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Simple Homemade Stuffing Recipe

6/16/18

Homemade stuffing recipe made southern style! Instead of using cornbread, we’ll be using french bread!

Homemade southern style stuffing made with French bread.

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 every tried southern bread stuffing? If not you are certainly missing out on this dish. Bread stuffing is very similar ti cornbread stuffing, but made with, well.. Bread!

This traditional bread stuffing is perfect as a side dish on holidays or ANY day - it's so easy to make

What 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

Traditional stuffing tossed which shredded chicken or turkey makes this classic holiday dish into an any time of the year favorite

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 its nice in 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 anytime of the year, especially for Thanksgiving (with yams, and smothered turkey wings?! Yaaassss Lawd!!!!)

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Easy Homemade Bread Stuffing with Turkey or Chicken

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Simple Homemade Bread Stuffing

This simple bread stuffing recipe is perfect for traditional stuffing or as a dressing casserole.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Thanksgiving
Keyword Homemade Bread Stuffing
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Cooling Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 8 servings
Author I Heart Recipes

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 9x13 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!

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Looking for more Thanksgiving recipes? Here’s a delicious selection of holiday recipes to try: 

  • Slow Cooker Roast Turkey
  • Spiral Ham and Brown Sugar
  • Soul Food Style Candied Yams
  • Sweet Potato Casserole

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Comments

  1. Velma Sadler says

    June 16, 2018 at 1:17 pm

    Rosie made your peach cobbler OMG delicious.so are your hushpuppies.

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      June 16, 2018 at 4:12 pm

      Thanks for trying my recipes Velma! XOXO

      Reply
  2. Rebecca says

    June 17, 2018 at 11:22 am

    5 stars
    Very good, will please make some candy yams.

    Reply
  3. barbara gendreau says

    June 23, 2018 at 11:02 am

    Hi pretty lady!!! I am so glad I found your page. I am a neighbor, living in Puyallup. I am planning on making a lot of your recipes

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      July 1, 2018 at 12:47 pm

      Hi Barbara! Glad that you found my blog!

      Reply
  4. Ella L. Williams says

    August 4, 2018 at 11:46 am

    Hello, Rosie, I am so glad to have found your website. Why? Because I cook like you. I have been pouring over your recipes and I can’t wait to try them. Ella

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      August 4, 2018 at 1:11 pm

      Glad that you liked the Ella!

      Reply
  5. Henrietta McClain says

    September 11, 2018 at 12:42 pm

    Rosie you rock!

    Reply
  6. Sandra Bertil says

    November 17, 2018 at 3:00 pm

    Can the bacon drippings be substituted for something else

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      November 17, 2018 at 3:33 pm

      vegetable oil.

      Reply
  7. Lori says

    September 18, 2019 at 9:15 am

    I do it similar but I add sage, poultry seasoning and sausage. Yum!

    Reply
  8. Andrea says

    November 24, 2019 at 4:02 pm

    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?

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      November 24, 2019 at 5:37 pm

      Try the unseasoned. That way you can control everything.

      Reply
  9. Q says

    December 22, 2019 at 3:30 pm

    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!

    Reply
  10. Kim Roulhac says

    November 16, 2021 at 6:46 pm

    5 stars
    I am so glad that you have a “southern” stuffing recipe with white bread. I do not like cornbread dressing at all. Thanks cousin!!!!!

    Reply
  11. Leena M says

    November 18, 2021 at 5:39 am

    5 stars
    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.

    Reply

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