Homemade stuffing made southern style! Instead of using cornbread, we’ll be using french bread!
A Simple Recipe for Homemade Stuffing!
Hey loves! I know, we’re nowhere near Thanksgiving, but I’ve been craving homemade stuffing lately! Usually when I make stuffing I use cornbread, but today I was craving some southern old fashioned bread stuffing! Have you all ever tried southern bread stuffing? If not, you are certainly missing out on this dish. Bread stuffing is very similar to cornbread stuffing, but made with, well, bread!
What is the Difference Between Dressing and Stuffing?
So let’s get the obvious question out of the way: What’s the difference between dressing and stuffing? Well, stuffing is usual stuffed inside of something, like turkey or chicken. Dressing, on the other hand, is made on the side; however, this recipe can be used for dressing OR stuffing! So I’m just going to call it stuffing. LOL!
How to Make Southern Homemade Bread Stuffing
For this homemade stuffing recipe you’ll need a large loaf of french bread. I like to cut the french bread into large cubes, then I toast the bread in the oven until it’s nice and crisp. Once the bread is crisp, remove it from the oven.
The bread is then tossed with celery, onions and pepper – which, by the way, have been cooked in bacon drippings! Everything is seasoned and combined with chicken (or turkey) broth and mixed until well combined.
Seriously, this is the best bread stuffing! It’s perfect any time of the year, especially for Thanksgiving (with yams and smothered turkey wings?! Yaaassss Lawd!!!!)
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Simple Homemade Stuffing
Ingredients
- 1 large loaf french bread
- 3 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- 2 tsp poultry seasoning
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 1 large yellow onion diced
- 1 large red bell pepper diced
- 4-6 stalks celery diced
- 4-6 cloves garlic diced
- 2 tbsp bacon drippings
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 1 large egg lightly beaten
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 F.
- Cut the french bread in large cubes.
- Lightly oil or grease a cooking sheet, then place the bread on the sheet.
- Bake the bread until it’s nice and crisp.
- While the bread is baking, head over to the stovetop.
- In a large pan, add in 2 tbsp of bacon drippings.
- Turn the heat to medium.
- Once the bacon drippings is nice and hot, add in the peppers, onions, and celery. Season with 1 tsp salt, and 1/2 tsp ground black pepper.
- Cook until tender, then add in the garlic.
- Let cook for another minute or so, then turn the heat off.
- Remove the bread from the oven, then toss the cubes into a large mixing bowl.
- Pour in the chicken broth, and let sit for 5 minutes.
- Now add in the beaten egg, and fold the ingredients.
- Add in the cooked vegetables, and sprinkle in the poultry seasoning, remaining salt, and pepper.
- Mix until everything is well combined.
- Lightly grease or oil a 9×13 bake dish.
- Add in the stuffing mixture.
- Bake in the oven on 350F, uncovered, for 45-50 minutes.
- Remove the dressing from the oven, and let sit for 5 minutes.
- OPTIONAL: Add some chopped parsley on top, for looks.
- Serve and enjoy!
Rosie made your peach cobbler OMG delicious.so are your hushpuppies.
Thanks for trying my recipes Velma! XOXO
Very good, will please make some candy yams.
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Can the bacon drippings be substituted for something else
vegetable oil.
I do it similar but I add sage, poultry seasoning and sausage. Yum!
I havent made this yet, but want to for Thanksgiving. I bought seasoned bread cubes to save some time because I am cooking the majority of dinner. Will that work with this recipe or will it be too much salt?
Try the unseasoned. That way you can control everything.
Hey sis, I’m tasked with bringing the yams and stuffing for Christmas Eve dinner. I’ll be following your recipes all the way! Headed out to the grocery store now. More to follow after Tuesday :o) I’m nervously excited!
I am so glad that you have a “southern” stuffing recipe with white bread. I do not like cornbread dressing at all. Thanks cousin!!!!!
This recipe is delicious. This is how I prepare mine every year. I’m interested in being apart of your Thanksgiving giveaway this year fir my 3 children and I.
Hi, I was looking for a recipe for Maryland Stuffed Ham and I didn’t find one, hope you consider creating one soon.
In the meantime, If I want to decrease the spiciness of a dish how much should I reduce the spices too? for instance if I wanted to reduce the spices of 3 tablespoons crushed red pepper &
2 tablespoons black pepper, how much of each should I use for each? Hope that makes sense?
Yes, you can reduce the amount of spices.