Sausage Herb Stuffing Recipe

Our stuffing recipe is soft and buttery on the inside with crispy, golden edges and vibrant flavours. Onions, celery, garlic and herbs are sautéed in butter, tossed with bread and baked in a full flavoured stock. A classic stuffing is the quintessential Thanksgiving side dish. Easy to make for your holiday dinner table and unlike plenty of other stuffings out there, this recipe isn’t stodgy and overbearing.

STUFFING RECIPE

The perfect accompaniment to Crispy Turkey and Gravy, Creamy Mashed Potatoes, Apple Bacon Salad, Green Bean Casserole, Soft Dinner Rolls, and our Sweet Potato Casserole, this stuffing can carry both salty and sweet notes thanks to the combination of sausage and cranberries (which are optional) mixed throughout.

HOW TO PREPARE STUFFING

Pan fried sausages — casings removed. You can use chicken, beef, pork or turkey sausages. We love to use sausages with spicy Italian flavour. Bread — white, wholewheat or grain bread all work well. White wine — YES! If you’ve never tried white wine in your stuffing before, try it! We reduce it down before adding it in, and the flavour is incredible! Of course, you can swap it out with extra chicken broth or leave it out all together. Herbs — I use fresh sage, parsley and rosemary. If you don’t like these, you can also use basil, oregano, thyme or any other herbs.

HOW TO MAKE STUFFING

To get the best stuffing with those irresistible crispy golden edges, it’s best to use dry bread. You can dry fresh bread out in the oven until it just begins to toast, or use day old bread. I usually prefer to dry day old bread in the oven to ensure the best result. Any bread is fine, however we prefer using a French stick or baguette torn or cut into 1-inch pieces.

SAUSAGE STUFFING

While your bread is drying out in the oven, quickly brown the sausage, breaking it up with a fork or the end of a wooden spoon while cooking. Mix the browned sausage through the bread cubes. We always add the pan drippings for extra flavour! The rest comes together in minimal steps: SAUTE veggies and herbs in butter.ADD the wineMIX in the stockPOUR over breadBAKE until browned. The cranberries are an optional ingredient, as mentioned above. You can leave them out all together, or substitute with raisins or carrots!