Fresh Bread Stuffing

Ingredients

• 8 to 9 ounces French or Italian bread
• ½ pound (2 sticks) butter
• 1 ½ cups chopped scallions, onions or shallots
• ½ cup pine nuts
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh tarragon or sage leaves or 1 teaspoon dried crumbled tarragon or sage
• ½ cup minced fresh parsley leaves
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

• Nutritional Information

  • Nutritional analysis per serving (6 servings)

    472 calories; 39 grams fat; 20 grams saturated fat; 1 gram trans fat; 10 grams monounsaturated fat; 5 grams polyunsaturated fat; 25 grams carbohydrates; 2 grams dietary fiber; 1 gram sugars; 6 grams protein; 81 milligrams cholesterol; 260 milligrams sodium

  Note: Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available data.
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6 to 8 cups

Preparation

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Tear bread into chunks, and put them in the container of a food processor; you may need to do this in batches. Pulse until you have coarse, irregular crumbs, no smaller than a pea and preferably larger.
2. Melt butter over medium heat in a large, deep skillet, Dutch oven or casserole. Add scallions, and cook, stirring occasionally, until they soften, about 5 minutes. Add nuts and cook, stirring almost constantly, until they begin to brown, about 3 minutes.
3. Add bread crumbs and tarragon or sage, and toss to mix. Turn heat to low, and add parsley, along with some salt and pepper; taste and adjust seasoning if necessary.
4. Bake stuffing in same pan, or put in an ovenproof casserole. Bake 30 minutes, or until stuffing is lightly browned on top. Serve hot. (Stuffing may also be cooked in turkey, if desired.)

1 hour