Name: Sausage Stuffing
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 65 min
Ingredients: 10 oz dried bread, cut into 1/2” cubes ((see notes; about 8 slices of white bread; sourdough is also a great choice)); 2 lbs ground pork; 1 tsp fennel seed; 3 tbsp butter; 1 1/2 cups diced celery; 3/4 cup diced white onion; 1 1/2 tbsp poultry seasoning; 12 oz chicken broth; 3 large eggs ((lightly beaten)); 2 1/2 tbsp dried parsley OR 1/2 cup fresh parsley

Sausage Stuffing is hearty, simple to make, and loaded with flavor. This quick and easy stuffing recipe is bound to become a holiday favorite!

overhead view of sausage stuffing out of the oven in a white casserole dish and ready to serve

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Why You Will Love Sausage Stuffing

If you’re looking for a stuffing recipe that has a little more staying power than traditional stuffing, this recipe delivers. This recipe scales back the bread and allows the flavors of Italian sausage to shine through.
This is one of those “can I have the recipe?” recipes. It’s so good, it will earn you praise and recipe requests!
It tastes even better the next day. You’ll love reheating – and digging into – the leftovers (if you have any!) the next day.

Ingredients Needed for This Sausage Stuffing Recipe

Ingredient quantities for this easy sausage stuffing recipe are located in the recipe card at the end of the post.

Bread (you can use regular white bread, sourdough, or any other type of bread you like to use in stuffing)
Ground pork
Fennel seed
Butter
Celery
White onion
Poultry seasoning – this brand is my favorite!
Chicken broth
Large eggs
Dried parsley or fresh parsley

If you use regular white bread in this stuffing, make sure it’s quality bread with some substance to it, not super squishy, flimsy sandwich bread. Nothing against squishy sandwich bread 🙂 but it won’t hold up well in this stuffing.

How To Make Sausage Stuffing

The steps below are just a quick overview of how to make the recipe. The full process in detail is located in the recipe card at the end of the post.

First, make sure you’ve prepared your bread. It needs to be dried out so it can absorb the flavorful liquid later in the process. If your bread is fresh, place it (cubed) on a baking sheet. Bake at 275°F for 45 minutes, tossing the cubes a few times during the baking process.

Next, combine the pork and fennel seeds and cook the pork until it is fully cooked and browned. Remove it from the pan and set it aside.

overheadview of ground sausage cooked in skillet on stovetop

Next, saute the celery and onion in butter, adding the poultry seasoning later in the process.

For the perfect diced vegetables, I highly recommend this vegetable chopper. It will save you so much time!

overhead view of celery and onions cooked in skillet on stovetop

Add the cubed bread to a 9″ x 13″ casserole dish, then spread the vegetable mixture on top.

overhead view of cubed bread pieces lined in bottom of white casserole dish and celery broth mixture added on top ready to be tossed and thoroughly combined

Mix whisked eggs, parsley, and chicken broth and pour over top. Toss carefully to combine.

Then add pork and combine again.

overhead view of bread mixture in white casserole dish and cooked sausage added on top and tossed evenly and ready to be baked

Cover your casserole dish with foil and bake for 25 minutes, then remove the foil and bake for 15 minutes or until the stuffing is browned on top.

overhead view of sausage stuffing out of the oven and cooling and ready to be served

Enjoy! I hope this stuffing becomes a favorite on your dinner table.

If you find yourself with leftovers the next day, this stuff tastes great reheated!

Easy Thanksgiving Side Dish Recipes

This sausage stuffing is great for any Thanksgiving foods menu. Here are even more Thanksgiving-friendly appetizer recipes and side dish recipes:

Buffalo chicken dip is an exciting and delicious appetizer. Family and friends fall in love with it after one bite! And it will likely be the first appetizer devoured at any party. Make it for a football game day food, or for any party holiday gathering.
This southern-style easy sweet potato casserole will impress your guests, and they will come back for seconds!
Another massive hit as a holiday appetizer is these sausage balls that will get devoured almost as fast as the buffalo chicken dip.
Enjoy this easy homemade cranberry sauce that’s both delicious and fresh!
Vegetables can taste amazing with this oven-baked vegetables recipe—a side dish you’ll find yourself making again and again.
Sensational, smokey, and sweet, this bacon and green beans side will be the talk of the dinner table!

overhead view of buffalo chicken dip garnished with green onions and blue cheese crumbles — **Buffalo Chicken Dip**

overhead view of sweet potato casserole ready to serve with blue spatula — **Buffalo Chicken Dip**

Just look at that deliciousness down there 😍 This stuffing will go fast, trust me!

overhead view of sausage dressing ready to be served with wooden spoon

Easy Thanksgiving Dessert Recipes

Once you decide on your side dishes, do you need some sweet holiday treats? I’ve got you covered! Try one of these dessert recipes:

The holiday spirit can begin with this classic pecan pie, a traditional favorite during Thanksgiving. And perhaps a competition between pies? Make this easy and delicious traditional pumpkin pie and see which pie is devoured first!
Take your dessert options to the next level with this filling and fabulous pumpkin cheesecake. The taste is so good that it’ll forever change your family and friends’ perspective about holiday desserts!
If it’s fall, that means it is time for a creamy homemade pumpkin spice latte.
Do you need a quick dessert that delivers? Then try this delicious no-bake pumpkin cheesecake recipe!
Pumpkin fans at the dinner table? Then you’ll want to make sure you bake these pumpkin bars with cream cheese and pumpkin cookies with chocolate chips.
Make this pumpkin cheesecake fluff dessert to start a new holiday tradition. Your guests will request this sweet pumpkin treat year after year that works as a fluffy dip or as a post-dinner dessert.

overhead view of half of baked pecan nut pie in a clear pie dish on a white countertop — **Pecan Pie**

sideview of slice of pumpkin pie with whipped cream on top laying on a white countertop — **Pecan Pie**

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