The BEST Sausage Stuffing Recipe
Truth be told, this is sausage stuffing is my favorite Thanksgiving side dish (yes, even more than green bean casserole–can you tell I have a hard time choosing though?!). My dad makes this dish every year, and every year I look forward to it! This stuffing is perfectly flavored and textured. It’s savory, with just enough spice and richness from the sausage, and it’s not at all soggy. Honestly, it’s so incredibly hearty and satisfying that you could pile it on your plate and never even think about touching any turkey!
Why you need to try my recipe:
Includes instructions for making in advance–this will save you so much time on Thanksgiving day! Pick your spice level with either sweet or hot Italian sausage. Makes enough to feed a crowd (though you can double it if your crowd is full of stuffing fanatics!) Can be made entirely homemade with my homemade bread cubes and poultry seasoning, if you are up for it!
What You Need
Nothing too fancy here, just some classic ingredients you probably already have on hand for Thanksgiving dinner. Here are the most important ones we’ll be using.
Sausage. I like using sweet Italian sausage, but you could use hot if you like your food a bit spicy! I recommend ground sausage; if you can’t find it, you can buy links and remove the sausage from the casing (or, be like my dad: he cooks the sausage in the casing then dices it for the stuffing, in my opinion that’s more time consuming, but it works!) Veggies. I’m sticking with the classics here, aka celery and onions. Make sure to chop them into both into equally small, bite sized pieces. These two ingredients add SO much flavor to this stuffing! Poultry seasoning. This is a blend of spices including sage, rosemary, thyme, marjoram, nutmeg, and pepper. You can use store-bought, or make your own poultry seasoning. Once you add this ingredient, your kitchen will really smell like Thanksgiving! 🧡 Chicken broth. You could use bone broth for extra protein. Chicken stock or vegetable stock would also work just fine! Bread cubes. Stick with unseasoned bread cubes here. If you are in a pinch and can only find the seasoned kind at the store, you can either make your own or use the seasoned kind and skip the poultry seasoning in the recipe.
SAM’S TIP: If you made some turkey stock with your turkey carcass, feel free to use that here instead of the chicken broth. Remember, this is just an overview of the ingredients I used and why. For the full recipe please scroll down to the bottom of the post!
How to Make Sausage Stuffing
SAM’S TIP: Some people like to toss a handful of dried cranberries into their sausage stuffing; feel free to! Personally, I like to save my cranberries for white chocolate cranberry oatmeal cookies or cranberry cake 😉! Do you like sausage in your stuffing? I’d love to hear your family’s tradition with this dish! Enjoy! Let’s cook together! Subscribe to my newsletter and follow along on YouTube where I have over 500 free video tutorials! 💜
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