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The Best Crock Pot Stuffing
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Crock Pot Stuffing

No Thanksgiving or Christmas meal is complete without stuffing! This Crock Pot Stuffing recipe is easily made with bread, sausage, celery, onions and seasonings!
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 15 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 402kcal
Author Brandie Skibinski

Equipment

  • 4-5 quart oval slow cooker

Ingredients

  • ½ cup (1 stick) salted butter
  • 1 ½ cups finely chopped celery
  • 1 medium onion, finely diced
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 pound ground Mild Italian Sausage
  • 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon dried sage
  • ½ teaspoon dried marjoram
  • 2 large eggs, beaten
  • 1 (32 ounce) contaner chicken stock
  • 2 (12 ounce) packages dried cubed bread stuffing

Instructions

  • In a large skillet, over medium heat, melt 1/2 cup (1 stick) salted butter.
    melted butter in a pan.
  • Add in 1 1/2 cups finely chopped celery and 1 medium onion, finely diced.
    celery, onion, salt and pepper.
  • Season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper and stir.
  • Once celery and onion have begun to soften, add in 1 pound ground Mild Italian Sausage.
    ground sausage.
  • Then stir in 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning, 1 teaspoon dried sage and 1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram.
    poultry seasoning added to sausage and celery and onion.
  • Cook meat until no longer pink (breaking it up into crumbles as it cooks.)
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together 2 large eggs, beaten and 1 (32 ounce) contaner chicken stock.
    beaten eggs in a bowl.
  • Once sausage is fully cooked, take off heat. Then stir in chicken stock mixture.
    chicken stock and eggs added to cooked sausage.
  • Pour 2 (12 ounce) packages dried cubed bread stuffing into a 4-5 quart slow cooker.
    dried bread cubes in slow cooker.
  • Then pour all of the sausage mixture into your crock pot with the bread stuffing.
    crock pot dressing.
  • Gently stir mixture until combined.
  • Cover and cook on low for 3-4 hours. Note: Depending on the size of your slow cooker, you may want to go in and fluff it around occasionally.
    The Best Crock Pot Stuffing (Dressing) showing in a black oval crock pot and sprinkled with chopped parsley

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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.
  • Also, if you like a more 'wet' stuffing, just add more chicken broth or stock until it reaches your desired consistency.
  • I tested this recipe using two different types of slow cookers: a 3.5 quart casserole slow cooker and a 5 quart oval slow cooker (as you can see in the photos above). Both worked well for this recipe; although, I think the oval slow cooker gives you a bit more room to work with. I would not recommend a round slow cooker for this recipe. 

Nutrition

Calories: 402kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 33g | Sodium: 869mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g
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