Make Ahead Stuffing (Bake Now or Next Day!)
Make your holiday dinner a stress-free affair with this easy recipe for Make Ahead Stuffing with apples & cranberries.
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 240kcal
Cost: $6.99 or $0.58/serving
Equipment
- 1 9x13 baking dish
Ingredients
- 16 slices whole wheat bread cut into 1 inch cubes
- ¾ cup unsalted butter
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh rosemary
- 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
- 1 ½ tsp salt
- 1 ½ tsp salt-free chicken seasoning
- 1 tsp dried parsley
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- 1 Honeycrisp apple cored and diced
- 3 celery stalks diced
- ½ medium sweet onion diced
- ¼ cup dried cranberries
- 2 cups chicken broth
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325° and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Cube the bread slices, then place them on the prepared baking sheet in an even layer. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, melt the butter over low heat in a medium saucepan. Stir in the rosemary, thyme, salt, chicken seasoning, parsley, pepper, and garlic powder until well combined.
- Add the apple, celery, onion and dried cranberries and stir to combine. Bring the butter to a simmer, and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Once the bread cubes are done toasting in the oven, transfer them to a 9x13 baking pan. Pour in the butter mixture and toss to combine. Cover with aluminum foil and move to step 6 OR to make ahead, store in the fridge for up to 24 hours. When ready to bake, move to step 6.
- Preheat the oven to 425°. Stir the chicken broth in with the stuffing, tossing to combine. Cover and bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, uncover and continue to bake for another 15 minutes. Serve!
Nutrition
Calories: 240kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 13g | Sodium: 529mg | Fiber: 4g
