Amish Dressing

• white bread↗2 lbs

  crusty, cut into 1/2" cubes

• chicken thighs↗2 lbs

  poached

• fresh parsley↗1⁄2 cup

  minced

• onion↗3⁄4 cup

  chopped

• celery↗1 cup

  chopped

• carrot↗1 cup

  grated

• potatoes↗1 1⁄4 cups

  diced

• sage↗3 teaspoons
• celery seeds3 teaspoons
• thyme↗1 teaspoon
• fresh black pepper↗1⁄2 teaspoon

  ground

• turmeric↗1 1⁄2 teaspoons
• eggs↗5
• evaporated milk↗12 ounces
• chicken stock↗2 1⁄2 cups

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Boil potatoes until just barely tender. Drain and set aside.

2. 2

   Poach chicken and set aside to cool. When cooled, skin, debone and chop meat finely. Discard skin.

3. 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. 4

   In a medium bowl beat eggs, evaporated milk and chicken stock together. Pour over bread mixture and mix well.

5. 5

   Mixture will be quite moist. Allow to stand for 1 hour at room temperature.

6. 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.