My family has always loved homemade dressing recipe like this one. It’s something that we hardly ever have leftovers of. That’s why I love how easy this homemade stuffing recipe is, and the fact that it makes enough for up to six or seven people. (or a family of five that really loves stuffing)
EASY Homemade Dressing Recipe
It takes a little bit of prep work or this tasty dish, but trust me that little extra effort is worth every bite. Plus how hard is it to cut up bread and leave it out overnight. (Heck, my kids leave bread out all the time. So it must be pretty easy) This is even a fun dish to get the kids involved in the Thanksgiving cooking.
What’s the difference between dressing and stuffing?
Is it soda or is it pop? What’s the difference between dressing and stuffing is kind of along the lines of that question. Over the course of my life, I’ve lived in a LOT of places.
When I lived in with my family down south (Georgia to be exact) a lot of my family members referred to it as dressing. Somewhere along the way, I learned to call it homemade stuffing. Maybe it was all those years that I was being a lazy butt and using Stove Top Stuffing because mama had little kids and didn’t have the energy to make more.
Easy Homemade Stuffing
If you want to get fancy, I guess the TECHNICAL difference between dressing and stuffing is that stuffing goes in the bird. When you cooke dressing from scratch, you usually use a separate pan to bake it in. Don’t know about you, but all I care about is feeding it to my pie hole hahaha. Not whether I call it by the right name.
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Homemade Stuffing Recipes
How to Cook This Easy Dressing Recipe: Quick Q&As
Do you have to use french bread loaves? Nope, no way. You can even cheat a little (which I highly recommend) and buy some pre-made bread crumbs for stuffing. This will save you the time of cutting up the bread and letting it sit out the night before. I love this cheat when I forgot to pull the bread out or just really don’t feel like spending my life cubing up bread.
Do you have to use celery, onion, (insert vegetable here)? Nope. The one thing I love about our recipes here at Quirky Inspired is that you can customize them to your tastes. If you can’t stand celery, leave it out! If you LOVE celery add more in. The celery is just added to give the homemade stuffing a little extra texture.
Is this recipe gluten free? As it is written, this recipe is NOT gluten free. Swap out the following ingredients to make your own gluten free stuffing recipe:
- Gluten Free Bread Cubes
- Gluten Free Chicken Stock
- Gluten Free Sage
- Gluten Free Oregano
- Gluten Free Marjoram
Is this recipe dairy free? Nope, but when we make it at our house as a dairy free stuffing recipe. Here are a few ingredients to make it dairy free:
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Easy Homemade Dressing Recipe
This easy dressing recipe is so simple. Just mix the ingredients and throw it in the oven for an hour.
Ingredients
- 1 loaf French bread, cut into 1/2 inch cubes (or one bag unseasoned bread cubes)
- 2 Cups Chicken or Turkey Stock
- 1/4 Medium Onion (Diced)
- 3 Stalks Cribs Celery (1/4 inch pieces)
- 1/2 Stick of Butter
- 2 t Ground Sage
- Pinch of Nutmeg
- 1 t Rosemary
- 1/2 t Marjoram
Instructions
- Cut bread into 1/2 inch cubes and allow for it to set out overnight and become stale. (Or open bag of unseasoned bread cubes)
- In a pot warm up stock and butter, allow to cool.
- Place the bread in a large bowl, and mix in the onions and celery.
- Adding a little bit at a time, pour the stock over the dressing tossing and coating (you do not want the bread to be drenched, just damp)
- In a separate bowl, mix the spices.
- Coat the dressing with the spices, and mix thoroughly to coat all the dressing.
- Cover with foil and place in the oven for approximately 1 hour.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 10 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 240Total Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 38mgSodium: 383mgCarbohydrates: 26gFiber: 1gSugar: 3gProtein: 12g
It’s really that simple. It’s very similar to making your own croutons. The best part about making the stuffing from scratch is that you know exactly what is in what you are cooking, and you can make the recipe your own! You can throw extra sage, garlic, or if you are really crazy mushrooms in this great recipe. Trust me, if you serve this at your Thanksgiving dinner your family is going to be begging you for the recipe. It’s THAT good!
Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell says
Gummy and slimy does not make appetizing, does it? I always thought of separation in terms of food safety, but that’s an equally good reason! Yours looks quite delicious, gotta say.
Crunchy Frugalista says
Yeah, I have never been a fan of stuffing in the bird. My mom always made it separate.
Jesica H says
Gonna bookmark this! I have so much french bread, I need a way to use it all up!
Crunchy Frugalista says
Jesica, Awesome I can’t wait to hear how yours turns out!! There are so many ways you can make this recipe your own!
Tara Funair says
I love homemade stuffing. It tastes better and has “character”. This could be something my ultra pick kids would eat. Imagine that!
Crunchy Frugalista says
Tara, my kids are so picky too and I can’t wait for them to try it when we make it for Thanksgiving.
Amber Edwards says
Oh I HATE stuffing; probably because every time I have it, it is slimy and gooey! Seriously that stuff is nasty when it is sloppy like that. I might actually like stuffing if it turned out like yours! This does look quite simple. I may have to try this for the Husband, he LOVES stuffing.
Crunchy Frugalista says
There is nothing worse than slimy stuffing. Ewwww. I don’t blame ya on that one. I love this recipe because it is not gooey.
Melanie S says
I love anything that involves bread, and this does look really easy! Thanks 🙂
Crunchy Frugalista says
Are you sure we are not related, Melanie? I LOVE bread and have the plus sized jeans to prove it haha.
Debi@ The Spring Mount 6 Pack says
That looks yummy. Much better than the boxed stuff that my mom makes.
Crunchy Frugalista says
It is divine. Julie is quite the cook!
Jenn @therebelchick says
Your stuffing looks fantastic! It seems much more simple and wholesome than store-bought packages!
Crunchy Frugalista says
I was shocked to see how easy it was too. My mom always made it from scratch but used the pre cut bread crumbs.
Meagan P - Sunshine and Sippy Cups says
It’s only breakfast time – But man oh man! This makes me hungry!!
Crunchy Frugalista says
I would say it’s never too early for stuffing, but not sure it’s a breakfast food lol.
Chelsea @ Someday I'll Learn says
This looks really easy and delicious!
Laura O in AK says
I far prefer homemade stuffing to Stove Top, especially for Thanksgiving Day. (Which is why hubby needs to volunteer us for it this year as the host of Thanksgiving dinner up here always wants to send the uneaten StoveTop stuffing home with us.)
Crunchy Frugalista says
Happy Turkey Day. Hope you try this recipe out today! I am sure it will be delish.
Darcy says
My easy to make stuffing is… umm stove top LOL I don’t know why I’ve never tried to make it myself. I really should because homemade stuffing always tastes WAY better.
Crunchy Frugalista says
You should Darcy, it’s really not hard to do. I don’t cook things that are really difficult. My friend Julie, did this recipes, and it is easy!
Rhonda YVSG says
Looks great! I’ve never prepared it with french bread, sounds delicious though. I love how “chunky” your stuffing is.
Crunchy Frugalista says
The chunky gives it a nice texture so it’s not just a big ball of mush. You can always slice it up smaller to if you like it smaller.
Mariah says
I love french bread! I think this is one I need to try this year!!
Sadie says
That looks really good! I freakin HATE mushy stuffing. So I’m definitely going to have to try this one. Thank you for sharing. 🙂
Crunchy Frugalista says
Let me know what you think. Yeah, mushy stuffing sucks. Definitely need it more separate than a giant mush ball.
Melody says
This looks amazing! Maybe I’ll try it this year! Thanks so much!
Crunchy Frugalista says
Let me know how it turns out!
Motherhood on the Rocks says
That looks incredible!
Crunchy Frugalista says
Thanks, I tell ya Julie is an amazing cook!