17 Of Our Very Best Stuffing Recipes
Hands-up if stuffing is your favourite part of the holiday meal! (We love it so much that even the boxed version will do in a pinch.)
That said, once you've made homemade stuffing, you'll never go back. It's also way easier than you might think, as well as an excellent way to use up all that leftover bread in the freezer.
Here are 17 of our all-time best stuffing recipes.
Tourtière Stuffing
The Chatelaine Test Kitchen reimagined the classic French-Canadian meat pie as a Thanksgiving side in 1981, and we’re all for it. This stuffing is cooked mostly on the stovetop, freeing up your oven for other baked dishes.
Get our Tourtière Stuffing recipe.
Italian Polenta Stuffing
We paired fresh cranberries with parmesan, sausage and store-bought polenta for a unique, incredibly flavourful stuffing.
Get our Italian Polenta Stuffing recipe.
Hot Italian Sausage Stuffing
Italian sausage lends a touch of heat to traditional bread stuffing.
Get our Hot Italian Sausage Stuffing recipe.
Sausage Stuffing with Water Chestnuts
Streamline your turkey day prep and make this classic stuffing a day ahead. Then cover and refrigerate until ready to bake.
Get our Sausage Stuffing with Water Chestnuts 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’ve also included a delicious sausage variation.
Get our Best-Ever Stuffing recipe.
Mixed Mushroom Stuffing
Dried mushrooms and cranberries add new layers of flavour to the traditional bread stuffing.
Get our Mixed Mushroom Stuffing recipe.
Leek, Hazelnut And Dried Pear Stuffing
Savoury and nutty with a just hint of sweetness, this stuffing strikes the perfect flavour balance.
Get our leek, hazelnut and dried pear 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.
Chestnut and Sausage Stuffing
This sweet and savoury stuffing pairs perfectly with turkey. You can make it in advance of the big meal—just reheat in a 325F oven for 25 to 30 min, stirring halfway through, before serving.
Get our Chestnut and Sausage Stuffing recipe.
Jillian Harris’s Almost Famous Plant-Based Stuffing
This vegan stuffing will win over everyone at the table! It’s moist, packed with all of those familiar stuffing flavours and super simple to put together.
Get the recipe for Jillian Harris’s Almost Famous Plant-Based Stuffing.
Ciabatta And Sausage Stuffing Muffins
This scrumptious sausage-based stuffing can also be made into individually portioned stuffing muffins (tell us that’s not fun to say!) with a few tweaks.
Get our Ciabatta And Sausage Stuffing Muffins recipe.
Savoury Fruit Stuffing
Fresh apples, orange peel and dried cranberries liven up our traditional bread stuffing, while chopped pecans add crunch.
Get our Savoury Fruit Stuffing recipe.
Sweet Potato Stuffing
Want something different to serve with this year’s bird? Sweet potatoes, dried cranberries and walnuts add colour and crunch to this hearty stuffing.
Get our Sweet Potato Stuffing recipe.
Easy Savoury Stuffing
Looking for a no-fuss stuffing you’ll use year after year? This classic recipe calls for the traditional herbs—sage and savoury—plus a few other basics.
Get our Easy Savoury Stuffing recipe.
Old-Fashioned Bread Stuffing
Our easy, rustic whole-wheat stuffing is loaded with savoury fall herbs. It cooks well in the turkey or on its own and can also be made in advance and microwaved on the big day.
Get our Old-Fashioned Bread Stuffing recipe.
Sausage And Raisin Stuffing
The secret to this sweet and savoury stuffing? Raisin bread. It’s already moist and flavourful, so you need fewer ingredients for a fantastic stuffing.
Pecan Stuffing
Toasted pecans add nutty flavour and texture to this traditional stuffing. Get our Pecan Stuffing recipe.
Get our Sausage And Raisin Stuffing recipe.
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