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No Thanksgiving or Christmas meal is complete without Crock Pot Stuffing! The best stuffing is made with bread, sausage, celery and onions!

Disclosure: This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Johnsonville Italian Sausage. The opinions and text are all mine.

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN STUFFING AND DRESSING?

Do you call this stuffing or dressing? I got into this discussion with a friend recently and he said that he had studied the history of this side dish for his cookbook and found that dressing was cornbread based and stuffing is made with cubed white or wheat bread. I love food history like that! Either way you enjoy it – it is a comfort dish for many of us!Easy slow cooker stuffing with turkey, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes

THE BEST CROCK POT STUFFING

Making the stuffing in the slow cooker keeps the stuffing moist and lets you get it going first thing on Thanksgiving morning. You just let it cook, then you can switch your slow cooker over to the warm setting until you are ready for your holiday dinner! This will become your new favorite way to make it!Crock Pot Sausage Stuffing recipe from The Country Cook #Thanksgiving #sidedish
WHAT YOU’LL NEED:
salted butter
celery
onion
salt & pepper
mild Italian ground sausage
poultry seasoning
dried sage
dried marjoram
eggs
chicken stock*
dried, cubed bread stuffing*

Italian ground sausage, chicken stock, stuffing mix, eggs, poultry seasoning, sage, butter

TIPS FOR MAKING THE BEST STUFFING:

I am using the cubed bread stuffing here. You can use the regular bagged herbed stuffing that is not cubed or you can use a bagged cornbread stuffing as well. Also, if you like a more ‘wet’ stuffing, just add more chicken broth or stock until it reaches your desired consistency.

HOW TO MAKE THE BEST CROCK POT STUFFING:

In a large skillet, over medium heat, melt 1/2 cup butter.
melted butter in a pan

Add in celery and onion. Season with salt & pepper.
celery, onion, salt and pepperOnce celery and onion have begun to soften, add in Johnsonville ground sausage.

ground sausage

Then stir in poultry seasoning, sage and marjoram. Cook meat until no longer pink (breaking it up into crumbles as it cooks.)poultry seasoning added to sausage and celery and onion

In a bowl, whisk together eggs and chicken stock.
beaten eggs in a bowl

Once sausage is fully cooked, take off heat. Note: this sausage produces hardly any grease. If you get a lot of grease from your sausage, you’ll want to drain the excess after cooking. Then stir in chicken stock mixture. Stir well.chicken stock and eggs added to cooked sausage
Pour bags of stuffing into your 4-quart (or larger) slow cooker.dried bread cubes in slow cooker
Then pour all of the sausage mixture into your crock pot with the bread stuffing. Gently stir mixture until combined. Cover and cook on low for 3-4 hours. Depending on the shape of your crock pot, the time may vary. If you have a deep crock pot, I would suggest stirring the mixture once every hour.crock pot dressing

It should be moist but still fluffy when done.

Slow Cooker Sausage Bread Stuffing recipeEnjoy!

Crock Pot Stuffing

THE BEST CROCK POT STUFFING

No Thanksgiving or Christmas meal is complete without Crock Pot Stuffing! The best stuffing is made with bread, sausage, celery and onions!
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Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Crock Pot Stuffing
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 4 hours
Total Time: 4 hours 15 minutes
Servings: 12
Calories: 402kcal
Author: Brandie @ The Country Cook

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (1/2 stick) salted butter
  • 1 1/2 cups finely chopped celery
  • 1 medium onion, finely diced
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
  • 1 lb Johnsonville ground Mild Italian Sausage
  • 1 tsp poultry seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon dried sage
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 2 cups chicken stock
  • 2 (12 oz) packages dried cubed bread stuffing

Instructions

  • In a large skillet, over medium heat, melt 1/2 cup butter.
  • Add in celery and onion.
  • Season with salt & pepper.
  • Once celery and onion have begun to soften, add in Johnsonville ground sausage.
  • Then stir in poultry seasoning, sage and marjoram.
  • Cook meat until no longer pink (breaking it up into crumbles as it cooks.)
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs and chicken stock.
  • Once sausage is fully cooked, take off heat.
  • Then stir in chicken stock mixture.
  • Stir well.
  • Pour bags of stuffing into your 4-quart (or larger) slow cooker.
  • Then pour all of the sausage mixture into your crock pot with the bread stuffing.
  • Gently stir mixture until combined.
  • Cover and cook on low for 3-4 hours.

Notes

This sausage produces hardly any grease. If you get a lot of grease from your sausage, you'll want to drain the excess after cooking. Depending on the shape of your crock pot, the time may vary. If you have a deep crock pot, I would suggest stirring the mixture once every hour. It should be moist but still fluffy when done.
I am using the cubed bread stuffing here. You can use the regular bagged herbed stuffing that is not cubed or you can use a bagged cornbread stuffing as well.

Nutrition

Calories: 402kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 97mg | Sodium: 869mg | Potassium: 242mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 755IU | Vitamin C: 1.9mg | Calcium: 44mg | Iron: 1.4mg
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About Brandie @ The Country Cook

I’m a regular home cook, like most of you, doing my best to get a good meal on the table for my family. I like to say the recipes on here are recipes for the busy cook (you know who you are). You can still get a good meal on the table, with a few shortcuts to help you along the way. I hope you’ll find lots of recipes here that you’ll love and hopefully will become family favorites. Read more...

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  8. Desiree says

    Hello, recipe says 1 cup butter but in parentheses it says 1/2 stick. Isn’t one cup butter 2 sticks? Not sure which measurement is needed. Thanks!

    Reply

  9. Carol L. Daniel says

    This recipe calls for a 7 qt or larger crock pot. How do I adjust the recipe for a 6 qt crock pot?
    Please let me know ASAP.
    Thanks

    Reply

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