9 Easy Holiday Stuffing Recipes
Old-school slow cooker stuffing. (Recipe by Tara O’Brady. Produced by Sun Ngo. Photography by Christie Vuong. Prop Styling by Nicole Billark. Food styling by Michelle Rabin. Press-on nails courtesy of KISS.)
It's a sometimes controversial side dish (to bake inside the turkey, or not to bake inside the turkey?), but either way you cook it, it's always on the holiday menu. Here's how to dish up this side over Thanksgiving or the holidays, from leek and hazelnut to ultra-savoury chestnut and sausage stuffing:
Leek, Hazelnut And Dried Pear Stuffing
Savoury and sweet with a hazelnut crunch, this is an elegant stuffing recipe to add to your holiday repertoire. Get our leek, hazelnut and dried pear stuffing recipe.
Best-Ever Stuffing
We asked readers whether stuffing is best with or without meat, and the overwhelming response was without. (Just in case, we have also included a delicious sausage variation.) Tip: For effortless, delicious stuffing, bake it on its own—not in the turkey. Get our best-ever stuffing recipe.
Old-School Slow-Cooker Stuffing
This stuffing takes care of itself hours before anyone arrives at the door. It’s akin to a savoury bread pudding—puffed and pillowy at its centre with a touch of crunch at its edges. If more crunch is your thing, transfer it to an oven-safe dish and pop it under a hot broiler until tanned and crusted. Get old-school slow-cooker stuffing recipe.
Chestnut And Sausage Stuffing
Leftovers? What leftovers? This sweet and savoury stuffing is the perfect complement to our honey and herb turkey. (And will disappear lightning-fast.) Get our chestnut and sausage stuffing recipe.
Turkey And Italian Polenta Stuffing
Tip: Stuffing can be prepared (but not baked) a day ahead. Refrigerate, covered, up to 1 day. Add 10 min to baking time. Get our Italian polenta stuffing recipe.
Sausage And Water Chestnut Stuffing
Cooking tip: To save time, position two racks in the lower part of oven, position the stuffing below the turkey and bake at the same time. Get our sausage and water chestnut stuffing recipe.
Sweet Potato Stuffing
This dish, made with whole wheat bread, sweet potatoes, juicy cranberries, crunchy walnuts and fragrant herbs, is a medley of flavours and textures. Get our sweet potato stuffing recipe.
Sausage And Raisin Stuffing
The secret to our recipe is raisin bread. Because it’s already so flavourful and moist, we needed to add only a few extra ingredients. Get our sausage and raisin stuffing recipe.
Roasted Triple-Onion Stuffing
Onion lovers, this one is for you! We loaded this much-loved recipe with a mixture red and green onions, as well as shallots. Roasting the onions and adding hearty dashes of poultry seasoning and a hint of celery salt give the stuffing a fuller taste. Get our roasted triple-onion stuffing recipe.
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