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by Jessica November 15, 2019
YES we are doing it. Making grilled bread stuffing!
This might just be the most incredible Thanksgiving stuffing I have EVER tried. The flavor is classic and simple but savory and incredible.
It deserves all the exclamation points in the world.
How is it possible that with all of my grilling obsessions, I didn’t think about grilling my bread for stuffing until right now?
I mean, HOW?!
Okay and actually, it wasn’t even me who thought of it. Lacy looked at me and was like… what is we grill the bread for stuffing since we’re grilling the turkey?!
And then my brain exploded.
It’s no secret that I freak over all forms of grilled bread. It gets so smoky, so charred. So flavorful! I knew that if we grilled it and then chopped it up for stuffing, it would be a HIT.
And it is.
So here’s how to do it!
First, grill your bread as the initial step. You don’t need to worry about using stale bread. Grilling it will give it that texture. If you want to get a head start on things, you could even grill it the night before. But honestly, if you’re going to grill your turkey anyway, you may as well just throw the bread on the grill right before!
It only takes a few minutes. It’s so super quick.
In order to give it that classic stuffing texture, when some pieces are toasty and crisp and others are slightly soft and chewy, I use a bit of ungrilled bread too. For the whole dish, I like a mix of sourdough and white italian bread.
Now if I’m being honest, the rest of this stuffing is boring. Okay, not BORING, but it’s traditional. Which is usually the best kind of stuffing.
I make it like I always make my stuffing on Thanksgiving, I just do it with grilled bread. Now you can do it with grilled bread!
The important part is sautéing your onion and celery in lots of butter. And yes… there is a lot of butter. There is even more butter after that. It’s the key component to fantastic stuffing.
The other ingredient that is a game changer? Fresh herbs. You can use whatever you love, but I’m partial to parsley, sage and rosemary.
Then the rest is history! Make a binder with some eggs, give a good shower of salt and pepper, bake it until it comes together and the edges and corners get all extra crunchy and crispy.
Ooooh so good. Those are the parts I love to cover in gravy. I can never get enough.
For as long as I can remember, my mom has always made the best stuffing. It’s so traditional and classic but very flavorful and everyone adores it. This is one of the only versions that has come close to (or maybe even beats?!) it.
It’s very possible that I may only make grilled bread stuffing from here on out. Wowza.
Grilled Bread Stuffing
Grilled Bread Stuffing
Yield: 8 people
Prep Time: 30 minutes mins
Cook Time: 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins
Total Time: 2 hours hrs
This grilled bread stuffing is a modern twist on the classic - deliciously traditional and flavored to perfection, made with grilled bread!
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Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter melted
- 1 loaf of italian bread, sliced into 1-inch slices (1 standard loaf is about 1 pound of bread)
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- ½ loaf sourdough bread, torn into pieces
- 1 stick butter, melted
- 2 cups chopped sweet onion
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
- ½ cup fresh chopped parsley
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh sage
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
- 2 cups chicken or turkey stock
- 2 large eggs
Instructions
Preheat your grill to medium-high heat. You want the temperature around 400 to 425 degrees F. Spray or brush a 9x13 inch baking dish (or roasting pan) with the melted butter.
Brush both sides of the italian bread slices with olive oil. Once the grill is hot, place the bread on the grates. Grill on both sides until charred and grill marks appear, about 1 to 2 minutes per side. Let the bread cool completely. Once cool, tear or chop the slices into pieces.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Toss together the sourdough pieces of bread and the grilled pieces of bread in the buttered baking dish.
Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add the butter. Once melted, stir in the onion, celery, garlic, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the veggies soften, about 5 to 6 minutes.
Pour the entire butter/onion/celery mixture over the bread pieces in the baking dish. Add the fresh herbs on top. Add in 1 cup of stock. Toss everything together.
In a small bowl, whisk together the eggs and remaining stock. Pour it over the bread and mix everything well to combine. I like to mix very well so there are no big spots of egg anywhere.
Place the stuffing in the oven and roast for 60 to 75 minutes. You want the internal temperature of the stuffing to be 160 degrees F when tested with a thermometer. If the edges start to burn too much, you can tent the stuffing with foil.
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Author: How Sweet Eats
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Chris W. — Reply
Our son-in-law is allergic to poultry so I’m making a pork loin for Thanksgiving dinner and I think this recipe will be wonderful with it. I like to have stuffing throughout the year, not just for holidays. We also use our grill all year long so this is a no-brainer to do. Never would have thought of it – thanks!
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Jessica — Reply
oh i love that idea!!! :)
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Courtn — Reply
This sounds so good. We always toast our bread then butter it, I am gonna run the idea of grilling the bread instead. We put sausage in our stuffing too which I makes is my favorite dish of Thanksgiving. Thank Lacy for me, what a clever idea.
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Jessica — Reply
yesss it is so flavorful!! xoxo
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Rachel —
Thinking of making day before…best way to reheat? Broth maybe?
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robyn — Reply
celery????? who are you, and what have you done to Jessica???
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Jessica — Reply
bahahah I KNOW!!! stuffing and chicken noodle soup are my only exceptions LOL
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Belle — Reply
I always make my Grandma’s oyster stuffing, but your recipe looks so amazing I might have to switch it up!!!
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Jessica — Reply
thank you so much belle!
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Belle —
Ok there was going to be a riot at my house if I didn’t make oyster stuffing. Solution… making double recipe of your grilled bread stuffing and half will have oysters😊also making your baked ziti with a few changes to make it vegan, and your cacio e Pepe Brussels 💕
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Chris W. — Reply
Was just re-reading the recipe and there’s no temperature for the roasting part. Would 350 be appropriate?
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Jessica — Reply
oops sorry chris!! yes, it is 350 :) just fixed it!
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selby — Reply
my dad made this recipe for thanksgiving 2019 and it was SO GOOD. i just finished the leftovers. i don’t even usually like stuffing, but this one will be repeated at future thanksgivings.
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Gina — Reply
How much sourdough should be used? I’m making this for the first time and my sourdough loaf is pretty big.
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Jessica — Reply
i would use 6 cups cubed!
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Gayle Harvey — Reply
Doesn’t the outside of the stuffing get really hard if you don’t cover it with tin foil?
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JOHN KELLY — Reply
Best ever. Made for a large group (approx. 100 adults) and they all said it was super.
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SkayC — Reply
Can I make this ahead and reheat?
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Suzanne — Reply
Can you put the stuffing in the turkey and then grill ?
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Debbie — Reply
I was wondering the very same thing…!
Debbie
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Debbie Britt — Reply
I thought that the dressing/stuffing would be actually cooked on the grill. To give it a real charcoal taste. Would this be a possibility? Do you think that it would be absolutely wonderful???
Debbie B.
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Madeline Ruballo — Reply
thanks for your help with this years THANKSGIVING…
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Bobby — Reply
Can you freeze left over cooked stuffing ?
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Wendy Brown — Reply
Hello. Your recipe looks enticing. 3 questions: I noticed you’re using two different types of bread. Are you grilling both Italian and sourdough, or just the Italian? If not doing the sourdough, are they supposed to be dehydrated? I have rosemary sourdough which I have used in the past and is delicious. Also, would you recommend adding extra rosemary since it is already in the bread?
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Deanna Kennedy — Reply
How much bread do you grill and which kind do you use?
Is it the italian and sourdough or something else?
