Thanksgiving Tradition Oyster Dressing - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup butter
3/4 cup chopped onion
12 cups fresh bread cubes
1 1/2 pints fresh oysters, coarsely chopped and liquor reserved
1 1/2 cups chopped celery with leaves
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon thyme leaves
1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
Heat butter in a Dutch oven or large heavy pot over medium-high heat; cook and stir onion until tender, about 5 minutes. Remove Dutch oven from heat. Stir bread crumbs, oysters, oyster liquor, celery, salt, black pepper, thyme, and poultry seasoning into onion. Spoon mixture into the prepared baking pan; cover tightly with aluminum foil.
Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes; remove aluminum foil and continue baking until lightly browned, about 20 more minutes.