There are certain items that my family requests every year for Thanksgiving such as sweet candied yams, crock pot mashed potatoes, Thanksgiving punch and this super delicious stuffing.
Thanksgiving Stuffing Ingredients
To make this savory Thanksgiving stuffing recipe make sure you have bread, butter, onion, celery, garlic, fresh sage, fresh parsley, fresh rosemary, fresh thyme, eggs, chicken broth or turkey broth, salt and black pepper. Pair your stuffing with a smoked turkey breast, spiral ham or honey glazed ham for a memorable meal. Don’t forget to make a pecan pie cheesecake for dessert! Need more help with your holiday dinner? Check out my guide on how to cook a turkey.
How Do You Make Thanksgiving Stuffing?
Make this Thanksgiving stuffing by cutting a crusty bakery style bread into small cubes. Lightly toast the bread cubes, or let them sit out overnight to get stale. Next, sauté onion and celery in butter. Add garlic and cook it for a minute. Place the bread in a large bowl along with the sauteed onions and celery. Add fresh herbs, chicken broth and eggs. Mix everything together, then pour into a baking dish or casserole dish. Drizzle butter over the top and place it in the oven. Once the stuffing is golden brown and cooked through, remove it from the oven. Add a sprinkle of fresh herbs, then serve and enjoy.
Tips For The Perfect Dish
You can use French bread, Italian bread, or any other type of hearty rustic white bread. Fresh sage is important – do not try to substitute dried sage. In a pinch you can use store bought stuffing cubes, but I think it’s really worth it to cut up your own fresh bread. It has a much better flavor and texture this way. This recipe can easily be doubled for a crowd. Use a larger baking dish such as a 9″x13″ pan, and add 15 minutes to the bake time.
Flavor Variations
This is a basic recipe that you can dress up by adding other flavors such as meat, fruit and vegetables.
Apple and Cranberry: Add 1/2 cup dried cranberries along with 1 1/2 cups of apples that have been diced and cooked. Sausage and Fennel: Add 1 pound cooked crumbled Italian or breakfast sausage and 3/4 cup diced sauteed fennel bulb. Mushroom: Add 1 pound mixed sauteed mushrooms to the recipe. Some great options include cremini, button, portobello or chanterelle mushrooms. Bacon and Apple: You can never go wrong with bacon! Add 1/2 pound of cooked, crumbled bacon along with 1 cup of diced cooked apples.
This Thanksgiving stuffing is on my holiday table each and every year, and there are never any leftovers. It’s just that good!
Thanksgiving Stuffing Video
