Thanksgiving Main Dish and Sides.

Turkey

Thinking about the Turkey makes me remember Sally Armstrong and Family, this is where I got the recipe and have been doing my turkey that way for at least 10 years.

Take Turkey depending on size melt butter I do about a cup since my turkeys are pretty big, I put butter all over the outside and any left over I put in the cavity of the turkey.  Next I do the same with mustard, and finally I put spicy v-8 all over the outside and some inside the cavity.   The Armstrong's don't but I put my turkey in the bag, but I do as Terry did and put the Turkey breast down.  I follow the directions on the bag for time and use the temperature 350.

Cornbread Stuffing

My families favorite side and I double it.  I put the doubled recipe on here.  I just made my stuffing and realized I didn't have enough broth 1/2 cup more should do it.
2 cups chopped celery with leaves
1cup chopped onion
11/2 cups broth
2 beaten eggs
2 teaspoons poultry seasoning
2 teaspoons sage
12 Cups coarsely crumbled corn bread
2lbs cooked, drained and crumbled sausage ( if I don't buy the spicy sausage I put 1 teaspoon crushed chili pepper)

In small saucepan cook chopped celery and onion, covered in chicken broth till vegetables are tender, about 5 min.  Do not drain.

In large bowl combine eggs, poultry seasoning sage and vegetables with broth.  Add cornbread toss lightly to mix.  If desired add extra 1/4 cup of broth for a moist stuffing.

In a 9 x 14 sprayed  baking dish put in mixture and cover with foil.  Bake at 400 till heated through 25 to 30 minutes.  Uncover the last 5 min to brown slightly.

As I was making my stuffing I realized I was out of poultry seasoning I looked a recipe up and thought it was amazing so I included it here  .http://www.food.com/recipe/homemade-poultry-seasoning-23966

2 teaspoons ground sage
1 1/2 teaspoons ground thyme
1 teaspoon ground marjoram
3/4 teaspoon ground rosemary
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon finely ground black pepper
Directions:

1 Mix all ingredients thoroughly.
2 Store in a clean used spice bottle.
tightly covered.

Macaroni and Cheese 

I Took this from Paula Deen but I changed it a lot.  I have doubled this recipe to fit my 6 quart crock pot. 

4 cups uncooked elbow macaroni

1 stick of butter

2 1/2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese

2 1/2 cups grated pepper jack cheese

1 1/2 cups sour cream 

3 10 3/4-once can condensed Cheddar cheese soup

2 cups whole milk 

1 Tblsp dry mustard

1 tsp black pepper.

Boil the macaroni in a 6 qt pot in plenty of water until tender.  Drain.  In a medium saucepan, mix butter and cheese.  Stir until the cheese melts.  In a slow cooker, combine cheese/butter mixture, sour cream, soup, milk, mustard and pepper and stir well.  Then add drained macaroni and stir again.  I put about 1/2 cup of shredded sharp cheddar on top to get a crust.  Set the slow cooker on low setting and cook for 3 hours.

Sweet Potato Souffle

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/sweet-potato-souffle-iii/

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Original recipe makes 8 servingsChange Servings

• 6 sweet potatoes
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup melted butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs, beaten

• 1/2 teaspoon salt
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• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 1 cup chopped pecans

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 Directions

1. In a large stockpot, cover sweet potatoes with 1 inch of water; boil for 20 minutes, or until fork tender. Drain, allow to cool and remove skins.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease or butter one 2 quart casserole dish.
3. Place potatoes in a mixing bowl and with an electric mixer, beat on low speed until potatoes begin to break up. Increase speed to medium high and blend until smooth.
4. Reduce speed to low and add sugar, milk, butter, vanilla, eggs and salt. Mix well.
5. Allow any potato 'fibers' to remain on the beater and remove. Pour sweet potato mixture into the casserole dish.
6. Prepare the topping in a small bowl by whisking together the brown sugar, flour, butter and pecans. Sprinkle mixture over potato mixture and bake for 40 minutes.