We're taking stuffing to the next level with an easy-to-make recipe starring pillowy soft brioche buns, fresh cranberries, and plenty of flavor!
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword Thanksgiving Recipe, Thanksgiving Side Dish, Stuffing Recipe
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 1 hourhour10 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour20 minutesminutes
Servings 10servings
Calories 315kcal
Author Stephanie Simmons
Ingredients
2 and 1/2packsALDI Specially Selected Brioche Buns(10 buns total)
1sticksalted butter(1/2 cup)
1cupcelery, diced
1cuponion, diced
2tspdried thyme
1tsprubbed sage
3/4tspsalt
pinchof pepper
2/3cupfresh whole cranberries
2 and 1/4cupALDI Simply Nature Organic Chicken Brothdivided
2tbspsalted butter, melted
Instructions
Dry your bread: Preheat oven to 250 degrees (yes 250 - not 350!) Slice your buns into 1 or 2 inch chunks. Spread evenly on two un-greased baking sheets and bake for 15 minutes. Stir bread cubes, rotate your pans, and bake 15 more minutes. Set aside to cool. Turn oven heat up to 350 degrees.
Make your stuffing: Melt stick of butter in a large soup pot or dutch oven over medium heat. Add the diced celery, onion, thyme, sage, salt, and pepper. Cook over medium high heat, stirring, for 10-12 minutes. Stir in your fresh cranberries. Next, measure out your two cups of broth. Add 1/4 of the dried bread to the pot, and 1/4 of the broth (1/2 cup). Stir gently - the goal here is to evenly moisten the bread. Repeat this 3 more times until all the bread and broth have been used. (Reserve the remaining 1/4 cup of broth.)
Bake: Butter a 9x13 baking dish and gently spoon the stuffing mixture into it. Don't pack it in. If you see any chunks of bread that didn't get moistened - drizzle the reserved 1/4 cup of broth over those spots. Pour the 2 TBSP of melted butter over the stuffing. Sprinkle on a little extra thyme and sage. Bake, uncovered, for 20 minutes. Cover with foil and bake for 20 more minutes.
Serve + Store: Serve warm! Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Notes
NOTE: Substitute Simply Nature Vegetable Broth to make this recipe vegetarian!