Homemade Stuffing Recipe
Crispy edges with buttery savory seasonings make this MOIST homemade stuffing recipe the one everyone will ask you the recipe for!
This homemade stuffing recipe will be your new go-to recipe once you taste the moist center, crispy tops and that rich buttery herb seasoning. You’ll ditch boxed stuffing and never go back. This recipe skips the need for dried bread cubes, using fresh bread instead. We use organic Dave’s Killer White Bread because it’s our favorite and not too soft when mixing stuffing with fresh bread. We make this stuffing recipe as side dish for Easter, Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner. We always get asked for the recipe whenever we make it and you will too.
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Things you’ll need to make homemade stuffing
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup butter (or 1 1/2 sticks)
- 2 cups celery, diced
- 1 large onion, diced
- 4 teaspoon sage
- 1 tablespoon ground thyme
- 2 teaspoon oregano
- 2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 1/2 teaspoon ground rosemary
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 1/2 loaves of white Dave’s Killer Bread (36oz total)
- 3 cups chicken broth
How to make homemade stuffing with fresh bread
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F. Grease 9×13 baking pan with nonstick spray.
- In a large pan, melt butter and add celery, onion and seasonings. Saute until onions are translucent.
- Cut up or rip apart bread into 1″ cubes and put in a large bowl. Add buttered and seasoned vegetables to bowl and combine with bread cubes well.
- Add chicken broth to bread mixture and gently combine well. Spread stuffing evenly into prepared 9×13 baking dish. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until top turns golden brown and crispy looking. Serve and enjoy hot as a side with your favorite meal!
Leftover stuffing Ideas
If you happen to have any stuffing leftover from your big meal, here are some delicious ways to eat stuffing.
- Turkey sliders. I love to eat leftover stuffing in a sandwich of turkey and cranberry sauce.
- For breakfast with a hot egg over easy on top of a plateful of stuffing.
- As stuffing inside baked acorn squash.
- As stuffing inside baked bell peppers.
Stuffing Recipe
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup butter or 1 1/2 sticks
- 2 cups celery diced
- 1 large onion diced
- 4 teaspoon sage
- 1 tablespoon ground thyme
- 2 teaspoon oregano
- 2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 1/2 teaspoon ground rosemary
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 1/2 loaves of white Dave's Killer Bread 36oz total
- 3 cups chicken broth
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F. Grease 9x13 pan with nonstick spray.
- In a large pan, melt butter and add celery, onion and seasonings. Saute until onions are translucent.
- Cut up or rip apart bread into 1" cubes and put in a large bowl. Add pan of buttered and seasoned vegetables to bowl and combine with bread cubes well.
- Add chicken broth to bread mixture and gently combine well. Spread stuffing evenly into prepared 9x13 baking dish. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until top turns golden brown and crispy looking. Serve and enjoy hot with your favorite meal!