Thanksgiving Dressing Recipe

5 from 2 votes

This Thanksgiving Dressing Recipe delivers moist, flavorful, herby goodness with crispy edges—perfect for your holiday table.

Prep Time20

Cook Time50

Total Time1 10

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 439kcal

24 oz bread cubes* stale is ideal*
3 tbs sage chopped fresh, or 1 tbs dried
2 tbs parsley chopped fresh, or 2 teaspoon dried
1 tbs rosemary chopped fresh, or 1 teaspoon dried
1 tbs thyme chopped fresh, or 1 teaspoon dried
1 tbs oregano chopped fresh, or 1 teaspoon dried
1 cup unsalted butter
2 ½ cups sweet onion ~2 large onions, diced
2 cups celery diced
4 cloves garlic minced, or 1 teaspoon powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
2 ½ cups low sodium chicken or vegetable broth if not using low sodium omit the salt, divided
2 large eggs

Dry out bread if it's not stale.. See notes for how to do this.*
24 oz bread cubes*
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x13 baking dish with more butter or nonstick cooking spray.
In a large bowl, add cubed bread, sage, parsley, rosemary, thyme, and oregano.
3 tbs sage, 2 tbs parsley, 1 tbs rosemary, 1 tbs thyme, 1 tbs oregano
Melt butter in a large skillet or fry pan over medium-high heat. Add diced onions, celery, minced garlic, salt, and pepper. Sauté for 10-15 minutes or until they start to brown.
1 cup unsalted butter, 2 ½ cups sweet onion, 2 cups celery, 4 cloves garlic, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon pepper
Add onions and celery to the bread, along with 1 ½ cups of broth. Gently toss them and set aside to cool.
2 ½ cups low sodium chicken or vegetable broth
Whisk remaining broth (1 cup) with eggs. Gently fold egg mixture into bread until combined.
2 ½ cups low sodium chicken or vegetable broth, 2 large eggs
Place stuffing mixture in prepared dish and cover with foil.
Bake for 40 minutes or until an instant-read thermometer reads 160°F when inserted in the center of the stuffing.
If making this the day before, uncover the stuffing, let it cool, cover again, and then refrigerate. The next day, continue with final baking as follows, adding 10 minutes to the bake time since it will be cold.
Uncover the stuffing and bake for an additional 20 minutes or until the top is golden.

Tips and Tricks

Make your bread stale by drying it out in the oven. To do this, preheat the oven to 275°F. Cube your bread and place it on a rimmed baking sheet. Place the bread in the oven and bake until dry, 15-20 minutes. Make sure to check the bread to make sure it doesn’t start to brown.
Use a couple of types of bread for a good mixture of textures. I like to use sourdough and a white, French, or Italian bread.