Ingredients

  • 16 ounces sliced sourdough bread with crusts, cut into 1/2-inch pieces (about 14 cups)
  • Nonstick vegetable oil spray
  • 1 pound onions, cut into 3/4-inch pieces
  • 4 medium parsnips (about 15 ounces), peeled, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 2 large red bell peppers, cut into 3/4-inch pieces
  • 1 pound fresh shiitake mushrooms, stemmed, caps cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 3 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary
  • 10 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 2 1/2 7.4-ounce jars whole roasted chestnuts, quartered (about 4 cups)
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
  • 2 large eggs
  • Canned low-salt chicken broth

Method

  • Preheat oven to 400F.
  • Place bread in large roasting pan.
  • Bake until golden, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes.
  • Transfer bread to very large bowl; cool.
  • Maintain oven temperature.
  • Spray 2 large rimmed baking sheets with nonstick spray.
  • Combine onions, parsnips, peppers, mushrooms, rosemary, and 4 tablespoons butter in large bowl; toss to coat.
  • Sprinkle generously with salt and pepper.
  • Divide vegetable mixture between prepared baking sheets.
  • Roast until vegetables are tender and beginning to brown, stirring every 10 minutes, about 35 minutes total.
  • Add roasted vegetables to bowl with bread.
  • Add chestnuts, parsley, and remaining 6 tablespoons melted butter; stir to blend.
  • Season stuffing to taste with salt and pepper.
  • Mix eggs into stuffing.
  • Loosely fill neck and main cavities of turkey with stuffing.
  • Add enough broth to remaining stuffing to moisten slightly (1/4 to 3/4 cup, depending on amount of remaining stuffing).
  • Generously butter baking dish.
  • Spoon remaining stuffing into prepared dish.
  • Cover with buttered foil, buttered side down.
  • Bake stuffing in dish along side turkey until heated through, about 25 minutes.
  • Uncover stuffing.
  • Bake until top of stuffing is slightly crisp and golden, about 15 minutes longer.
  • Preheat oven to 350F.
  • Generously butter 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish, depending on recipe.
  • Add enough extra broth to stuffing to moisten (3/4 cup to 1 1/4 cups).
  • Transfer stuffing to prepared dish.
  • Cover with buttered foil, buttered side down.
  • Bake until heated through, about 40 minutes.
  • Uncover and bake until top is slightly crisp and golden, about 20 minutes longer.