Stove Top Stuffing with Sausage

5 from 54 votes

The most perfect stuffing doesn’t have to be made from scratch. Jazzing up pre-made stuffing can be just as delicious (if not more), and its silly easy and super quick! Try this homemade Stove Top Stuffing with Sausage and you may never go back to grandma’s recipe again

Prep Time15

Cook Time15

Total Time30

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 354kcal

Author: Courtney Paige

Equipment

oven safe skillet a cast iron skillet works great if you have one
Meat masher
Rubber Spatula
Measuring Cups
vegetable chopper or knife and cutting board

Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil
½ tbsp minced garlic
½ lbs lean pork sausage
½ medium white onion
2 stalks celery diced
1 large carrot diced
1 tbsp maple syrup
6 oz pre-made stuffing I used ½ bag Pepperidge Farm Herb Seasoned Cubed Stuffing
1 ¾ - 2 ¼ cups beef broth
2 tsp salt
1 tsp dried rosemary
1 tsp paprika
½ tsp pepper

Instructions

Heat a large skillet to medium heat. Add the ground sausage and minced garlic. Use a meat masher or wooden spoon to stir and break apart the meat while cooking.
Add the small chopped vegetables (carrots, onions, celery) to the skillet with the browned sausage. Note: You want small, uniform pieces for uniform cooking. I use the small setting on the vegetable chopper.
Cover with a lid and allow vegetables to sauté for 5-8 minutes. Stir a few times to avoid burning.
Pour the seasonings and maple syrup in with the vegetable and sausage mixture. Stir again.
When the vegetables are almost fork tender, turn the heat down to low. Add in the stuffing cubes and pour 1 ¾ cups of broth over. Stir and make sure everything is coated. **Optional: if you prefer dense stuffing, add an additional ½ cup of broth**
Cover the skillet for 10 minutes and allow the bread cubes to absorb the broth. Fluff it with a fork and make sure all of the liquid is absorbed. If not, keep on the heat until it is.
Then, turn the heat off and let sit with the lid on until ready to serve.
Before serving, transfer the whole skillet to the oven to broil to crisp it and et the top golden brown. Serve warm. Enjoy!

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Notes

Want to make your stuffing a day in advance before? Simply keep the stuffing in your oven safe skillet (cover with plastic wrap/airtight), remove the wrap before reheating and toss it in the oven at 350F for 20-30 minutes to reheat. I like to turn on the broil to crisp the top for 2-3 minutes too.

Optional: if you prefer dense stuffing, add an additional ½ cup of broth Cover the skillet for 10 minutes and allow the bread cubes to absorb the broth. Fluff it with a fork and make sure all of the liquid is absorbed.

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