Homemade Stovetop Stuffing Recipe
I’ll let you in on a little secret. Although I have a reader favorite recipe for Traditional Thanksgiving Stuffing that has 600+ glowing reader reviews spanning back 6 years at this point, my family still begs me to make a box (or three) of Stove Top. Yes, the cheap stuff. Not even the “fancy” boxed stuffings that look a bit more gourmet. Nope, they want the one in the red box! I didn’t set out to create this homemade stovetop stuffing recipe to be a copycat for the brand Stovetop Stuffing, per se. However, in reality, not only is it made on your stovetop rather than being baked, but it’s a better-than-stovetop homemade stovetop stuffing recipe. And that’s because it’s got perfectly plump bread cubes that are just soft, tender, and moist enough without being mushy. Best part ever? It’s not a side dish that hogs oven space for an hour. Nope! Because if there’s one thing I can get flustered with during the holiday season, it’s how highly trafficked my oven is. So many baked goods, casseroles, hams, and turkeys — so little time!
Ingredients in Homemade Stovetop Stuffing
To make stovetop stuffing from scratch, you’ll need the following basic ingredients:
Bread Unsalted butter White or yellow onion Celery Carrots Minced garlic Dried sage, thyme, and rosemary – you can mix and match with fresh herbs if you have those on hand (use twice the amount of fresh herbs as dried) Salt Pepper Dried marjoram Chicken broth – use vegetable broth to keep this recipe vegetarian Dried parsley Fresh herbs such as thyme, sage, rosemary, optional for garnishing
Note: Scroll down to the recipe card section of the post for the ingredients with amounts included and for more complete directions.
How to Make Stuffing on the Stovetop
It’s time to make your new favorite stovetop stuffing for Thanksgiving! Once you read through these easy steps and follow them yourself, you’ll see what I mean when I call this recipe fast and easy. Here’s a quick overview of how to make stovetop stuffing:
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