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Easy Homemade Stuffing (Stove Top or Oven)

Shadi HasanzadeNemati

5 from 10 votes

Oct 25, 2019, Updated Feb 28, 2021

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Easy homemade stuffing recipe made on the stove top. Juicy mushrooms mixed with tasty Gruyere and shallots makes the best stuffing!

Check out our amazing collection of Thanksgiving recipes for plenty of must-try dishes! Start with spiced roasted turkey and eat your way through garlic parmesan buns, sausage stuffing, turkey gravy recipe and garlic mashed potatoes and enjoy the leftovers with a delicious Thanksgiving sandwich! Whatever you do, be sure not to forget this amazing stuffing recipe, it’s cheesy and tasty!

Why is this recipe a winner?

I love this stuffing recipe for three reasons:

• Simple: This is an easy recipe that requires minimal work and preparation.
• Flavors: The recipe calls for delicious ingredients (we’re talking mushrooms and Gruyere) which elevates it above the flavor profile of a traditional stuffing.
• Saves the oven space: It’s made on the stove top, which means no oven space is required and you can make it while the turkey is roasting in the oven.

Ingredients

To make stuffing from scratch, you need the following ingredients:

• Onions , shallots and garlic: These three will be the base of the stuffing and add a lot of flavor.
• Celery: It’s best to use thin stalks and chop them finely.
• Mushrooms: I used baby bella mushrooms but white button mushrooms work, too.
• Vegetable stock: You can use this homemade vegetable stock recipe or use store-bought. It’s also possible to use chicken stock.
• Croutons: I used store-bought croutons to make this stuffing recipe. However, if you use stale bread and make homemade croutons. To do so, you can use almost any kind of bread. My favorites are French, Italian or plain white bread. Make sure the bread is stale and not freshly baked otherwise the stuffing will be soggy.
• Gruyere cheese: It’s best to get a block of gruyere and grate it yourself.

Stovetop Instructions

• Start with melting the butter in some olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Sauté the shallots, garlic, onion and celery until translucent.
• Add the mushrooms. and cook for about ten minutes until the vegetables start releasing their juices.
• Add in the croutons and mix well with the mushroom mixture.
• Next, add in vegetable stock and keep stirring well.
• Cover and cook for about 30 minutes and stir occasionally.
• Add in the shredded gruyere and give it a good stir.
• Serve this side dish warm.

Oven Instructions

Making stuffing casserole in the oven is pretty easy and if you have space in the oven, you can use this method to make homemade stuffing with croutons:

• Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
• Make the mushroom mixture by sautéing onion, garlic, shallot, celery and mushrooms.
• Put the croutons in a large bowl and add in the mushroom mixture.
• Add in the spices and vegetable stock and mix very well using a large spoon.
• Stir in the Gruyere cheese and transfer everything to a large baking dish or a casserole dish.
• Cover with aluminum foil and bake in the oven for 25 minutes. Uncover and cook for an additional 10 minutes.

Serving suggestions

A proper stuffing or as some may call it, dressing, is an important part of a Thanksgiving feast that can be served alongside roasted turkey, scalloped potatoes, cornbread, sweet potato casserole and maybe some pumpkin pie.

Frequently asked questions

Notes and tips

• I used store bought croutons to make this recipe but you can of course make your own homemade croutons using white bread or baguette.
• Almost all types of mushrooms would work for this recipe. I like to use a combination of baby bella and white button mushrooms.
• Tarragon is optional, however I strongly suggest you use it as it gives such a delicate flavor to the dish. Fresh tarragon is preferred but you can find dried tarragon in the spice section of many supermarkets.
• This recipe is naturally vegetarian, however, you can use chicken broth instead of vegetable stock for a non-vegetarian version.

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5 from 10 votes

Easy Homemade Stuffing (Stove Top Method)

By Shadi HasanzadeNemati

This easy homemade stuffing is a show stopper! Juicy mushrooms mixed with tasty Gruyere and shallots makes the best stuffing!

Prep: 15 minutes mins

Cook: 45 minutes mins

Total: 1 hour hr

Servings: 6 servings

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Ingredients 

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• ▢ 3 tbsp olive oil
• ▢ 3 tbsp unsalted butter
• ▢ 2 medium onions, diced
• ▢ 1 shallot, diced
• ▢ 4 cloves garlic, minced
• ▢ 4 stalks celery, chopped
• ▢ 8 oz baby bella mushrooms, sliced
• ▢ 1 tsp dried tarragon
• ▢ 1/2 tsp salt
• ▢ 1/4 tsp ground pepper
• ▢ 3 cups croutons
• ▢ 2 cups vegetable stock
• ▢ 1 1/2 cup grated gruyere cheese

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Instructions 

• Place a large pan on the stove, turn the heat to medium. 
• Add olive oil and butter into the pan, once the butter is melted, add the onions to the pan and stir until softened and translucent. 
• Add in the shallot and garlic. Stir and cook for 5-8 minutes. 
• Add in celery and cook for 15 more minutes. 
• Add in mushrooms, cook for 10 minutes until their juice is released. 
• Add in dried tarragon, salt and pepper. Stir well. 
• Add croutons and mix well. Pour the vegetable stock slowly on the stuffing and mix.
• Cover and cook for 20 minutes. Stir occasionally. 
• Mix in shredded gruyer cheese and once it’s fully combined, transfer to your serving dish. 
• Serve warm with extra shredded gruyer. 

Notes

• I used store bought croutons to make this recipe but you can of course make your own homemade croutons using white bread or baguette.
• Almost all types of mushrooms would work for this recipe. I like to use a combination of baby bella and white button mushrooms.
• Tarragon is optional, however I strongly suggest you use it as it gives such a delicate flavor to the dish. Fresh tarragon is preferred but you can find dried tarragon in the spice section of many supermarkets.
• This recipe is naturally vegetarian, however, you can use chicken broth instead of vegetable stock for a non-vegetarian version.
• For gluten free stuffing, please use gluten free bread cubes or croutons and gluten free vegetable or chicken stock.

To bake the stuffing in the oven instead of stove top method:

• Preheat the oven to 350f. 
• After mixing in the croutons and stock, give it a stir and add in the gruyer. 
• Transfer the stuffing to an oven safe dish, cover and bake in the oven for 25-35 minutes. 
• Serve warm. 

Nutrition

Calories: 214kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 639mg | Potassium: 358mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 499IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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