Amish Dressing

• Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins
• Prep Time: 1 hrs 20 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Yield: 1 batch

• 2 lbs white bread , crusty, cut into 1/2" cubes
• 2 lbs chicken thighs , poached
• ½ cup fresh parsley , minced
• ¾ cup onion , chopped
• 1 cup celery , chopped
• 1 cup carrot , grated
• 1 ¼ cups potatoes , diced
• 3 teaspoons sage
• 3 teaspoons celery seeds
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• ½ teaspoon fresh black pepper , ground
• 1 ½ teaspoons turmeric
• 5 eggs
• 12 ounces evaporated milk
• 2 ½ cups chicken stock

Directions:

1. Boil potatoes until just barely tender. Drain and set aside.
2. Poach chicken and set aside to cool. When cooled, skin, debone and chop meat finely. Discard skin.
3. In a large bowl add bread, chicken, parsley, onion, celery, carrot, potatoes, sage, celery seed, thyme, pepper and turmeric. Toss well to combine.
4. In a medium bowl beat eggs, evaporated milk and chicken stock together. Pour over bread mixture and mix well.
5. Mixture will be quite moist. Allow to stand for 1 hour at room temperature.
6. Preheat oven to 325 degrees and lightly grease a 3 quart casserole. Transfer dressing to prepared casserole dish and bake for 1 - 1 1/2 hours, or until center puffs up and top is golden brown.