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This easy stuffing recipe has been a family favorite for 30 years! It’s simple to make, perfectly seasoned with sage, thyme, and parsley, and bakes up with crispy edges and a moist, buttery center! I make it every Thanksgiving!
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Pin ItWhy This Stuffing Recipe Works
- This recipe is different because you don’t need to let the bread sit overnight. Just cube white bread while it’s fresh and toss it in a mixing bowl.
- Perfect alongside oven roasted turkey, scalloped potatoes, and homemade cranberry sauce.
- Uses simple, fresh ingredients: white bread, eggs, chicken broth, and sautéed veggies that soak up all the flavor.
- Quick to make—just sauté, mix, and bake for a side dish that’s been loved in my family for over 20 years!!
Easy Stuffing Recipe Ingredients
- Fresh White Bread – You will need about 10 cups of cubed bread. We use fresh white bread, so you don’t need to leave it out! You can also use sourdough bread as well.
- Eggs – Use organic, fresh eggs. The eggs are the binder that holds the stuffing together.
- Fresh Herb and Dried Herbs – Sage, thyme, and parsley are used to season and add flavor to the dish. You can use fresh or dried herbs, depending on what you have and what’s available.
- Melted Butter – Adds all the delicious flavor and gives the bread a moist texture. This recipe has plenty of butter that makes it so delicious!
- Celery – If you’re not a fan of celery, you can leave this out. We like the way it tastes in the recipe though!
- Yellow Onion – Gives the stuffing a nice savory flavor.
- Salt and Pepper – Both add and enhance the flavor of the stuffing.
How to Make Easy Stuffing
- Cube 10 cups fresh white bread and place in a mixing bowl.
- Add the butter in a large skillet over medium heat and let it start to melt.
- Then sauté the onions and chopped celery in the butter until soft.
- Add in fresh parsley and continue to sauté.
- Add in the dried thyme, sage and salt, and pepper.
- Pour over cubed bread and mix in the eggs.
- Pour the mixture into a baking dish and cover it with tinfoil.
- Bake for 30 minutes in a 350-degree oven, covered.
- Uncover and bake for another 15 minutes until the top is browned.
Eden’s Recipe Tips
Add 1 lb of sausage (casings removed) and sauté with the butter, onions, and herbs before mixing in the bread cubes—so hearty and flavorful!
Stuffing freezes perfectly—seal in an airtight container, then reheat at 350°F for 15–20 minutes.
Classic stuffing is baked inside the turkey, but I prefer a casserole dish for even cooking and easy serving—if you do in-bird, check food safety guidelines.
Leftovers can be turned into a stuffing omelet (fold into eggs for a cozy breakfast), a pizza topping (scatter over a crisp crust), stuffing tots (form into little tots, bake until crispy or stuffing balls (pan-fry until golden and serve with cranberry sauce or cranberry relish.
How to Store Easy Stuffing
- Refrigerate: Store leftover stuffing in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3–4 days.
- Reheat: Warm it in the oven at 350°F for about 15–20 minutes until heated through. Add a splash of chicken broth before reheating to keep it moist.
- Freeze: Stuffing freezes beautifully! Place it in a freezer-safe container or wrap tightly in foil. It will last for up to 3 months.
- Thaw & Reheat: Defrost overnight in the fridge, then reheat in the oven at 350°F until warm and golden.
Easy Stuffing Recipe FAQ’s
Yes! Eggs act as a binder and help the ingredients stay together.
You can’t fully make the stuffing the day before, however, you can prepare the ingredients the day before. Cube the bread and cover in a mixing bowl.
Chop, measure and prepare the other ingredients to saute the next day. Do not mix the eggs until it’s ready to be baked the next day.
This way you’ll be prepared but safely assembling and cook the stuffing on Thanksgiving.
For this easy stuffing recipe, we use fresh white bread. It’s moist and delicious without the extra step of drying the bread. You can also use French bread, brioche, sourdough, challah rye bread, or cornbread.
We do recommend covering stuffing when baking for the majority of the time. When there are 15 minutes left on the timer, uncover the stuffing so it gets a nice brown and crispy top.
It is a Thanksgiving dish made with bread crumbs, onions, celery, butter, and herbs. Traditionally, the stuffing was cooked inside of the turkey (hence the name) but now it’s more common to bake it separately in a baking dish.
Herbs: Rosemary, oregano, and basil
Vegetables: Mushrooms, carrots, green beans, and peas
Nuts: Walnuts, chestnuts, and pecans
Cheese: Shredded cheddar, Gruyere, or Parmesan
Fruit: Apples, raisins, and dried cranberries
Stuffing should be cooked for about 40 to 45 minutes in a 350-degree oven.
The eggs in this easy stuffing recipe help everything bind together. We think it tastes better with the eggs but you can omit them if you’d like.
Covering the stuffing while baking helps to trap in the moisture so it doesn’t dry out.
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I’d love to know if this stuffing makes it to your Thanksgiving table! Leave a comment and a star rating below, and don’t forget to tag me @sugarandcharm so I can see your holiday spread.
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Easy Stuffing Recipe
Equipment
- 1 Large Mixing Bowl
- 1 Large Skillet
- 1 Aluminum Foil
- 1 measuring cups
- 1 9×13 Baking Dish
- 1 Cutting Board 9
Ingredients
- 10 cups fresh white bread, cubed
- 2 sticks unsalted butter , 1 cup
- 1 cup celery, diced
- 1 1/2 cup yellow onion , diced
- 1/4 cup parsley , fresh or dried
- 1 tsp thyme, dried
- 1 tsp sage , dried
- 2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 2 large eggs
Instructions
- Cube 10 cups fresh white bread and place in a mixing bowl.
- In a skillet, saute onions and chopped celery in butter until soft.
- Add in fresh parsley and saute.
- Add in the dried thyme, sage and salt, and pepper.
- Pour the cooked vegetables over the cubed bread and mix in the eggs.
- Pour the mixture into a baking dish and cover it with tinfoil.
- Bake for 30 minutes in a preheated 350-degree oven.
- Uncover and bake for another 15 minutes until the top is browned.
- Serve warm with turkey, gravy and cranberry sauce!
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
A good stuffing is definitely a must at Thanksgiving! Love how simple this was to make!
This is a must at every Thanksgiving! Easy, tasty, & always gone so fast!
Stuffing is one of my favorite dishes at the Thanksgiving table! I’m excited to try your recipe!
We can’t have Thanksgiving dinner without stuffing! This recipe looks so tasty!
This is an absolute staple at our house. The whole family loves it!!