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Pear Pecan Stuffing

This stuffing is very good with either a roasting chicken or turkey or separately in a casserole.

Steps

Preheat oven to 350 degrees to speed-dry the bread and / or to bake the stuffing separately from the turkey.
Spread bread slices on baking sheets.
Place baking sheets in the oven for 20 minutes or until bread is dry.
Place the 2 tablespoons butter , onion and pear in a large frying pan.
Cook over medium heat till tender but not brown , about 4 minutes.
Set aside.
Break the dried bread into small pieces , and place in a very large bowl.
Bring 1 / 2 water and the 1 / 4 cup butter to boiling in a small saucepan.
Add to bread crumbs , and toss just till moistened.
Stir in pear mixture , pecans , parsley , nutmeg , salt and pepper.
Add the remaining water as needed until mixture reaches desired moistness.
Stuff turkey and bake according to your liking , or put stuffing into a 2 quart casserole and bake , covered in preheated oven for 40 minutes or until heated through.

Ingredients

white bread, butter, onion, bartlett pears, water, pecan halves, parsley, nutmeg, salt, fresh ground black pepper