Easy Herb Stuffing Recipe

This classic homemade stuffing recipe is the perfect side dish for Thanksgiving and holidays.

Your search for the perfect holiday stuffing ends here. It’s so good that my family requests it every single year for Thanksgiving.

It’s easy to make from scratch, and the traditional combination of buttery onions and fresh sage tastes incredible alongside roasted turkey or roast chicken. If you love mushrooms, try our incredible mushroom stuffing instead.

Key Ingredients

• Bread: The key to great stuffing is dry bread. For the best stuffing, use homemade garlic croutons. They’re already dried out and packed with flavor, giving your stuffing an incredible texture.
• Butter: I use salted butter in this recipe. Unsalted or a plant-based butter works great too, especially if you’re making a vegan version. You’ll just need a touch more salt.
• Onion, Celery, and Garlic: These are the classic, must-have aromatics. You’ll cook them in the butter to build a savory base before adding the broth and bread.
• Broth: Use your favorite type, whether it’s chicken broth or vegetable broth. It’s the key to a moist stuffing. In other stuffing recipes, eggs serve as a binder, helping to make the mixture fluffy when baked. We use butter and broth in our recipe for our binder and don’t miss the eggs at all.
• Herbs: For me, stuffing isn’t complete without fresh herbs. I use sage, thyme, and parsley. The sage is my favorite. It reminds me of my grandmother’s stuffing and makes the whole dish taste like the holidays.

Find the full recipe with measurements below.

How to Make the Best Homemade Stuffing

Tip 1: Bread works, but homemade croutons are better. I love using these garlic croutons. They are easy to make and make our stuffing taste so good. I realize this adds a step, but you can make them well in advance (they keep for 2 weeks!). All that said, you can use plain bread. I’ve shared tips for this below the recipe.

Tip 2: There’s no need to brown the onions. When cooking your onions, celery, and garlic, use a skillet with a lid. You aren’t trying to brown them. Instead, we want the soft and sweet. When they are, you can add broth, croutons, and fresh herbs.

Tip 3: Finish in the oven. Bake your stuffing (uncovered) in a 350°F oven for about 40 minutes. I like to rotate the casserole dish halfway through baking. When baked, the stuffing is moist and set in the middle, with a golden brown and crispy top. Then, let it sit on the counter for a few minutes to firm up before serving.

Serving Suggestions

You can make this stuffing recipe anytime, but it’s perfect for Thanksgiving alongside our Best Roast Turkey or Garlic Herb Roasted Turkey Breast. Here are a few more of our favorite side dishes: