Sausage Stuffing

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This sausage stuffing has lots of flavor and is nice and moist. You can change the ingredients to your liking. I quadruple this recipe and cook the extra in my electric roaster; that's how much everyone loves it!

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Prep Time:
15 mins
Cook Time:
15 mins
Total Time:
30 mins
Servings:
6
Yield:
8 cups

This classic sausage stuffing, packed with bold flavor and made with simple ingredients, will quickly become a holiday tradition. 

Sausage Stuffing Ingredients

You don’t need many ingredients to make this sausage stuffing recipe: 

  • Sausage: This recipe starts with a pound of breakfast sausage. 
  • Butter: Cook the vegetables in a mix of butter and sausage drippings.
  • Vegetables: You’ll need finely diced celery and a chopped onion. 
  • Bread: The white bread cubes should ideally be slightly stale. If your bread seems too soft, lightly toast it in the oven. 
  • Seasonings: Season the sausage stuffing with poultry seasoning and ground black pepper. 

Cook’s Note

If you omit the sausage, use 9 cups of bread cubes and add 1 to 2 teaspoons of salt. You can also add apples, giblets, oysters, etc.

How to Make Sausage Stuffing

You’ll find the full, step-by-step recipe below — but here’s a brief overview of what you can expect when you make homemade sausage stuffing: 

  1. Cook the sausage and use a slotted spoon to transfer it to a bowl. 
  2. Pour the drippings into a measuring cup with melted butter. 
  3. Cook the vegetables in the dripping-butter mixture. 
  4. Stir in ⅓ of the bread cubes, then transfer the vegetable mixture to the sausage bowl.
  5. Add the remaining ingredients and mix well. 

How to Use Sausage Stuffing

This sausage stuffing can be used to stuff your turkey (learn how to safely stuff your turkey with our step-by-step guide) or bake it in the oven to serve as a side dish. 

From the Editor

To bake the stuffing: 

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and butter an appropriately sized dish. 
  2. Place stuffing mixture in the prepared dish and cover.
  3.  Place the dish in a pan of hot water and bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and crisp on top, basting occasionally with turkey drippings.

How to Store Sausage Stuffing

Store your leftover sausage stuffing in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to three days.

Allrecipes Community Tips and Praise

“Love, love, love this recipe,” raves Amy. “I like things on the spicy side, so I used hot breakfast sausage. Soooo good.”

“This was delicious,” according to CAcooking. “Finally! A stuffing that is flavorful and not soggy. I used 1.5 baguettes. Removed the crust all around and cut into ¾-1-inch cubes.”

“Just like my grandmother's, but with the sausage,” says Ashley Schwegman. “I added apples and it turned out perfect.”

Editorial contributions by Corey Williams

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Ingredients

Original recipe (1X) yields 6 servings

  • 1 pound breakfast sausage

  • ¾ cup melted butter, or as needed

  • 1 ½ cups finely diced celery

  • ¾ cup chopped onion

  • 8 cups white bread cubes

  • 3 teaspoons poultry seasoning

  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions

  1. Gather all ingredients.

    Overhead of stuffing ingredients in various bowls.

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  2. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir sausage in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to transfer sausage to a large bowl.

    Overhead of ground sausage cooking in a skillet.

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  3. Pour sausage drippings into a measuring cup. Add enough melted butter to make 1 cup. Pour into the skillet over medium heat.

    Overhead of melted margarine being poured into a measuring cup with sausage drippings.

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    Overhead of a margarine and sausage drippings mixture cooking in a skillet.

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  4. Sauté celery and onions in butter mixture until onion is tender; do not brown.

    Overhead of celery, onions, and sausage drippings being cooked in a skillet.

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  5. Stir in 1/3 of the bread cubes.

    Overhead of celery, onions, and bread crumbs being cooked in a skillet.

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  6. Transfer mixture to the large bowl with sausage. Add remaining bread cubes, poultry seasoning, and pepper; mix well.

    Overhead of sausage stuffing ingredients being mixed together in a large bowl.

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  7. Stuff bread and sausage mixture into the body and neck cavities of turkey; roast turkey as desired.

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)

514 Calories
38g Fat
27g Carbs
16g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 6
Calories 514
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 38g 49%
Saturated Fat 8g 40%
Cholesterol 55mg 18%
Sodium 989mg 43%
Total Carbohydrate 27g 10%
Dietary Fiber 2g 7%
Total Sugars 4g
Protein 16g 31%
Vitamin C 3mg 3%
Calcium 109mg 8%
Iron 3mg 16%
Potassium 346mg 7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.