Cranberry Stuffing
If you find yourself running short of time this holiday season, but you want to go beyond the box, try this Cranberry Stuffing! It's fast, easy, and 100% delicious!
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients
- ½ pound ground sausage, no casings, browned and crumbled
- ½ cup dried cranberries
- 14 ounces bread cubes, seasoned, dry stuffing
- 1 ¾ cups chicken broth
- ½ cup celery, chopped
- 1 small onion, chopped
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- leaves fresh sage, 1 sprig, chopped
- leaves fresh rosemary, 1 sprig, chopped
Instructions
- In a large serving dish, combine browned/cooked sausage, cranberries, and seasoned bread cubes. Set aside.
- In a heavy pot, bring chicken broth to a boil. Add celery, onion, and black pepper. Bring back to a boil. Reduce to simmer; simmer 5 minutes.
- Add sage and rosemary and simmer another 5 minutes. Remove from heat. (Stuffing can be made ahead of time to this point. Reheat broth when ready to serve, and continue with recipe.)
- Gently pour enough broth over the sausage mixture and fold together with a rubber spatula. Add all the broth or as much as needed to reach desired consistency. Serve warm.
Notes
- Brown the sausage well. Let it develop a little color in the pan for deeper flavor before mixing it with the bread cubes.
- Warm the broth slowly. Simmering the celery, onion, and herbs in the broth helps infuse every bite with flavor.
- Add broth gradually. Pour just enough to moisten the bread without making it soggy, then adjust to your preferred texture.
- Use fresh herbs if possible. Sage and rosemary add a bright, aromatic note that dried herbs can’t quite match.
- Keep it warm before serving. If you’re not serving right away, cover the dish with foil and keep it in a low oven until mealtime.
- Make it ahead. You can prepare the broth mixture a day early and reheat it before combining with the bread and sausage.
- This recipe is part of our Thanksgiving Side Dishes Recipes Collection.
- This cranberry stuffing pairs beautifully with classic holiday mains like our Smoked Spatchcock Turkey.
Nutrition (per serving)
Calories: 255kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 612mg | Potassium: 191mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 53IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 74mg | Iron: 2mg