Grandma's Sausage Herb Stuffing - RecipeMagik (2024)

Buttery, Herby and Fragrant, this Sausage Herb Stuffing is the best Thanksgiving Stuffing recipe ever! A flavorful Thanksgiving side dish recipe, this Sausage Herb Stuffing features Onions, Garlic, Celery, Sausage and Herbs sauteed with butter, tossed with chopped French Bread, Chicken Broth, Eggs and is baked until the edges gets crispy. It's one of our most loved Thanksgiving Side Dishes EVER!

This Grandma's Sausage Herb Stuffing will make your holiday table stand out. Its something everyone loves and if you haven't ever made it, you should definitely make it this year.

Also try:

• Mom's Turkey Stuffing Recipe

I like to serve this with my other favorite sides like Green Beans Casserole, Mashed Potatoes, Dinner Rolls, Creamed Corn, Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese, Creamed Spinach, Green Bean Almondine, Acorn Squash, and ofcourse my favorite Thanksgiving desserts, beside our traditional Pumpkin Pie

During Thanksgiving I love to cook the same age old recipes which are somewhat forgotten right now. I somehow managed to go through some old diaries kept in the storeroom and after a lot of hard work, managed to scour through two torn pages of recipes.

Somehow, I tried to make sense of it and then got this recipe out of it. I love to use my Grandma's recipes as much as I can. Have you tried my Grandma's Apple Crumble?

What do you need to make Grandma's Sausage Herb Stuffing?

You don't need to look far and wide for the ingredients of this recipe. In fact, most of them should already be available in your kitchen's pantry.

As for the rest, you can easily find them at your home's nearest grocery store.

1. French Bread- Preferably a day old. You can also use store-bought unseasoned stuffing cubes. These make it so much easier to make the stuffing.

2. Sausages- You can use Italian Sausages which have casings removed for this recipe.

3. Butter (unsalted)- A whole stick of butter for that perfect taste of butter and herbs

4. Celery- For the veggies

5. Carrots- Added veggies for the stuffing

6. Onions- helps flavor the stuffing

7. Fresh Thyme- for that amazing herby aroma

8. Freshly chopped Flat Leaf Parsley- fresh and delicious

9. Fresh Rosemary- You cannot think of Holiday food without some Fresh Rosemary

10. Dried Cranberries- Gives a wonderful sweet touch to this amazing side.

11. Chicken broth- to bring everything together

12. Eggs - Helps in binding and also gets the stuffing edges crispy.

13. Freshly chopped Sage - for the burst of fall flavors

How to make Grandma's Sausage Herb Stuffing

STEP 1: TOAST THE BREAD

• Preheat the oven to 350F
• Lay the chopped Bread in a single layer in the sheet pan
• Toast for 10 minutes or until absolutely dry

Once that’s done, take it out of the oven and set it aside for now. We will get back to it soon!

STEP 2: COOK THE SAUSAGES

• Heat Olive Oil in a skillet. As the oil shimmers add the Sausage and cook until it gets brown-ish. Once cooked, remove from the skillet and keep aside

STEP 3: SOFTEN THE VEGGIES

• Melt butter in the same skillet
• As the butter melts, add the Chopped Onions, Garlic, Carrots and Celery. Also add the Herbs. Toss to combine everything and cook for about 3-5 minutes and once the veggies soften, remove from the heat.

STEP 4: COMBINE EVERYTHING

• Combine the toasted bread, browned sausages and softened veggies in a large mixing bowl
• Pour the Chicken Broth, Dried Cranberries and Beaten Egg in it
• Toss to combine everything
• Transfer to a baking dish

STEP 5: BAKE

• Bake for 30-35 minutes or until the edges turn golden brown.
• Once its baked, its ready to be served.

Also try these delicious Thanksgiving Sides

• Maple Mustard Glazed Green Beans
• Garlic Parmesan Smashed Potatoes
• Garlic Butter Sauteed Green Beans with Parmesan
• Sriracha Balsamic Glazed Mushrooms
• Sweet Potato and Black Bean Casserole
• Garlic Mashed Cauliflower with Cream Cheese and Sour Cream
• Sweet Potato Casserole with Walnut and Brown Sugar Crumble Topping
• Southern Fried Corn
• Broccoli Rice Casserole - Southern Comfort Food
• Southern Buttermilk Biscuits

Variations you can try with Sausage Herb Stuffing

Contrary to what many people think, sausage herb stuffing has a lot of space for new innovations.

Just because it is a classic dish does not mean we cannot add some fun twists to it.

And we will present you with some of the best variations you can do while making Sausage Herb Stuffing that will even have your grandma nodding in approval!

• You have plenty of fun options available in the bread department. All you need to make sure is that the bread is large in size and has a firm crust on the outside but is pillowy soft on the inside. Some great bread for you to consider is Baguette, Focaccia, Sourdough, and Ciabatta.
• If you want to make a good Sausage Herb Stuffing then you should go for interesting varieties of sausages like Apple Sausages or spicy ones like Andouille.
• Do you like your things to have a touch of sweetness? Then feel free to add sweeter ingredients like diced Apples, Apricots, and Pears.
• You can also many other ingredients besides just sausages and vegetables. Consider mushrooms and even a hefty amount of Wild rice for making Sausage Herb Stuffing!

How to store Sausage Herb Stuffing

You really don’t need to worry about storing sausage herb stuffing because there won’t be any leftovers in the first place. But if you by any chance do end up with some extra Sausage Herb Stuffing then don’t worry! We will tell you everything you need to know about storing Sausage Herb Stuffing!

If you have any leftover sausage herb stuffing left then just transfer it to an airtight container and store it in the refrigerator for up to two to three days.

Whenever you want to have your frozen sausage herb stuffing just take it out of the freezer and let it thaw first. Then warm it in a preheated oven until heated through and it’s good to go!

Make Ahead Sausage Herb Stuffing

You can prepare your baking mixture ahead of time by up to three days.

Just place the mix in an airtight container and place it in your refrigerator.

Whenever you need to get baking just take out the mixture and bake it according to the recipe’s instructions.

The time during thanksgiving can be hectic, so you can make sausage herb stuffing ahead of time and freeze it for later.

Just pack the stuffing flat in an airtight container and place it in the freezer You can freeze sausage herb stuffing for three months easily.

Tips to make your Sausage Herb Stuffing even better!

1. If you don’t have fresh bread then you can also use Cornbread or day-old bread.

2. If by any chance you and up overbaking your Sausage Herb Stuffing then just add in some chicken broth and let it bake in the oven for a few minutes. This will make your stuffing softer to eat.

3. Crumbing the Sausages becomes easier if you first remove their casings.

4. If you don’t have an oven then you can use a slow cooker as well to make Sausage Herb Stuffing.

Other Thanksgiving Side Dish Recipes

• Cauliflower au Gratin Recipe
• Chicken and Green beans
• Crispy Fried Green Beans in Air-Fryer
• Cheesy Green Beans
• Southern Buttermilk Ranch Mashed Potatoes
• Sweet Corn Casserole {5-ingredient} with Jiffy Mix in the Crockpot
• Air Fryer Turkey Meatballs
• Creamy Mashed Sweet Potatoes