Homemade Stovetop Stuffing
Skip the boxed stuffing and try this super EASY stovetop version instead. I promise. It tastes a million times better!
Greetings from somewhere over the Pacific Ocean!
I am currently enroute to Tokyo with about 6 hours left on my flight.
I’ll be eating my way through all the ramen and sushi I can find the minute I land.
But I will also be daydreaming about this.
Stuffing.
Yes. I said stuffing.
Oh-so-buttery, carb-loaded stuffing, drenched in leftover turkey gravy.
And now you can make the stovetop version in seconds.
I also want to state.
That there is no judgment for those who have eaten the boxed version.
But this homemade version though.
It will knock your socks off.
And you can easily customize it to use cornbread instead of sourdough.
Or add in Italian sausage.
Maybe some bacon.
Or pancetta.
You get it.
Homemade Stovetop Stuffing
Ingredients
- 10 slices sourdough bread, diced into 1/2-inch cubes
- ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 carrots, peeled and diced
- 2 stalks celery, diced
- ½ teaspoon dried sage
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- ¼ teaspoon dried rosemary
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 cup chicken stock, or more, to taste
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Spread bread cubes in a single layer on a baking sheet. Place into oven and bake until crisp and golden, about 4-5 minutes; set aside.
- Melt butter in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add garlic, onion, carrots and celery. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 3-4 minutes. Stir in sage, thyme and rosemary until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Stir in bread cubes and gently toss to combine. Stir in chicken stock and parsley; cover and remove from heat. Let sit for 10 minutes.
- Serve immediately.
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Can this be frozen?
Big fan of your recipes! Just wondering if one can substitute fresh herbs for the dried in this Homemade Stove Top recipe, and if so, in what proportions. Thanks!
You are my Life Saver! Here in Europe they do not sell Stove Top and have nothing similar to it! I always used Stove Top Stuffing once a Week while I lived in the U.S. I stopped eating Meat 1 year ago and love the fact that I can swap out the Chicken Broth with Veggie Broth and still enjoy Your delicious 1:1 Recipe which is the best one to find Online! I use your Recipe since years now and every time I love it more and more! Thank You very much. Greetings from Europe 🙂 x
After going vegetarian 5 years ago, the one and only thing that I really missed at Thanksgiving was the Stovetop stuffing. That’s what I grew up with and it was delicious. I tried other recipes (even the pre-mixed stuff) but nothing tasted anywhere near as good. THIS recipe though, tastes exactly like the Stovetop stuffing that I grew up with (only better)! I couldn’t believe how delicious it was!!
*I saw that other people asked about using cornbread- I made a normal batch of Albers cornbread in an 8″x8″ dish and then crumbled it by hand. It definitely seemed like it was more than the recipe called for, so I just added an extra carrot, celery stalk, and a little more broth.
Yummmy! I tried this recipe at home and every one was very happy. All family members praised the taste. It was very very tasty. Thank You for such a recipe. I will regularly visit your website.
Can you toast the bread in a toaster instead of putting it in the oven? Also is this okay to make the day before? Does it taste as good if it’s rewarmed?
Can we take brown bread or normal white bread for this recepie.
Will this recipe work if I use bread crumbs that are already hard and crunchy? Like Arnold Stuffing?
Thank you for posting this recipe. I have used it multiple times over the last few years.
As a personal preference I double the garlic, but the spicing ratios are otherwise perfect.
It’s similar to your yellow curry base recipe how you’ve nailed it.
Cheers.
Really delicious, and very useful as usual, I am going to try this myself this morning, I am from India.
You know what, you made my day by sharing this. Today me and my wife will share good moments in kitchen after a long time. Thanks.
Wow! was looking for this recipe. thanks
Wow!! I was looking for this recipe, finally, I got it here, thanks for sharing. I will definitely try your recipe.
Awesome results. Better than what I expected. I served it with pomegranate and pineapple chunks.
I can’t wait to try my hands on this recipe. My wife forwarded this to me yesterday and I must say it looks mouth-watering and nutritious. My daughter is allergic to garlic, can you suggest any other ingredient to replace garlic?
Perfect results,wouldn’t change a thing.
It looks amazing. I’m from India and in my place, people love eating such kind of recipe. I love to try this recipe at my home.
Looking for a recipe that is stovetop and the first instruction on this “Stovetop” recipe is Preheat the Oven….still delicious
Can I make this a few days before Thanksgiving? It looks like a great recipe!
Made this recipe today as per your wonderful directions here, Used Normal bread slices rather than sourdough bread. Best stuffed bread I’ve ever created and my kids favorite it, too. The procedure you provide worked sort of a charm. Pure heaven!
Anyways, I’m undoubtedly happy I found it, and I’ll be checking your site frequently!