The Easiest Homemade Stuffing Recipe

This easy stuffing recipe will compliment nearly any meal, but especially the biggest meal of the fall season! If you've never made homemade stuffing, don't be intimidated. This recipe is just about as easy as they come!

Easy Homemade Stuffing

The Secret Revealed to Making Good Homemade Stuffing

The trick to a good classic stuffing is to use really dry bread. It's why you'll find your local bakery selling bread for stuffing in the fall. It's usually just day-old bread that's gone a little stale. You can create the same effect at home, by leaving your cut up bread chunks on the counter overnight {or for up to a few days} before finishing this recipe.

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Is it really fall if you don't have stuffing at some meal?

Can you make stuffing ahead?

Yes! You'll love that you can make this recipe ahead of time so all you have to do is pop it in the oven. Prepare it as directed, cover it tightly, refrigerate and store for up to 48 hours. To bake, remove it from the fridge about 30 minutes before baking and pop it in the oven as directed. You may need to add a few minutes to the cooking time to make sure it's fully heated.

Extra Variations for your Stuffing Recipe

You can add carrots, raisins or dried cranberries to this stuffing. However, nothing compares to just making this classic stuffing recipe and leaving the other fancy variations behind.

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Author: Rachel Teodoro

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Easy Homemade Stuffing

Prep time: 20 MCook time: 40 MTotal time: 60 M

Ingredients:

• •1 stick butter
• •1 onion (chopped)
• •1 loaf white bread
• •1 tbsp black pepper
• •1 tbsp thyme
• •2 tbsp parsley
• •1 tsp celery seed
• •1 tsp celery leaves
• •5 oz chicken broth

Instructions:

1. •Preheat the oven to 350F
2. •In a large skillet, over medium heat, melt the butter
3. •Dice the onion and add it to the pan and saute for about 10 minutes, until the onions are soft and slightly translucent
4. •Meanwhile, break the bread into bite-sized chunks
5. •Sprinkle the bread with a bit of water to dampen and place in a large mixing bowl
6. •Pour the onion mixture over the bread and add the seasonings
7. •Stir to combine (I find using your hands works best)
8. •Grease a 9×13 baking dish and pour the bread into it without packing it down
9. •Sprinkle the bread with chicken broth
10. •Bake uncovered for about 40 minutes, until golden brown and crunchy

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Why is it called stuffing?

After an unfortunate Thanksgiving morning incident as a child, I've not been too keen on stuffing made directly inside the bird. However, traditionally stuffing is cooked "stuffed" inside the turkey for a traditional Thanksgiving meal. This grosses me out. 
So technically this stuffing is actually more of a casserole because it's cooked in a casserole dish. If you want to get technical and all.

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