Stuffing Recipes to Get Creative with Your Holiday Sides

There’s a lot of discussion about stuffing recipes during the holidays. Grandma likes her traditional family recipe while Cousin Tina wants to try a new recipe she found on TikTok. You could argue about which version to make… or (blessed be the peacemakers) you could just make them all! No matter what path you choose this holiday season, TABLE Magazine has you covered with a range of recipes from classic to modern. 

Stuffing Recipes to Get Creative with Your Holiday Sides

Baked Apples with Sausage Stuffing

Four baked apples stuffed with sausage plated rustically on a wood background

This hearty Baked Apples with Sausage Stuffing recipe is a comforting and flavorful way to celebrate the fall season. It transforms baking apples, such as Rome Beauty variety, into a savory entrée or side dish by filling them with a robust stuffing of sausage, onions, dried currants, and fragrant sage.

The Ultimate Stuffing Recipe

Three black bowls hold three servings of stuffing with forks inside each bowl and a red cloth below the bowls.

This is the Ultimate Stuffing Recipe with the most customizability to appease even the pickiest eater. Choose to fill your stuffing with dried sage, leeks, celery, mushrooms, cranberries, raisins, sausage, and whatever else you would desire.

Savory Black Truffle Bread Pudding Stuffed Squash

Three different shades of blue plates with bread pudding stuffed small halved squashed with rosemary and red peppercorn garnish around the plates

This may not be the typical image that comes to mind when you think of stuffing but it’s so tasty it’ll have your guests coming back for seconds. A variety of tender roasted winter squash stuffed with a savory mix of sweet Italian sausage, fresh herbs, and brioche, makes a mouthwatering base for the stuffing. But it’s the addition of the black truffle paste that gives this recipe its rich and luscious flavor.

Inspired Holiday Stuffing

A stuffing dish filled with cranberries and celery surrounded by leaves and green apples.

The bread can make or break a stuffing recipe by bringing in a new texture and taste. Try a new flavor of stuffing this holiday like savory with rye bread or sweet with pecan cranberry bread. Our Inspired Holiday Stuffing will help you be an experimental chef in your own kitchen.

Gluten-Free Vegan Herbed Stuffing by Octofree

A pot filled with bread stuffing on a white marble tabletop.
Photo courtesy of Octofree

A food allergy can make it feel like the entire holiday table is off limits, but there are plenty of ways to get around using traditional ingredients in meals, even with a bread stuffing. TABLE Magazine contributor and Octofree owner Liz Fetchin found the best way to make a gluten-free stuffing after her husband was diagnosed with an intolerance. Try her version of stuffing for a delicious allergy-friendly experience.

Simple-Is-Best Stuffing by Bon Appetit

A casserole dish filled with stuffing on a red backdrop with a spoon in the dish.
Photo courtesy of Bon Appetit

When it comes down to it, the traditional simple stuffing will always be a crowd-pleaser. This Simple Stuffing recipe includes day-old white bread, yellow onions, celery, and all your other favorite additions. You can’t go wrong with this blend of veggies, bread, and broth.

Easy Sausage & Herb Stuffing by Once Upon a Chef 

A sausage stuffing in a white tray on a blue background
Photo courtesy of Once Upon a Chef

This easy sausage and herb stuffing from Once Upon a Chef uses store-bought bread cubes (usually from Pepperidge Farm) to make putting together a stuffing recipe a piece of cake.

Simple Vegan Stuffing by Minimalist Baker

A glass dish of vegan stuffing with a wooden spoon in it.
Photo courtesy of Minimalist Baker

Vegans don’t have to miss out this holiday season; this easy stuffing is perfect for those vegan and for those who are not. The recipe uses vegan butter, green lentils, vegetable broth, and flaxseed egg substitutes to bring everything you love to the holiday tradition.

Story by Kylie Thomas

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