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Appears in Cook's Country October/November 2014

In 19th-century America, crackers often stood in for bread in stuffings and dressings. Was this tradition worth reviving?

SERVES8 to 10

TIME1¾ hours

Cracker Dressing with Dried Cranberries and Pecans

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We turn saltines into a delicious dressing by combining them with butter, sausage, celery, onions, dried cranberries, and toasted pecans. To season the stuffing, we add fresh sage and thyme and chicken broth. We discovered that toasting the...

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