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Close-up of a baking dish filled with homemade stuffing, featuring toasted bread cubes, celery, and herbs.

Stuffing Recipes Meal Prep That Actually Tastes Great

This recipe offers a delicious and practical way to prepare stuffing for meal prep, ensuring you have flavorful, comforting side dishes ready throughout the week. It's designed for busy home cooks who want to enjoy classic tastes with modern convenience.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Resting Time 1 hour
Total Time 2 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 12 people
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American

Ingredients
  

For the Stuffing
  • 18 to 24 ounces bread cubes preferably toasted or stale (1.5 loaves of bread, or about 12 to 14 cups)
  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • 3 cups diced sweet onion roughly 2 large onions
  • 2 cups diced celery
  • 6 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt for cooking vegetables
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper for cooking vegetables
  • 3 tablespoons chopped fresh sage
  • 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
  • 3 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary
  • 2 1/2 cups chicken or vegetable stock
  • 2 large eggs
  • Fresh herbs for sprinkling

Equipment

  • 9x13 baking dish
  • Large skillet or Dutch oven
  • Large mixing bowl

Method
 

  1. Prepare your bread cubes. You can use stale bread, toast fresh bread cubes in the oven at 350 degrees F for about 15 minutes until they resemble croutons, or buy pre-toasted bread cubes. Cut cubes to your desired size, from small to rustic.
  2. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare a 9x13 baking dish by brushing it with butter or oil, or by spraying it with nonstick spray. Place the bread cubes in a large mixing bowl or the prepared baking dish.
  3. Melt the butter in a large skillet or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the diced onion, celery, and minced garlic. Season with salt and pepper. Cook until the vegetables soften, about 8 to 10 minutes. Stir in the chopped sage, parsley, and rosemary, and cook for another minute. Add 1 cup of stock and stir.
  4. Pour the vegetable and stock mixture over the bread cubes and toss to coat evenly.
  5. In a small bowl, whisk together the remaining 1 1/2 cups of stock and the 2 eggs.
  6. Pour the egg and stock mixture over the bread cubes. Stir and fold until all the bread cubes are thoroughly combined.
  7. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until the internal temperature reaches 160 degrees F. If the stuffing begins to brown too quickly, you can tent it with foil.
  8. Allow the stuffing to rest for at least 60 minutes before reheating if making ahead. This recipe can be made a day in advance and reheated.

Notes

This stuffing recipe is versatile for meal prep. You can prepare it a day ahead and reheat it. For smaller servings (4 people), halve the recipe and bake in an 8x8 or 9x9 inch dish for the same amount of time. For larger gatherings (12-18 people), double the recipe and bake in a larger pan or two 9x13 dishes, potentially adding 15 minutes to the baking time.

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