Herb and Sausage Stuffing Recipe

Impressed by our ever-popular (however meat-free) Easy Is Finest Stuffing, we crafted our final sausage stuffing recipe for people who crave a bit of pork within the Thanksgiving dinner favourite. This savory, custardy model will get its extra-savory oomph from sagy breakfast sausage and a beneficiant quantity of recent garlic.

Begin with country-style white bread (sourdough or French bread may even work) and tear it into items. Craggy edges, versus the squared-off cube you’ll discover in most store-bought stuffing mixes, create a textured floor with perfect crispy peaks and chewy valleys. Breakfast-style pork sausage has the correct quantity of sweetness and seasoning
to enrich the stuffing, however candy Italian sausage is a worthy swap; in case you keep away from pork, a darkish meat turkey model will work properly. We load this traditional sausage stuffing with the requisite recent herbs (sage, thyme, and parsley), however we’ve additionally added complete fennel seeds for an additional natural kick.

To chop down on prep time (and cleanup time), you’ll cook dinner the sausage and aromatics in a big pot with loads of melted butter, then toss the lot with toasted bread cubes in the identical pot earlier than transferring it to a casserole dish, no ginormous bowl essential.

This festive aspect dish will likely be proper at house subsequent to Extremely-Creamy Mashed Potatoes, crisp roasted veggies, jiggly cranberry sauce, and our favourite roast turkey at your subsequent vacation meal.

In search of extra Thanksgiving stuffing recipe riffs? Strive our straightforward Make-Forward Stuffing, cornbread stuffing with crunchy corn nuts, and extra.