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From generation to generation some holiday traditions never waver. That's why our Mama's Old Fashioned Stuffing will be a welcome addition to your holiday table. Made with fresh ingredients and market shortcuts, it's a cinch to recreate childhood memories.

Serves: 10

Cooking Time: 1 hr 30 min 

Ingredients

• ²/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup finely chopped celery (about 4 stalks)
• 1 ¹/4 cups finely chopped onion (about 2 small onions)
• 1 ¹/2 cups finely chopped carrots (about 3 carrots)
• 5 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 (14-ounce) package cubed herb-seasoned stuffing mix (8 cups)
• 4 cups water
• 2 teaspoons salt
• ¹/2 teaspoon pepper

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9- x 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
2. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add celery, onions, and carrots, and sauté until light golden and tender, about 10 minutes. Let cool slightly.
3. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine eggs, stuffing mix, water, salt, and pepper; mix until well blended and stuffing is soft. Add vegetable mixture to stuffing mixture; mix well and place in baking dish.
4. Bake about 1-1/4 hours, or until golden.

If you'd like to add some new stuffing recipes to your repetoire, here are some others you can try:  Cranberry Nut Stuffing and  Holiday Sausage Stuffing. We can't decide which we like best, so we often serve two!

Notes

I find it easier to use a food processor than to finely chop the veggies by hand.