Bread Stuffing

1 1/2 cups chopped celery (with leaves)
3/4 cup finely chopped onion
3/4 cup margarine or butter
9 cups soft bread cubes
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground sage
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Cook and stir celery and onion in margarine in Dutch oven until celery is tender; remove from heat. Stir in remainin ingredients. 5 cups stuffing; 410 calories per cup.

Source: General Mills, Inc. (1986). "Bread Stuffing". In Betty Crocker's Cookbook (p 257). Racine: Western Publishing Company, Inc.