Description
Elevate your holiday gatherings with this Slow Cooker Sausage Stuffing, a savory and aromatic side dish that’s effortlessly prepared in your slow cooker. Combining a medley of herbs, sausage, and bread, this stuffing offers rich flavors that meld beautifully as it cooks low and slow. Whether you’re hosting a festive feast or enjoying a casual family dinner, this versatile recipe will delight everyone at the table.
Ingredients
Scale
- 12 cups dried bread cubes
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 1 pound chicken or turkey sausage (sage flavored or original)
- 1 small onion (diced)
- 4 stalks celery (diced)
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 2 teaspoons fresh thyme (fine chopped)
- 2 teaspoons fresh rosemary (fine chopped)
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 2–3 cups chicken stock
- 2 large eggs (beaten)
- Fresh chopped parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Prepare the bread cubes: Dice French bread into cubes and let them dry overnight.
- Cook the sausage mixture: Sauté butter, sausage, onion, celery, and garlic in a skillet until cooked through and softened.
- Season: Stir in thyme, rosemary, salt, and pepper.
- Assemble in slow cooker: Add dried bread cubes to the slow cooker followed by the sausage mixture.
- Mix egg and stock: Whisk together chicken stock and beaten eggs; pour over stuffing.
- Combine well: Ensure all ingredients are mixed; add more stock if needed.
- Cook: Cover with a towel under the lid; cook on low for 4 hours, stirring every 30 minutes.
- Serve: Garnish with parsley before serving hot.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 240 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 520mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 70mg