Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Prepare your bread cubes. You can toast them in the oven at 350 degrees F for about 15 minutes until they resemble croutons, or use stale bread. You can also buy pre-toasted bread cubes. Cut the cubes to your desired size, small or rustic.
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare a 9x13 baking dish by brushing it with butter or spraying it with nonstick spray. Place the bread cubes in a large mixing bowl or the baking dish.
- 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.
- Pour the vegetable and stock mixture over the bread cubes and toss to coat evenly.
- In a separate small bowl, whisk together the remaining 1 1/2 cups of stock and the 2 eggs.
- Pour the egg and stock mixture over the bread cubes. Stir and fold gently until all the bread cubes are thoroughly combined.
- 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 cover it loosely with foil.
- Let the stuffing rest for 60 minutes before reheating if made ahead. You can also use this mixture to stuff a bird.
Notes
This stuffing can be made a day in advance and reheated. For smaller servings (4 people), cut the recipe in half 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 roasting pan or two 9x13 dishes, potentially adding about 15 minutes to the baking time.