Christmas Stuffing Recipes
No Christmas feast is complete without a perfect stuffing. Whether you prefer something rich and traditional or light and creative, this collection of Christmas stuffing recipes is filled with ideas to make your holiday table unforgettable. Each one brings together comforting textures and festive flavours that pair beautifully with roast meats or stand proudly on their own.
You’ll find recipes that celebrate all kinds of ingredients, from nutty chestnuts and tart apples to hearty grains and crusty sourdough. Some are classic and savoury with sausage or herbs, while others feature a modern twist with quinoa, wild rice, or fruit for a subtle sweetness. There’s even a coastal touch with oyster stuffing for those who love a little surprise in their holiday spread.
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Whether baked inside your roast or served as a golden casserole, these stuffings bring warmth and richness to every bite. Perfect for Christmas dinner or leftovers the next day, they’re the kind of sides that everyone will go back for again and again.
Essential Tools to Make the Best Christmas Stuffing
Great stuffing starts with good ingredients and the right kitchen tools. These essentials will help you mix, bake, and serve your Christmas stuffing. So it turns out perfectly golden, full of flavour, and ready to impress everyone at the table.
- Mixing Bowls Set: Perfect for combining bread, herbs, vegetables, and seasonings evenly before baking.
- Baking Dish Set: Ideal for baking your stuffing to a crisp golden top while keeping the inside soft and moist.
- Wooden Spoon Set: Helps you stir and mix ingredients gently without crushing the bread cubes.
- Chopping Board: A sturdy surface for dicing onions, celery, and other fresh ingredients quickly and safely.
- Foil Roll: Handy for covering your stuffing during baking to prevent over-browning before it’s fully cooked.
- Serving Spoon: Makes it easy to scoop and serve generous portions straight from the dish.
Christmas Stuffing Recipes
These Christmas stuffing recipes are full of cozy flavors and festive flair. From rustic sourdough to wild rice and chestnut blends, each one brings a hearty touch that turns your main course into something truly special.
Roast Chicken Dinner
Uses a sage and onion stuffing mix to fill the cavity and under the skin of the bird, ensuring the breast stays moist during roasting.
Chestnut and Wild Rice Stuffing
A Dickens-style stuffing combining roasted chestnuts, wild rice, bacon, onions, celery and herbs; it’s pre-cooked and served outside the bird, making it convenient for holiday dinners.
Chestnut, Pear, and Wild Rice Stuffing
This gluten-free stuffing pairs chestnuts, diced pears and wild rice with sage, rosemary and thyme; apple juice adds sweetness and it can be made ahead and reheated.
Brown and Wild Rice Chestnut Stuffing
Vegan and gluten-free stuffing made with brown and wild rice cooked in vegetable broth, roasted chestnuts and fresh thyme and sage; it’s easy to prepare ahead and tastes even better the next day.
Sourdough Stuffing Recipe [Best Thanksgiving Side Ever]
Homemade sourdough bread cubes soaked in bone broth and tossed with butter-sautéed onions, celery and herbs; the tangy bread gives a savory, crispy and tender stuffing that’s nourishing and flavorful.
Oyster Stuffing Recipe
A rich, layered stuffing of whole oysters and crushed Ritz crackers baked with butter, milk and herbs for a savoury side with a hint of the sea, perfect for seafood lovers.
Chestnut Stuffing
Traditional bread stuffing studded with roasted chestnuts, onions and celery and seasoned with sage and parsley; the vegetarian dish can be stuffed or baked separately and made ahead.
Apple Pecan Stuffing
Combines cubes of bread with apples, pecans, cranberries and dates; brown sugar, cinnamon and apple cider add a subtle sweetness, making it a festive stuffing or even a breakfast treat.
Sausage Apple Pecan Stuffing
A salty-sweet stuffing using toasted pecans, fresh bread cubes, Italian sausage, apples and herbs like sage, thyme and parsley for a hearty, flavorful side.
Quinoa Sage Stuffing - Gluten-free + Vegan
A gluten-free, vegan stuffing where cooked quinoa stands in for bread; it’s flavored with sage, onions and celery and is a wholesome whole-grain alternative.
Traditional Stuffing with a Southern Twist
Combines cubes of French bread and cornbread with plenty of dried sage and eggs to create a bread pudding-like stuffing; shallots replace onions for a mild flavour, giving a sweet southern twist.