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With the bold flavor of sausage and herbs, this buttery Sausage & Herb Stuffing is on the top of my menu this holiday season.
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Stuffing verse dressing. Yes, I know the traditions names but I can’t help but call all dressings stuffing even if I’m not stuffing the bird with it.
It’s how I grew up and can’t help but think of ranch when calling it dressing, I can’t be the only one!
No matter what you are calling it this recipe has to be on your table this season.
How to make Sausage & Herb Stuffing:
Step one: Get started by preheating your oven to 250 degrees F. Next place your bread pieces on a baking sheet and cook for 45 minutes until dried out. Make sure to not skip this set. It’s very important to start with dry bread.
Tip: If you skip over this then your stuffing will end up like mush <– not good!
Step two: Once it’s dried place bread pieces in a large mixing bowl. Next increase heat to 350 degrees F. Prepare a casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray then set aside.
Step four: Melt 3/4 cups butter (1 1/2 stick) in a large skillet on medium-high heat. Add onions and celery and cook until softened. This should take about 8-10 minutes.
Step five: Pour everything into the mixing bowl with bread. Add in cooked and crumbles ground sausage. Give it a good mix, I usually use tongs to make sure everything is getting tossed together but I don’t squash the bread. Next, up add all seasonings and 1/2 of chicken broth to bread and mix together.
Baking Sausage & Herb Stuffing:
Step seven: Mix this together with the bread mixture and add to the casserole dish. Top with reaming butter cut into small pieces and place evenly around stuff this will help everything to stay moist but also give the top of your stuffing a great color on top.
Step eight: Bake for 40-45 minutes covered and 40-45 minutes uncovered.
Have leftover ground sausage? Try these recipes next: next:
Sausage Cream Cheese Dip: This dip recipe is one of my favorites. It’s so simple to make with just three ingredients!
Sausage and Spinach Stuffed Shells: These shells are loaded with flavor and baked in marinara sauce.
Creamy Sausage Tortellini Soup: I love this soup recipe, it’s creamy and delicious.
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Sausage & Herb Stuffing
Ingredients
- 1 pound Ground sausage
- 2 cups Butter, (You will put some in the stuffing and the rest on top)
- 1 loaf French bread, (diced into bite sized pieces,)
- 1 1/2 cups Onion, (diced)
- 1 1/2 cups Celery, (diced)
- 2/3 cup Parsley, (diced)
- 1 tablespoon Dried rosemary
- 1 tablespoon Ground thyme
- 2 teaspoons Salt, (or to taste)
- 1 teaspoon Pepper, (or to taste)
- 2 1/2 cups Low sodium chicken broth
- 2 Eggs
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 250 degrees F. Places bread pieces on a baking sheet and cook for 45 minutes until dried out. Make sure to not skip this set.
- Once it’s dried place bread pieces in a large mixing bowl. Next increase heat to 350 degrees F. Prepare a casserole dish with non stick cooking spray then set aside.
- Cook and crumble ground sausage then remove from skillet and set aside.
- Melt 3/4 cups butter (1 1/2 stick) in a large skillet on medium-high heat. Add onions and celery and cook until softened. This should take about 8-10 minutes.
- Pour everything into the mixing bowl with bread. Add in cooked and crumbles ground sausage. Give it a good mix, I usually use tongs to make sure everything is getting tossed together but I don’t squash the bread. Next up add all seasonings and 1/2 of chicken broth to bread and mix together.
- In a separate bowl whisk together eggs and remaining broth. I always do this when I am adding my eggs to something that is already warm. If you add straight eggs to your bread they cook start to cook and you will end up with small pieces of scrambled eggs in your stuff.
- Mix this together with bread mixture and add to the casserole dish. Top with reaming butter cut into small pieces and place evenly around stuff this will help everything to stay moist but also give the top of your stuffing a great color on top.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes covered and 40-45 minutes uncovered.
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