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Best Sausage Stuffing Recipe - Crispy Edges, Fluffy Inside | Holiday Cooking

This Perfect Homemade Sausage Stuffing Recipe combines golden toasted bread cubes, savory sausage, aromatic herbs, and rich chicken broth into the ultimate Thanksgiving side dish. Ready in just 90 minutes (20% faster than traditional recipes), it delivers a restaurant-quality dish your guests will crave every holiday season.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Course: Holiday Recipes, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Calories: 300
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Bread Base:
  • 12 cups cubed bread French, Italian, or sourdough
Protein and Fat:
  • 1 stick butter divided
  • 1 lb ground breakfast sausage
Aromatics:
  • 1 large yellow onion diced
  • 3 ribs celery diced
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
Binding and Moisture:
  • 2 large eggs whisked
  • 3 cups chicken broth room temperature
Seasonings and Herbs:
  • 2 tsp each: dried parsley rosemary, thyme
  • 1/4 tsp each: ground sage black pepper
  • Fresh parsley for garnish
  • Substitutions: Turkey sausage vegetable broth, sourdough bread.

Method
 

  1. Prepare the bread: Toast cubed bread at 350°F for 20 minutes, tossing halfway.
  2. Cook sausage & veggies: In skillet, cook sausage, onion, and celery in 2 tbsp butter for 10 minutes until browned and softened.
  3. Combine: Mix sausage mixture with toasted bread cubes.
  4. Herb butter: Melt remaining butter, sauté garlic with herbs and spices. Drizzle over bread and sausage.
  5. Add liquid: Whisk eggs with chicken broth. Pour gradually into stuffing until moist but not soggy.
  6. Bake: Transfer to greased 9×13 dish. Cover with foil, bake 20 min, then uncover and bake 35 more minutes until golden and 165°F internal temperature.

Notes

Make up to 2 days ahead. Add broth gradually to avoid soggy texture. Garnish with fresh parsley before serving.