Easy Stuffing Recipe

A baking pan full of stuffing with a sprig of parsley sprig and a black and white towel.

This homemade Stuffing recipe is full of herby flavor and chunks of crusty bread all soaked in butter and chicken stock. This simple side dish is perfect for all of the holidays because it is so easy to make.

Prep Time5

Cook Time50

Total Time55

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 347kcal

Author: Tristin - Home Cooked Harvest

Ingredients

1 medium onion finely diced
4 celery ribs sliced
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1 1/2 teaspoons poultry seasoning
1 teaspoon dry crushed rosemary
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
12 cups store bought bread cubes * unflavored
2 tablespoons fresh Italian parsley finely chopped
1 1/2-3 cups low sodium chicken broth

Instructions

Add the stick of butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Once the butter is melted drop the temperature down and add in the onion and celery.
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
When the vegetables are completely softened (but not browned, about 10 minutes), mix in the poultry seasoning, dry rosemary, salt, and pepper. Cook for another minute, then remove from heat.
Add the bread cubes, softened vegetables, and chopped fresh parsley to a large bowl. Mix together well.
Pour one cup of broth over the bread mixture and stir. Add a little more broth until the bread cubes are damp but not soggy.
Place stuffing in a 9x13-inch baking dish and cover with foil. Bake for 30 minutes covered, then uncover and bake for an additional 10 minutes.

Notes

*To make bread cubes in the oven: You will need around 20 ounces or about 15 slices of day-old plain white bread, french bread, or sourdough bread, cut into 1/2 inch cubes. Make sure you have around 12 cups. Put the bread pieces in a single layer on two baking sheets and cook in a preheated 225°F oven for 30-40 minutes until golden brown. Cool before using in stuffing. Alternatively, you can leave the bread chunks out on the counter on a rimmed baking sheet for 3 days to completely dry out.

- Add sausage. You can build on this basic stuffing recipe and give it a more complex flavor, cook up some Italian sausage in a skillet and mix it into the bread mixture.

- Herbs. If you want you could use all fresh herbs or all dried herbs.

- Adding fruit. Adding cut up fruit always enhances stuffing. You could add 2 large peeled, cored, and diced apples and/or 1 cup of dried cranberries.
- Leftover stuffing will last 4 days in an airtight container in the fridge.

* Please note that all nutrition information are just estimates. Values will vary among brands, so we encourage you to calculate these on your own for most accurate results.

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