Thanksgiving Dinner Stuffing & Side Dishes
These recipes were brought to Germany by Linda Polzin who was born
and raised in Houston, Texas.
Hope
everyone enjoys these recipes as much as my family has through the years!
Linda
Stuffing
(Linda Polzin)
2 cups
coarsely chopped onion
2 cups
coarsely chopped celery
saute
in 1 stick margarine, medium heat, 5 to 7 mins. Stir well so as not to
brown, only until clear.
12 slices
of white bread ( chop up bread but not too fine )
2 teaspoons
salt
1/2
teaspoon pepper
3 eggs
2 1/2
cups broth (from Turkey)
1 can
chopped water chestnuts ( might want to chop them even a bit more)
Cook
at 400°F for about 45 minutes. Yields a 3 quart and a 2 quart
dish. Serves many people.
Sweet Potato Casserole
(Linda Polzin)
Recipe Summary
Prep
Time: 15 minutes Cooking
Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
Yield:
6 servings
2 1/2 pounds
sweet potatoes (about 3 large), scrubbed
2 large eggs,
lightly beaten with a fork
3 tablespoons
unsalted butter, melted plus more for the preparing the pan
2 tablespoons
packed dark brown sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon
ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon
ground ginger
Pinch of freshly
grated nutmeg
Freshly ground
black pepper
1/4 cup coarsely
chopped pecans
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Put the sweet potatoes on a baking sheet and pierce each one 2 or 3 times with a fork. Bake for 45 to 60 minutes or until tender. Set aside to cool. Turn the oven down to 350 degrees F. Scoop the sweet potato out of their skins and into a medium bowl. Discard the skins. Mash the potatoes until smooth. Add the eggs, butter, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and pepper to taste. Whisk the mixture until smooth. Butter an 8 x 8-inch casserole. Pour the sweet potato mixture into the pan and sprinkle the top with the pecans. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes until a bit puffy. Serve immediately.
Note:
400 degrees Fahrenheit are about 204 degrees Celsius
350 degrees Fahrenheit are about 177 degrees Celsius
Green Bean Casserole
(Linda Polzin)
Recipe Summary
Prep
Time: 10 minutes Cooking
Time: 45 minutes
Yield:
6 servings
1 large bag of
frozen green beans, cut or french style, thawed
2 tablespoons
butter
1/2 cup chopped
onion
2 cups sliced
mushrooms
1 can cream
of mushroom soup
1 cup heavy
cream
1 cup white
Cheddar cheese ( can use Gouda or whatever you like the best)
1 can fried
onion rings
In a skillet, melt butter and cook onions for 2 minutes. Add mushrooms and cook until golden. Stir in soup and cream. Bring to a simmer. Stir in the cheddar cheese. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in green beans and toss to coat. Transfer to a buttered casserole. Top with fried onions and bake for 30 minutes or until bubbly
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