10 Different Ways to Make Stuffing for Thanksgiving

Keeping up with culinary traditions, I've put together a collection of the easiest Thanksgiving stuffing and dressing recipes for your holiday feast this year!

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Photo collage with three stuffing recipes, apple sausage stuffing, cranberry stuffing, and slow cooker stuffing.

One recipe that I can absolutely not go without when it comes to Thanksgiving dinner is stuffing. Not only does it taste incredible when cooked with a well-seasoned turkey, it’s also a great way to use up any leftover veggies you have from other dishes. These stuffing recipes taste so good that they’ve earned an official place as a holiday tradition on my table. If you like sweet and salty flavors, try my Apple Sausage Stuffing, mixing sweet fruit with savory sausage for the perfect combo. If you’re hosting a party, try my Savory Stuffing Muffins, made in a muffin tin and easy for your guests to enjoy. If you’re hosting Thanksgiving dinner for the first time, or want to try something new this year, these stuffing and dressing recipes are the perfect place to start!

Mushroom Bread Pudding in baking dish
Mushroom Stuffing
Mushroom Stuffing is the perfect addition to your holiday table. Wonderfully flavorful with sage, rosemary, dried thyme, onion, and chicken broth.
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stuffing in a baking dish
Easy Cube Stuffing Recipe
Easy Cube Stuffing is a cozy, no-stress Thanksgiving side-dish! Bringing warm, savory holiday flavor together in the simplest way possible.
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Cranberry Walnut Stuffing on serving plate 4x3
Cranberry Walnut Stuffing
Cranberry Walnut Stuffing is an easy dish with tart flavor from cranberries, a nice crunch from the nuts, and savory herbs. Try it today!
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Cornbread in white pan
Cornbread for Stuffing Recipe
The Best Homemade Cornbread for Stuffing! Savory, hearty buttermilk cornbread perfect for Thanksgiving dressing from scratch and topping skillet casseroles!
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Closeup of ingredients in slow cooker
Slow Cooker Stuffing Recipe
Slow Cooker Stuffing is a savory side dish that everyone will love and an easy way to free up some valuable oven space this Thanksgiving!
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Sausage and Herb Stuffing cropped
Sausage and Herb Stuffing
Sausage and Herb Stuffing is a flavorful holiday dish, buttery and soft inside and crisp on the outside with sausage, rosemary, and sage.
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Close up of stuffing
Easy Apple Sausage Stuffing Recipe
Step up your game with Easy Apple Sausage Stuffing. It's a delicious classic side dish with a twist that no Thanksgiving meal can go without!
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Easy Stuffing Muffins on serving platter 1x1
Easy Stuffing Muffins
Easy Stuffing Muffins are buttery and crisp with onions, apples, sausage, and poultry seasoning all baked in tender breading.
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stuffing in a dfish
Oyster Cornbread Dressing Recipe
Oyster Cornbread Dressing is a rich, savory twist on a classic holiday side, blending comforting flavors with a coastal touch!
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Cooked dressing on plate with turkey and mashed potatoes
Cornbread Dressing Recipe
Southern Cornbread Dressing is a classic Thanksgiving dinner side dish. It comes together in just 1 hour and can even be made ahead of time.
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While it’s almost the same dish, “stuffing” refers to when it’s stuffed inside of the bird to cook, while “dressing” is cooked in a separate dish without the turkey. So, most of these dishes are technically dressing. Let me know in the comments section below which recipe you’ll be making this year! For more recipe inspiration, try my other collections, Thanksgiving Turkey and Ham Recipes, and my 30 Cozy Comforting Recipes for Chilly Fall Nights!

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About the Author: Sabrina Snyder

Sabrina is a professionally trained Private Chef of over 10 years with ServSafe Manager certification in food safety. She creates all the recipes here on Dinner, then Dessert, fueled in no small part by her love for bacon.

Sabrina Snyder is a professionally trained personal and private chef of over 10 years who is the creator and developer of all the recipes on Dinner, then Dessert.

She is also the author of the cookbook Dinner, then Dessert – Satisfying Meals Using Only 3, 5 or 7 Ingredients, published by Harper Collins.

She started Dinner, then Dessert as a business in her office as a lunch service for her coworkers who admired her lunches before going to culinary school and becoming a full time personal chef and private chef.

As a personal chef Sabrina would cook for families one day a week and cook their entire week of dinners. All grocery shopping, cooking and cleaning was done along with instructions on reheating. As a private chef she cooked for private parties and cooked in family homes in the evenings for families on a nightly basis after working as a personal chef during the day.

Sabrina has been certified as a ServSafe Manager since 2007 and was a longstanding member of the USPCA Personal Chef Association including being on the board of the Washington DC Chapter of Chefs in the US Personal Chef Association when they won Chapter of the year.

As a member of the community of food website creators Sabrina Snyder has spoken at many conferences regarding her experiences as a food writer including the Indulge Food Conference, Everything Food Conference, Haven Food Conference and IACP Annual Food Professionals Conference.

Sabrina lives with her family in sunny California.

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