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Homemade Thanksgiving Stuffing Using any Kind of Bread!
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5 from 3 votes

Thanksgiving Stuffing

All the sage herbed flavors of Thanksgiving in a real food stuffing for your big meal!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: homemade stuffing, homemade stuffing recipe, how to make Thanksgiving stuffing
Servings: 8 servings
Author: Renee - www.raisinggenerationnourished.com

Ingredients

  • 1 loaf See below for bread options in the Notes.
  • 2 tbsp butter to cook in olive oil works too.
  • 2 medium onions chopped
  • 6 stalks of celery chopped
  • 4 TB friendly fat to cook in butter, coconut oil, lard
  • 3-4 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 tsp sage
  • 2 tsp thyme
  • 2 tsp parsley
  • Sea salt/pepper to taste
  • 1 quart bone broth
  • 2 pastured eggs

Instructions

  • Pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees, and butter a 9x13 inch baking dish or casserole pan.
  • Cube up your loaf of bread into 1-2 inch cubes. Toss them onto 2 sheet trays and toast in the oven at 375 degrees for about 10-15 minutes until lightly golden. While the bread toasts, you can prepare the rest of the stuffing.
  • Melt the butter into a large, high walled skillet or soup pot. Saute the onion and celery in the friendly fat for about 5-7 minutes. Add a few pinches of salt to bring out their juices and sweeten.
  • Add the garlic, sage, thyme, and parsley, and cook for a minute.
  • Add the broth and bring to a simmer. Taste for seasoning/saltiness and add as needed. It should taste like a salty herbed soup. This is what will be seasoning the bread, so you want it to be quite flavorful.
  • Put your toasted bread cubes in a large mixing bowl, along with the eggs, and stir to combine. Add the seasoned broth to the mixing bowl, and stir to combine.
  • Pour the bread/broth mixture into the buttered 9x13 baking dish, and bake COVERED for 30 minutes at 375 degrees. You can use a lid if your casserole pan has a lid, or use foil. Uncover the baking dish and bake another 25-30 minutes, until the center is set, and the top is golden brown.

Notes

  • You can use your favorite sourdough or gluten free bread. Gluten free bread can be small, so make sure you have a good 12-14 cups of cubed bread. I used the Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Bread Mix for this recipe. This gluten free cornbread works well too! Make a double batch of the cornbread if you plan on using it for this recipe.