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    Published: Oct 6, 2022 by bakeinbalance · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

    Gluten-Free Herbed Stuffing with Sausage

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    close up of dish of gluten-free stuffing with caption "gluten-free stuffing" and "bakeinbalance.com"

    Classic herbed stuffing with sausage recipe, made gluten free!  After all, a turkey dinner just isn’t complete without a big spoonful of stuffing.  

    close up of dish of gluten-free stuffing

    One of my favourite parts of a turkey dinner has always been the stuffing.  Which is why, when I found out I had to go gluten free, I knew I had to come up with a good gluten-free version.  After all, a turkey dinner without stuffing just isn’t complete!

    Wonderfully flavourful and buttery, with sausage and lots of herbs and spices.  The perfect side dish for any turkey dinner.  

    Pair with my gluten-free dinner rolls, gluten-free apple pie and gluten-free pumpkin pie for the perfect Thanksgiving feast!

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    • Ingredients
    • Instructions
    • Top Tips for Perfect Gluten-Free Stuffing
    • Storage
    • Recipe Card

    Ingredients

    overhead shot of ingredients to make gluten-free stuffing
    • gluten-free white sandwich bread
    • ground breakfast sausage
    • onion
    • celery
    • garlic
    • butter, melted
    • chicken broth
    • egg
    • olive oil
    • poultry seasoning
    • ground black pepper

    See recipe card for quantities.

    Ingredient Notes

    Gluten-Free Bread:  Use a good gluten-free white sandwich bread that you like the taste of.   

    Breakfast sausage:  I like to use a mild breakfast sausage for this recipe, but feel free to use whatever sausage you prefer.  If you need the dish to be gluten free, ensure that you’re using a gluten free sausage; some brands of breakfast sausage contain wheat crumbs.  I find it hard to find ground sausage that is gluten free at my local grocery store, so I buy sausage links and removing the meat from the casings before cooking.  

    Poultry seasoning:  This seasoning is what really gives the stuffing all those traditional flavours of stuffing. I use Club House Poultry Seasoning, which is a mix of marjoram, nutmeg, sage, rosemary, thyme, and black pepper. 

    Chicken broth: Make sure you use a gluten-free broth if you require the recipe to be gluten free.  Some popular brands contain gluten (barley) in them.  

    Egg:  While this is not a traditional ingredient for stuffing, adding one egg really helps to bind this gluten-free stuffing together, and give it a good consistency. 

    Instructions

    close up process shots of steps 1 - 4
    1. Preheat the oven to 300°F (150°C).  Toss the bread cubes in the oil, poultry seasoning and a dash of salt and pepper and spread out on a baking sheet in an even layer. Bake for about 20 minutes, turning halfway, until the bread is dried out and slightly toasted. 
    1. Cook the onion in oil over medium heat until it starts to soften, about 3 – 4 minutes.  Add the celery and garlic.  Cook until softened, an additional 5 minutes.  Add the sausage, and brown until cooked through and no pink remains.  Remove from heat. 
    1. Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).  Grease a 9” square baking dish and set aside. In a small bowl, whisk together the chicken broth, melted butter and egg.  
    1. Spread half the bread in an even layer across the bottom of the baking dish.  Top with a layer of half of the sausage mixture.  Drizzle half of the egg mixture over the bread and sausage mixtures, slowly enough that the bread absorbs the liquid – you don’t want it to pool in the bottom of the baking dish.  Repeat with the remaining, bread, sausage mixture and egg mixture.  Bake, covered with foil, for 30 minutes, remove the foil and bake uncovered for an additional 10- 15 minutes, or until browned and toasted on top. Serve warm. 
    close up of baked gluten-free stuffing

    Top Tips for Perfect Gluten-Free Stuffing

    • Toast the bread – with gluten-free bread, I find that toasting fresh bread in the oven works best to dry it out, rather than using day-old bread, which is what is traditionally done for non-gluten-free stuffing. 
    • Bake covered and then uncovered – baking it uncovered helps the stuffing set, but letting it bake for a little bit at the end uncovered, gives it a nice toasty/crunchy top.  
    • Add the liquid slowly – when adding the liquid mixture, add it slowly and make sure that the bread is absorbing it as you add it.  You want the bread moist, but you don’t want liquid pooling in the bottom of the dish.  Depending on how much bread and the brand of bread you used, you may have to add more or less liquid.  If you need more liquid than the recipe calls for, just add a little extra chicken broth as needed.  
    • Make ahead – you can toast the bread and sauté the onions, celery, garlic and sausage mixture the day before.  Then the day off, just add to the baking dish, add the egg, butter and broth mixture and bake.  This is especially helpful when you’re hosting a big Thanksgiving meal and already have so much to do the day of.  
    • Double up – this recipe can be doubled and baked up in a 9” x 13” baking dish. 
    close up of dish of gluten-free stuffing

    Storage

    Leftovers – store any leftovers in the fridge up to 3 days and reheat in the microwave. 

    close up of gluten-free stuffing with spoonful removed from dish

    Recipe Card

    close up of dish of gluten-free stuffing

    Gluten-Free Herbed Stuffing with Sausage

    Carolyn Scott
    Classic herbed stuffing with sausage recipe, made gluten free!  After all, a turkey dinner just isn’t complete without a big spoonful of stuffing.  
    5 from 3 votes
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    Prep Time 30 minutes mins
    Cook Time 45 minutes mins
    Total Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins
    Course Side Dish
    Cuisine American
    Servings 8 people
    Calories 355 kcal

    Ingredients
     

    To toast the bread:

    • 1 loaf gluten-free white bread, approximately 400g / 14oz, cut or torn into small cubes
    • 1 tablespoon olive oil
    • 2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
    • dash salt and ground black pepper

    To cook the sausage:

    • ½ onion, diced
    • 2 ribs celery, diced
    • 1 clove garlic, minced
    • 13 ounces ground breakfast sausage

    Liquids:

    • ¼ cup butter, melted
    • ⅓ cup chicken broth
    • 1 egg

    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven to 300°F (150°C).  Toss the bread cubes in the oil, poultry seasoning and a dash of salt and pepper and spread out on a baking sheet in an even layer. Bake for about 20 minutes, turning halfway, until the bread is dried out and slightly toasted. 
    • Cook the onion in oil over medium heat until it starts to soften, about 3 – 4 minutes.  Add the celery and garlic.  Cook until softened, an additional 5 minutes.  Add the sausage, and brown until cooked through and no pink remains.  Remove from heat. 
    • Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).  Grease a 9” square baking dish and set aside. In a small bowl, whisk together the chicken broth, melted butter and egg. 
    • Spread half the bread in an even layer across the bottom of the baking dish.  Top with a layer of half of the sausage mixture.  Drizzle half of the egg mixture over the bread and sausage mixtures, slowly enough that the bread absorbs the liquid – you don’t want it to pool in the bottom of the baking dish.  Repeat with the remaining, bread, sausage mixture and egg mixture.  Bake, covered with foil, for 30 minutes, remove the foil and bake uncovered for an additional 10- 15 minutes, or until browned and toasted on top. Serve warm. 

    Notes

    Top Tips
    • Toast the bread – with gluten-free bread, I find that toasting fresh bread in the oven works best to dry it out, rather than using day-old bread, which is what is traditionally done for non-gluten-free stuffing.
    • Bake covered and then uncovered – baking it uncovered helps the stuffing set, but letting it bake for a little bit at the end uncovered, gives it a nice toasty/crunchy top.
    • Add the liquid slowly – when adding the liquid mixture, add it slowly and make sure that the bread is absorbing it as you add it.  You want the bread moist, but you don’t want liquid pooling in the bottom of the dish.  Depending on how much bread and the brand of bread you used, you may have to add more or less liquid.  If you need more liquid than the recipe calls for, just add a little extra chicken broth as needed.
    • Make ahead – you can toast the bread and sauté the onions, celery, garlic and sausage mixture the day before.  Then the day off, just add to the baking dish, add the egg, butter and broth mixture and bake.  This is especially helpful when you’re hosting a big Thanksgiving meal and already have so much to do the day of.
    • Double up – this recipe can be doubled and baked up in a 9” x 13” baking dish. 
     
    Storage
    • Leftovers – store any leftovers in the fridge up to 3 days and reheat in the microwave.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1 servingCalories: 355kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 13gFat: 22gCholesterol: 69mgSodium: 1009mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3g

    Nutritional information shown is an estimate only.

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