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Sausage Stuffing Recipe

Sausage Stuffing Recipe

Sausage and bread stuffing is a savory, hearty side dish made with breakfast sausage, sautéed onions, celery, and seasoned bread cubes. This flavorful stuffing is often used to stuff a turkey, but can also be baked separately. It's a comforting, classic dish that pairs perfectly with roasted meats, especially during holidays.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 6
Calories 514 kcal

Equipment

  • Large skillet
  • Slotted spoon
  • Measuring Cup
  • Large mixing bowl
  • Wooden spoon or spatula (for stirring)
  • Chopping-board
  • Knife (for chopping celery and onion)
  • Casserole dish (optional, for baking separately)
  • Turkey roasting pan (if stuffing a turkey)
  • This classic American side dish is tradit

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound breakfast sausage
  • 3/4 cup melted butter or as needed
  • 1 1/2 cups finely diced celery
  • 3/4 cup chopped onion
  • 8 cups white bread cubes
  • 3 teaspoons poultry seasoning
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions
 

Cook the Sausage:

  • Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and cook, stirring frequently, until browned and crumbly (about 5-7 minutes). Transfer the cooked sausage to a large mixing bowl using a slotted spoon.
    A large skillet on the white marble cooktop as breakfast sausage cooks over medium-high heat, browning and crumbling. A slotted spoon is ready to transfer the cooked sausage to a large mixing bowl.

Prepare Butter and Drippings:

  • Pour the sausage drippings into a measuring cup and add enough melted butter to make a total of 1 cup. Pour this mixture back into the skillet over medium heat.
    A measuring cup on the white marble cooktop containing sausage drippings, with melted butter added to make a total of 1 cup. The mixture is then poured back into the skillet over medium heat.

Sauté Vegetables:

  • Add the diced celery and chopped onion to the skillet with the butter mixture. Sauté until the onions are tender and translucent, but avoid browning the vegetables.
    The skillet on the white marble cooktop as diced celery and chopped onion are added to the butter and drippings mixture, sautéing until tender and translucent without browning

Combine Bread and Sausage Mixture:

  • Add one-third of the bread cubes to the skillet, stirring to coat with the butter and vegetable mixture. Transfer this to the large mixing bowl with the cooked sausage.
    The skillet on the white marble cooktop as one-third of the bread cubes are added, stirred to coat with the butter and vegetable mixture, then transferred to the large mixing bowl with the cooked sausage.

Mix in Seasonings and Remaining Bread Cubes:

  • Add the remaining bread cubes, poultry seasoning, and black pepper to the bowl with the sausage mixture. Mix until well combined.
    The large mixing bowl on the white marble cooktop as the remaining bread cubes, poultry seasoning, and black pepper are added to the sausage mixture, stirred until well combined.

Stuff the Turkey or Bake Separately:

  • Use the sausage and bread mixture to stuff the body and neck cavities of a turkey if desired. Roast the turkey according to your recipe’s instructions. Alternatively, bake the stuffing separately in a greased casserole dish at 350°F (175°C) for 30-40 minutes, until the top is golden and crispy.
    The prepared sausage stuffing mixture