My all time favorite Thanksgiving recipe is stuffing. I could eat it and nothing else on the holiday and be the happiest woman in the world. This recipe has been served on our Thanksgiving table for ages, and my family requests that I make it year after year. It started from an article in a magazine I read eons ago in which they gave different ingredients for stuffing that you could mix and and match. I’m convinced that this combo of ingredients here is perfection. Try this recipe, and I just know your family will fall in love with it too.
Great Thanksgiving Recipes
Turkey Breast RecipeEasy Cranberry SauceCandied Sweet PotatoesDinner Roll RecipePumpkin Pie
If you make this homemade stuffing or any of my other Thanksgiving side dishes, please leave me a comment and let me know what you think.
Dry Bread: I like buying a loaf like you see pictured here, cutting it into cubes, and leaving those out overnight. Alternatively, you can bake the bread cubes after cutting the bread, place it on a baking sheet and bake it at 250 degrees Farenheit for 45 to 60 minutes or until it has dried out, flipping it at least once during baking.Sausage: Using Italian sausage adds so much great flavor to the recipe. If you want to cut back on calories and fat, you can used Italian turkey sausage and you won’t even notice the difference.Onion and Celery: These two are basic to so many recipes for good reason. They add a subtle, yet delicious flavor.Apples: This ingredient might come as a surprise, but it pairs perfectly with the flavors in this dish. The slightest hint of sweetness balances out the other flavors happening here in the best way.Dried sage and Dried Thyme: These go together like peanut butter and jelly and just the smell of them makes me think of Thanksgiving. I like to use ground versions of both of these herbs.Unsalted Butter: We are going to use this to saute the vegetables, but we are using a lot more than is needed to saute because the butter will add flavor and a richness to this stuffing recipe.Eggs: These are used to bind everything together. You just can’t go wrong when you combine eggs and dried bread. Just ask my French Toast Casserole.Cheese: While Parmesan might not be something you are used to in sausage stuffing, I am begging you to try it. It adds cheesiness, obviously, but also great flavor.Chicken stock: This helps make your stuffing recipe moist, flavorful, and perfect.
Cut up the bread and leave it on a rimmed baking sheet overnight. In the morning it will be dried and ready for this recipe. It helps I you toss it once right before you go to bed.Cut up the bread and put it in the oven at 250 degrees Fahrenheit for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Toss the bread once while it bakes.
That being said, this recipe for easy stuffing pairs perfectly with my Roast Turkey recipe. My turkey recipe comes with very detailed instructions that will help you make the perfect turkey every single year without fail. To reheat the leftovers, place them in an oven safe container. Cover them and bake for 30 minutes at 250 degrees.
