Thanksgiving is incomplete without stuffing, a flavorful and hearty dish that perfectly complements the roasted turkey. This delectable side dish has many variations, each with its unique blend of ingredients and flavors. Whether you prefer a classic stuffing made with bread cubes, celery, and onions, or a more modern take with wild rice, sausage, and apples, there's a stuffing recipe out there to suit every taste. In this article, we present a collection of easy-to-follow stuffing recipes that are sure to impress your family and friends. From the traditional to the adventurous, these recipes offer a diverse range of flavors and textures to choose from. So, get ready to indulge in the ultimate stuffing experience and make your Thanksgiving dinner truly memorable!
**In this article, you'll find a variety of stuffing recipes to suit different preferences:**
* **Classic Stuffing:** This timeless recipe features a combination of bread cubes, celery, onions, herbs, and spices, all perfectly seasoned and baked to perfection.
* **Cornbread Stuffing:** A Southern classic, this stuffing uses cornbread cubes instead of bread, resulting in a moist and flavorful dish with a slightly sweet corn flavor.
* **Wild Rice Stuffing:** For a more sophisticated stuffing, try this recipe that combines wild rice, mushrooms, and dried cranberries. The nutty flavor of the wild rice pairs wonderfully with the earthy mushrooms and tangy cranberries.
* **Sausage Stuffing:** If you're looking for a hearty and savory stuffing, this recipe is for you. It features ground sausage, apples, celery, and onions, all cooked together until golden brown and flavorful.
* **Vegetable Stuffing:** For a lighter and healthier option, try this vegetable stuffing made with a variety of chopped vegetables, such as carrots, celery, onions, and bell peppers. It's a great way to sneak in some extra veggies into your Thanksgiving meal.
No matter which recipe you choose, you're sure to create a delicious and memorable stuffing that will be the star of your Thanksgiving feast.
EASY TURKEY STUFFING
Want to make great turkey stuffing? Here are the basics for how to make turkey stuffing with easy variations to make it your own. Gather your helpers around to chop up onion, celery, carrots, bread and parsley. Use Progresso™ chicken broth for a flavorful way to keep it moist. All that's left is to stuff your turkey and get ready to see delighted faces at the table. Enjoy!
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Side Dish
Time 20m
Yield 18
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In 10-inch skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add onion, celery and carrots; cook, stirring occasionally, until tender.
- In large bowl, mix bread cubes, parsley, poultry seasoning, salt and pepper. Add broth and butter-onion mixture, stirring until desired moistness (stuffing will become a little more moist during roasting because it will absorb juices from turkey).
- Use to stuff 1 (14- to 18-lb) turkey. After stuffing turkey, place any remaining stuffing in 1- or 2-quart casserole that has been sprayed with cooking spray; cover and refrigerate. Bake stuffing in casserole with turkey for last 35 to 40 minutes of roasting time or until thoroughly heated.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 70, Carbohydrate 9 g, Cholesterol 5 mg, Fat 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, ServingSize 1/2 Cup, Sodium 280 mg, Sugar 1 g, TransFat 0 g
SUPER EASY STOVE TOP STUFFING MEATLOAF
This is a very quick and easy meatloaf recipe, where Stove Top Stuffing provides much of the flavor.
Provided by Andtototoo
Categories Meat
Time 1h20m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a large mixing bowl put the hamburger meat, eggs, stuffing, broth and salt.
- Mix well.
- Place the mixture in a bread loaf pan.
- Bake at 350F for 60-70 minutes, or until done.
- The last 15 minutes of cooking, spread the ketchup on top of the meatloaf.
- If you don't want to use ketchup, put a can of condensed cream of mushroom soup on top of the meatloaf right before you put it in the oven.
EASY BEGINNER'S TURKEY WITH STUFFING
This easy to make turkey is great for beginners, but experts will find it equally delicious. Adjust the cooking time for different sized birds.
Provided by DD123
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Turkey Whole Turkey Recipes
Time 4h30m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Rinse turkey, remove giblets and place in a shallow roasting pan.
- Prepare stuffing according to package directions. Mix in water.
- Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat, and slowly cook and stir the celery and onion until tender.
- Mix celery, onion, and toasted bread pieces into the stuffing, and season with salt and pepper. Loosely scoop stuffing into the turkey body cavity and neck cavity. Rub the exterior of the turkey with vegetable oil.
- Loosely cover turkey with aluminum foil, and roast 3 1/2 to 4 hours in the preheated oven, until the thickest part of the thigh reaches 180 degrees F (85 degrees C) and the interior of the stuffing reaches 165 degrees F (70 degrees C). Remove foil during the last half hour of cooking to brown the bird.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 834.7 calories, Carbohydrate 15.6 g, Cholesterol 311.4 mg, Fat 40.4 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 95 g, SaturatedFat 11.4 g, Sodium 592.6 mg, Sugar 1.8 g
EASY BAKED PORK CHOPS WITH STUFFING
I got this from my mother years ago; it was one of my first 'on my own' dinners some 30 years ago.
Provided by He Cooks!
Categories Main Dish Recipes Pork Pork Chop Recipes Baked
Time 1h10m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Arrange butter into the bottom of a cast iron Dutch oven. Spread dry stuffing mix over the butter to cover the bottom of the pot. Place pork chops onto the layer of stuffing mix. Pour tomatoes over the pork chops.
- Bake until chops are slightly pink in the center, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C). Season with salt and pepper.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 814.8 calories, Carbohydrate 109.8 g, Cholesterol 90.9 mg, Fat 22.9 g, Fiber 5.4 g, Protein 39.3 g, SaturatedFat 10.9 g, Sodium 2512.9 mg, Sugar 19 g
REALLY EASY BREAD STUFFING
Delicious and super simple to make! This is the stuffing to make if you're looking for simplicity in your stuffing. You can use either fresh or stale bread in this recipe.
Provided by Katie
Categories Side Dish Stuffing and Dressing Recipes Vegetarian Stuffing and Dressing Recipes
Yield 5
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Moisten all the bread with as much water as is needed to make moist. Add the onion, seasoning, and salt and pepper. Mix with hands.
- Place in turkey or in foil and wrap up (which I do) and cook for at least 1 hour, longer if you are cooking it in the turkey. May open the foil for last 15 minutes to make top crusty.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 248.4 calories, Carbohydrate 47.6 g, Fat 3 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Protein 7.1 g, SaturatedFat 0.7 g, Sodium 619.1 mg, Sugar 4.5 g
EASY TURKEY STUFFING ROLL-UPS
Quick and easy turkey dinner.
Provided by MYGIRLSMOMMY
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Turkey Breasts
Time 30m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Bring water and margarine to a boil in a saucepan; stir in stuffing mix. Cover and remove from heat. Let stand until stuffing is softened, about 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork.
- Spoon about 1/2 cup stuffing over each slice of turkey. Roll turkey around stuffing and arrange rolls in a microwave-safe dish, seam-side down. Pour gravy over rolls.
- Heat in a microwave on high until gravy is bubbly, about 5 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 377.8 calories, Carbohydrate 39 g, Cholesterol 23.4 mg, Fat 16.6 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 15.6 g, SaturatedFat 2.8 g, Sodium 1866.1 mg, Sugar 3.7 g
EASY BAKED PORK CHOPS WITH STUFFING
Comfort food for a cold winters night... This recipe is one of my old ones. I usually serve it once a year, but it is a welcomed one, as my husband LOVES stuffing!
Provided by Scandigirl
Categories Pork
Time 50m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Sprinkle both sides of chops with salt and pepper.
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat; brown pork chops in the oil.
- Removed pork chops and set aside.
- Cook onion and celery in the same skillet until onion is tender.
- Add chopped apples and cook another minute.
- Stir in chicken broth and celery soup.
- Bring to a simmer.
- Remove from heat; stir in stuffing cubes until cubes are moistened.
- Pour stuffing mixture into a lightly greased or sprayed 13x9-inch baking dish.
- Place pork chops on top of stuffing.
- Cover with foil and bake at 375 degrees for 30-40 minutes or until chops are cooked through but still juicy.
EASY BAKED CHICKEN WITH STUFFING & GRAVY
Simple & easy, but comforting dinner that smells wonderful cooking. Stove top stuffing (2 boxes) works very well. You may want an extra small jar of gravy for serving.
Provided by Queen Puff
Categories Weeknight
Time 55m
Yield 6 chicken breasts, 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Pre-heat oven to 375.
- Prepare stuffing according to package directions.
- Spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with cooking spray.
- Spoon a small amount of stuffing into underside of each chicken breasts and place into pan.
- Combine salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and paprika into a small bowl.
- Sprinkle onto each chicken breast.
- Spoon remaining stuffing into baking dish around chicken breasts.
- Cover dish with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove from oven
- Pour gravy over chicken and stuffing.
- Re-cover with the foil and bake for 15-30 minutes until done.
EASY CHORIZO STUFFING
Kick your up stuffing another notch by adding Mexican chorizo. To make it easy, I used prepackaged chorizo found in the refrigerated section of all markets.
Provided by Yoly
Categories Side Dish Stuffing and Dressing Recipes Sausage Stuffing and Dressing Recipes
Time 30m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Remove casings from chorizo. Cook with onions and celery in a large skillet until chorizo is crumbly and browned and onions and celery are softened, 7 to 9 minutes. Remove from the skillet, add to a large bowl, and set aside.
- Bring water to a boil in the same skillet. Add butter to the boiling water and allow to melt. Pour stuffing mix into the boiling water and remove from heat. Stir and cover with a lid. Allow stuffing to stand for 5 minutes. Fold in chorizo mixture and stir until well combined.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 466.3 calories, Carbohydrate 25.8 g, Cholesterol 73.9 mg, Fat 31.8 g, Fiber 1.6 g, Protein 18.2 g, SaturatedFat 13.8 g, Sodium 1270.7 mg, Sugar 3.8 g
EASY STOVE TOP STUFFING MEATLOAF
Threw this together one night. I see several variations out there. This one is super easy and delicious.
Provided by WickedMommy
Categories Meat
Time 1h5m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Mix first four ingredients in a large bowl.
- Pat into an 8 X 8 square pan.
- Spread a thin layer of ketchup on top.
- Bake at 350 for 1 hour.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 585.3, Fat 29.4, SaturatedFat 11.1, Cholesterol 209.1, Sodium 969.8, Carbohydrate 37.7, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 8.2, Protein 39.8
EASY VEGETARIAN STUFFING
Now my vegetarian doesn't have to miss out on stuffing. And it is a good way to use up slightly stale bread--just stick the ends in the freezer!
Provided by MOMFISH
Categories Side Dish Stuffing and Dressing Recipes Vegetarian Stuffing and Dressing Recipes
Time 30m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Combine boiling water and bouillon cube; stir until dissolved.
- Melt butter in a 2-quart saucepan over medium-low to low heat. Add onion, celery, and garlic; cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in parsley, sage, marjoram, and pepper, then pour in dissolved bouillon.
- Bring mixture to a boil, then remove pan from the heat. Gently stir in bread cubes. Cover and let sit for 5 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 224.5 calories, Carbohydrate 28.6 g, Cholesterol 22.9 mg, Fat 10.4 g, Fiber 1.9 g, Protein 4.4 g, SaturatedFat 5.9 g, Sodium 420.5 mg, Sugar 3.4 g
EASY CHICKEN STUFFING CASSEROLE RECIPE - (4.5/5)
Provided by á-48147
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Prepare your stove top or homemade filling. Set aside. Wash the chicken and place in casserole. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and chicken seasoning. Mix together the soup and chicken broth in a different bowl. Pour on top of chicken. Then top with the filling. Bake at 350⁰ for 45 minutes (or until chicken is cooked.)
EASY APPLE RAISIN STUFFING (THANKSGIVING)
Made with a prepared stuffing mix. I like the way this sounds and wanted to post it for future use. You can make a day ahead of serving and just reheat until heated through.
Provided by Oolala
Categories Apple
Time 1h
Yield 10-12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
- Make stuffing mix on stove top according to package directions which are here: heat broth or water, with the butter or margarine, to a boil and remove from the heat. Add the stuffing mix and toss lightly with a fork until moist throughout.
- Add apples and raisins; mix thoroughly.
- Place in a casserole dish and bake for 45 minutes.
- *May be reheated and tastes even better the next day.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 434.1, Fat 11.5, SaturatedFat 6.4, Cholesterol 24.9, Sodium 1001.5, Carbohydrate 79.1, Fiber 5.7, Sugar 37.1, Protein 7.8
QUICK AND EASY SAUSAGE STUFFING
This recipe has been made over and over for generations - real yummy, really easy, and quick!
Provided by Mrs B
Categories Side Dish Stuffing and Dressing Recipes Sausage Stuffing and Dressing Recipes
Time 30m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Heat butter in a skillet over low heat; cook and stir onion until slightly tender, about 5 minutes. Add apples to onion and cook until onion and apples are tender, 5 to 10 minutes more.
- Mix stuffing mix and boiling water together in a bowl. Cover bowl and let sit until water is absorbed, about 5 minutes. Add more water if stuffing is too dry.
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir sausage in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease.
- Mix sausage and onion-apple mixture together with the stuffing.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 256.5 calories, Carbohydrate 26.2 g, Cholesterol 32.1 mg, Fat 13 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 8.5 g, SaturatedFat 5.5 g, Sodium 817.5 mg, Sugar 5.3 g
IMPOSSIBLY EASY TURKEY AND STUFFING PIE
What a perfect thing to do with Thanksgiving leftovers! Note, though, that cooked chicken may be substituted for the turkey so that you can enjoy this meal any time of the year. Recipe comes from Betty Crocker.
Provided by Lorraine of AZ
Categories Savory Pies
Time 50m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Spray a 9-inch pie plate with cooking spray.
- Spread turkey in pie plate; sprinkle with seasoned salt. Separate stuffing into small pieces; arrange on turkey. top with onions and peas.
- Stir Bisquick mix, milk and eggs in medium bowl with wire whisk or fork until blended. Carefully pour into pie plate.
- Bake 30-35 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Let stand 5 minutes before serving. Serve with gravy,, if desired.
EASY ROAST TURKEY WITH APPLE STUFFING
This is a wonderful recipe I adapted from Julia Aitkin's Easy Entertaining. It gives a nice moist meat with the juices cooking into the upside down breast.
Provided by Kate in Ontario
Categories Whole Turkey
Time 4h20m
Yield 8-10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 26
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325.
- Place onion, apple and half lemon in turkey cavity- reserve other half of lemon-put some of it in neck cavity if desired Place turkey breast side down on oiled rack in roasting pan.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Roast uncovered for 2 hours, basting with pan juices occasionally.
- Wearing clean oven mitts or my preference disposable latex gloves, turn turkey breast side up Squeeze remaining lemon half over turkey breast and cover with bacon.
- Roast basting occasionally about another 2 hours or until done with meat thermometer Giblet stock.
- While turkey roasts place all ingredients in medium saucepan.
- Bring to boil over medium heat.
- Reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour partly covered.
- Strain and add liquid to gravy.
- Apple Stuffing.
- Cook bacon in skillet, until crisp and set aside.
- Add onion, celery and garlic to skillet and cook until soft-set aside.
- In large bowl, combine, bacon, onion, celery, garlic and lemon juice.
- Add bread cubes, apple, egg, parsley and spices.
- Spoon into greased baking dish.
- Cover with foil and cook in oven along with turkey for 30 minutes.
- Stir, add some juices from turkey and cook uncovered until golden brown.
EASY, OH SO AMAZING, MRS. CUBBISON'S TURKEY STUFFING, MY WAY
i've been making stuffing like this ever since my mom taught me how. this stuffing is perfect for those who don't like all the "extra stuff" people put in their stuffing (ie. sausage, apples, cranberries, nuts) no thanks!! i use both types of mrs. cubbison's to get the right texture, the cubed stuffing and seasoned dressing (one is cubed and the other is more loose). but the zaar powers that be don't recognize those ingredients so make sure you get both types. this recipe makes alot of stuffing but i like it that way so i'm sure there will be plenty left for all of the yummy leftover recipes i love to make.
Provided by catalinacrawler
Categories For Large Groups
Time 1h5m
Yield 30 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Follow the instructions to make the cornbread in and 8" square pan the night before so it has time to dry out a bit, i usually break the loaf in half to help this process; crumble when ready to use.
- You can also hard-boil the eggs the night before to save you time.
- I usually only get about 3-4 cups of broth from my turkey so I boil the turkey neck in 3 cups water to make up the difference.
- Sauté celery, onion and garlic in olive oil.
- In a large tray combine both boxes of mrs. cubbison's & crumbled corn bread (i use one of those huge disposable turkey roasting trays from the store).
- Add veggies, eggs & seasonings.
- Drizzle with butter & turkey broth until desired moistness, stirring occasionally to disperse liquids.
- Bake covered for 30 minutes at 350 then uncover and cook for an additional 10 minutes or until the top is browned.
EASY STUFFING RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: stuffing mix, water, melted butter, celery, apple
Provided by Merle O'Neal
Categories Sides
Yield 7 servings
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In a large microwave-safe bowl, add the stuffing mix, then pour in the water and melted butter and stir until evenly mixed.
- Cover with a kitchen towel and microwave on full power for 2 minutes.
- Remove the bowl from the microwave, add the celery and apple, and stir until well mixed.
- Cover and microwave for 2 more minutes. Remove the bowl and stir, then cover and microwave for 1 minute more until stuffing is moist and a little crispy on the edges.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 236 calories, Carbohydrate 35 grams, Fat 8 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 5 grams, Sugar 5 grams
EASY TURKEY STUFFING
Want to make great turkey stuffing? Here are the basics for how to make turkey stuffing with easy variations to make it your own. Gather your helpers around to chop up onion, celery, carrots, bread and parsley. Use Progresso™ chicken broth for a flavorful way to keep it moist. All that's left is to stuff your turkey and get ready to see delighted faces at the table. Enjoy!
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Side Dish
Time 20m
Yield 18
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In 10-inch skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add onion, celery and carrots; cook, stirring occasionally, until tender.
- In large bowl, mix bread cubes, parsley, poultry seasoning, salt and pepper. Add broth and butter-onion mixture, stirring until desired moistness (stuffing will become a little more moist during roasting because it will absorb juices from turkey).
- Use to stuff 1 (14- to 18-lb) turkey. After stuffing turkey, place any remaining stuffing in 1- or 2-quart casserole that has been sprayed with cooking spray; cover and refrigerate. Bake stuffing in casserole with turkey for last 35 to 40 minutes of roasting time or until thoroughly heated.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 70, Carbohydrate 9 g, Cholesterol 5 mg, Fat 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, ServingSize 1/2 Cup, Sodium 280 mg, Sugar 1 g, TransFat 0 g
EASY PORK CHOPS WITH APPLE STUFFING BAKE
This is such an easy and tasty meal I love to make in the fall when apples are in abundance. I believe it came from an old Taste of Home magazine.
Provided by carolinajen4
Categories Pork
Time 50m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350. Season each pork chop with salt and pepper to taste.
- Combine stuffing mix, chicken broth, apple, onion and parsley; mix well.
- Place half of stuffing mixture in greased 11x7-inch baking dish. Place pork chops on top and spoon remaining stuffing over the chops.
- Cover and bake for about 45 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 425.2, Fat 16.6, SaturatedFat 5.5, Cholesterol 75, Sodium 905.4, Carbohydrate 38.4, Fiber 7, Sugar 6, Protein 28.9
Tips:
- Use fresh, high-quality ingredients. This will make a big difference in the flavor of your stuffing. Choose fresh herbs, vegetables, and spices, and make sure your bread is fresh and crusty.
- Don't overstuff your turkey. A good rule of thumb is to fill the turkey loosely, leaving about 1/2 inch of space at the top. This will allow the stuffing to expand as it cooks without making the turkey too dry.
- Cook the stuffing until it is cooked through. The safe internal temperature for stuffing is 165 degrees Fahrenheit. Use a meat thermometer to check the temperature of the stuffing before serving.
- Let the stuffing rest before serving. This will help the stuffing to set and make it easier to slice.
Conclusion:
Easy stuffing is a delicious and versatile dish that can be enjoyed with a variety of meals. With so many different variations to choose from, there's sure to be a stuffing recipe that everyone will love. So next time you're looking for a simple and satisfying side dish, give one of these easy stuffing recipes a try.
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