Thanksgiving Sausage Stuffing Recipe
What kinds of traditional foods are absolute must-haves for your family at a holiday meal? For many people, every Christmas or Thanksgiving dinner involves a turkey and all the trimmings. Mashed potatoes and gravy, stuffing, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, and green bean casserole all have to be on the table. Of course, there has to be pumpkin pie for dessert too.
Servings: 1
Print
Ingredients
- 8 cups white bread cubes
- ½ cup butter
- 1 large white onion diced
- 1 cup diced celery 3 stalks
- 3 garlic cloves finely chopped
- 1 pound mild Italian sausage ground
- 2 cups turkey stock
- 1 tablespoon fresh chopped rosemary
- 1 tablespoon fresh chopped sage
- ¼ cup fresh chopped parsley
Instructions
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir sausage in the hot skillet until it is browned and crumbly, about 5 to 7 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the browned sausage to a large bowl.
- In the same skillet, sauté garlic, celery, and onions until onion is tender; do not brown. Stir in 1/3 of the bread cubes. Transfer mixture to the large bowl with sausage. Add remaining bread cubes, herbs, and stock. Mix everything together well.
- To bake stuffing: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and grease a 9x13 casserole dish with a little butter or cooking spray. Place stuffing mixture in the prepared baking dish and cover. Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and crisp on top, about 25 minutes, basting occasionally with melted butter or turkey drippings.
Notes
- Any leftover stuffing should be stored in the fridge in an airtight container or covered tightly with plastic wrap. It will last for about ** days.
- I love to use french bread for this stuffing, but you can use any kind of bread you like best. If you are looking for a low-carb option, you could also try my keto stuffing recipe.
- When making a homemade stuffing, using slightly stale bread or day-old bread will give you the best results. If the bread is still quite fresh, you can also toast it. Place a single layer of bread cubes on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake for just a few minutes, watching carefully, until they dry out.
- Check the bakery section of your local grocery store for bags of unseasoned stuffing cubes and save yourself some prep time