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Homemade Stuffing From Scratch
Ever made homemade stuffing from scratch? Not using store-bought bread cubes, I'm talking about even making the bread cubes for stuffing!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Active Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 55 minutes
Servings 10 cups dried stuffing cubes
Calories 25 kcal
Ingredients
- 1 1 lb loaf of bread, cut into ½-inch cubes (roughly 10 cups of bread cubes)
- 2 Tbsp olive oil (or your melted fat of choice)
- ¾ tsp dried sage
- ¾ tsp dried thyme
- ½ tsp sea salt
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
Instructions
Making Bread Cubes for Stuffing
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Preheat oven to 250°F.
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Grease a rimmed baking sheet with 2 Tbsp of olive oil. (This will be way too much to grease the sheet, but you’ll use it in the next step).
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Place the bread cubes on the baking sheet and mix to coat them with the oil.
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Sprinkle seasonings over the bread cubes and mix to evenly distribute the seasonings.
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Once the seasonings are evenly distributed, arrange bread cubes in a single layer on the baking sheet.
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Bake the bread cubes for 1½ - 2 hours, stirring after 1 hour, until they are completely dry.
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Once dry, remove bread cubes from the oven and let them cool completely on the pan.
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After they are cool, transfer them to a sealed container.
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If the bread cubes are completely dry, they should last for about a month.
Make Homemade Stuffing
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To make homemade stuffing from your bread cubes simply sauté a diced onion and a few stalks of celery in a ¼ cup (half stick) of butter for 5 minutes.
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Add the cubes and enough broth to moisten them, 2 cups should do.
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Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. There, you just made delicious stuffing from scratch!
Recipe Video
Notes
If you want to get fancy, use your homemade bread cubes to make a unique homemade stuffing like this French Chestnut Stuffing or this Mushroom Dill Stuffing.
Nutrition Facts
Homemade Stuffing From Scratch
Amount Per Serving (1 cup)
Calories 25
Calories from Fat 27
% Daily Value*
Fat 3g5%
Saturated Fat 1g5%
Sodium 117mg5%
Carbohydrates 1g0%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 1g2%
Calcium 1mg0%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.