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Easy Slow Cooker Stuffing is a great way to make your Thanksgiving dressing recipe without needing your oven. This crockpot stuffing recipe is full of flavor and is delicious. This is also called Slow Cooker Dressing (same thing!).
Crockpot stuffing comes out moist and flavorful. Plus there are so many optional add-ins to make it just how you like it!
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Easy Slow Cooker Stuffing Recipe
If your Thanksgiving side dishes are competing for space in your oven, this crockpot stuffing recipe is a good option for you.
I don’t know of too many people who actually stuff their turkeys with dressing these days (it can slow down turkey cook time and doesn’t always reach a safe temperature).
So if you are one of the many who choose to cook their stuffing recipe outside of the turkey, grab your slow cooker!
How to Make Easy Slow Cooker Stuffing
Sauté onion and celery in butter until softened. Add the seasonings.
Add the broth and mushrooms, then cook until mushrooms are softened.
Add stuffing mix to a large bowl. Then add the minced parsley.
Add the chopped apple to the breadcrumbs, then add the onion mixture and mix well.
Push the stuffing to the side and add the egg to the bowl. Then whisk it and mix into the stuffing mixture well.
After the stuffing mixture is mixed, spray the crock with cooking spray.
Transfer the stuffing to the crock and smooth it out (but don’t pack it down). Cook and stir once halfway through.
Tasty Stuffing Add-Ins
There are so many ways to jazz up your stuffing. Here are some delicious additions:
• Cooked Sausage
• Crumbled Bacon
• Dried Cranberries
• Dried Fruit
• Cooked Giblets
• Chopped Nuts
Ways to Use Leftover Stuffing
• Add to your turkey soup to thicken and flavor it
• Stuff a chicken breast
• As an omelet filling
• Make balls of stuffing and deep fry them
Easy Thanksgiving Turkey
Slow Cooker Green Bean Casserole
Slow Cooker Acorn Squash
Slow Cooker Bacon Ranch Potatoes
Slow Cooker Mac and Cheese
If you make this tasty crockpot stuffing recipe please let me know. Just leave a comment below with a star rating. I’d like to know how you liked it!
Easy Slow Cooker Stuffing
Equipment
- 4-quart Slow Cooker (6-quart for double batch)
- Deep Frying Pan
Ingredients
- ½ cup Unsalted Butter
- 1 large Onion, chopped
- 3 ribs Celery, chopped
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- ½ teaspoon Pepper
- ½ teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 2 teaspoons Rubbed Sage
- 1 teaspoon Poultry Seasoning
- 2 cups Turkey Broth (or chicken broth)
- 8 ounces Mushrooms, chopped
- 1 12-ounce package Stuffing Bread Cubes (herb seasoned)
- 4 Tablespoons Fresh Parsley, minced
- 1 small Tart Apple, chopped
- 1 Egg
Instructions
- Have all of the ingredients prepped and ready to go.
- Heat a deep (3-inches) frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the butter and melt it.
- Add the onion and celery and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables soften.
- Add the salt, pepper, garlic powder, sage, and poultry seasoning. Stir.
- Add the broth and stir in the mushrooms. Continue cooking a few more minutes, until the mushrooms start to soften.
- Meanwhile, spray the slow cooker crock with cooking spray.
- Add the stuffing cubes, parsley, and apple to a large mixing bowl.
- Pour the vegetable-broth mixture into the bowl with the bread cubes. Mix well to combine.
- Push the stuffing to the side of the bowl, add the egg to the empty area and whisk it. Then stir it into the stuffing mixture.
- Transfer the stuffing to the prepared crock and gently even out the top of the stuffing, but don't pack it down in the crock.
- Cover and cook on Low for 3-4 hours (until center reaches 160° F), stirring once halfway through cook time.
- Serve hot.
Notes
- Use a 3-quart or a 4-quart slow cooker for this recipe as written.
- This recipe can be doubled, though you will need to use a 6-quart slow cooker.
• Cooked Sausage
• Crumbled Bacon
• Dried Cranberries
• Dried Fruit
• Cooked Giblets
• Chopped Nuts
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
This was a tasty stuffing. Thank you!