Our super easy Crock Pot Stuffing is a delicious holiday side dish to feed a crowd! Made with all the best flavors and cooking it in the slow cooker is a great way to free up oven space for all the other Thanksgiving side dishes!
The Best Crock Pot Stuffing
We are big fans of a traditional stuffing recipe for Thanksgiving Dinner, Christmas Dinner, or any other holiday meal! Now you can save time during those busy moments right before serving dinner by letting your bread stuffing just hangout in a crock pot. It is the best slow cooker dressing recipe that is an easy way to bring all the same great flavor but cook it entirely in the crockpot to give you a perfect moist stuffing!
Looking for More Stuffing Recipes?
If you love a great stuffing as much as we do, you definitely need to try our Wild Rice Stuffing!
What You Will Need
- butter – a little bit to sauté the mushrooms, if using, and drizzle some melted butter on top of the stuffing for all the best flavor!
- fresh garlic – for best results, everything is always better with some garlic in the mix.
- baby bella mushrooms & oyster mushrooms – absolutely love the flavor when adding this combination of mushrooms but they can easily be left out of the recipe card, if you prefer.
- sourdough bread – highly recommend this type of bread, but any variety of fresh bread cubes (i.e. white bread, french bread, etc.) or pick-up those bags of dry bread from your local grocery store.
- celery & yellow onion – traditional ingredients when making any crockpot stuffing recipe.
- celery salt, garlic powder, ground sage, dried parsley, dried rosemary, dried thyme, salt, pepper, dried tarragon, dried marjoram, & dried oregano – the best combination of dried herbs that bring so much flavor to your stuffing ingredients!
- broth – we used chicken stock, but you can also use turkey broth or vegetable broth.
How To Make Crock Pot Stuffing
The first steps to making this easy stuffing recipe are to gather all of the ingredients. Use a serrated knife to cut the bread slices into large cubes and place on a rimmed baking sheet to dry on the countertop overnight. If you forget this step, just place the baking sheet in the oven at 200 degrees F for about 1 hour, tossing occasionally.
Bring a large skillet to a medium heat, add 2 tablespoons butter to melt and add garlic to cook until fragrant. Next, toss the mushrooms in the hot pan and move around to soften for 3-5 minutes. **Adding cooked mushrooms is an entirely optional step, if you choose to leave them out just add the minced garlic to the slow cooker with the rest of the stuffing ingredients.**
Now instead of grabbing a casserole dish, save that precious oven space and spray the inside of the crock pot, add the dried bread cubes, celery, onion, herbs, & mushrooms (if using). Give the bread mixture a big toss with a wooden spoon and then gradually add the broth about a half cup at a time. Toss after each broth addition until the bread is slightly moistened. Option to mix everything in a large bowl and then transfer to a slow cooker, but why dirty another dish.
Seal the cover on top and let stuffing cook on high for 45 minutes, then drop to the low setting for another hour of cooking time, and finally leave it on warm for 2-3 hours until ready to serve this slow cooker stuffing.
Storage
Transfer any leftover stuffing to an airtight container and keep in the fridge for 4-5 days. Simply reheat in the microwave.
Best Ways To Serve Crock Pot Stuffing
A large batch of the best slow cooker turkey stuffing at our house is typically served up with our classic Herb-Citrus Roasted Turkey, Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes, Cheesy Green Bean Casserole, & our traditional Cranberry Sauce Recipe! Just be sure to make the best turkey giblet gravy for drizzling on top of this delicious side dish. Feel free to sprinkle some fresh herbs, like fresh parsley, on top!
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Crock Pot Stuffing
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
- Total Time: 2 hours 5 minutes
- Yield: 14 servings 1x
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Description
Our delicious Crock-Pot Stuffing recipe is the perfect way to get this holiday side dish out of the oven and serve a crowd!
Ingredients
- 5 tablespoons butter, divided (regular or vegan)
- 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
- 2 cups baby bella mushrooms, sliced (OPTIONAL)
- 1 cup oyster mushrooms, sliced (OPTIONAL)
- 13–14 cups sourdough bread, cubed (dried and left out the night before to dry)*
- 1 cup celery, minced (about 3 stalks)
- 2/3 cup yellow onion, minced
- 1 1/2 teaspoons celery salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 3 tablespoons ground sage
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley leaves
- 2 tablespoons dried rosemary (crush in hands)
- 2 teaspoons dried thyme leaves
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried tarragon
- 1 teaspoon dried marjoram
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
- 1 1/4 cup chicken broth (or turkey broth)
Instructions
- Cook Mushrooms (if using): Bring a large cast iron skillet to medium-high heat and add 2 tablespoons of butter; let melt and swirl to coat the pan. Add garlic and move around pan until it becomes fragrant, approx. 30 seconds. Add mushrooms and sauté until they soften, approx. 3-5 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Crock Pot: Spray inside of the slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray. Place dry sourdough bread cubes, celery, onion, mushrooms, celery salt, garlic powder, ground sage, parsley, rosemary, thyme, salt, pepper, tarragon, marjoram and oregano inside. Toss to combine.
- Broth: Pour 1/2 cup of broth at a time over the mixture, stirring it in well. Continue adding broth until bread is moist (but not super soggy). You may not need to use ALL the broth. Taste and adjust any seasoning, as desired.
- Butter: Melt the remaining 3 tablespoons of butter and pour evenly over top.
- Cook: Secure the lid on top and cook on the high setting for 45 minutes. Drop to low setting for 1 hour. Keep on warm setting for 2-3 hours.
- Serve: Enjoy with our Turkey Giblet Gravy at your holiday table!
Notes
- Mushrooms: these are completely optional. If you aren’t using, simply add the garlic right to the slow cooker along with all the other ingredients.
- *Bread Type: we love the flavor of sourdough here, but feel free to use any types of bread you want.
- Drying out bread: If you forgot to leave your bread out overnight, you can also dry it out in the oven. Place cubed bread on baking sheets and place in oven at 250 degrees. Let dry out for approx. 1 hour or so or so of cook time, stirring occasionally.
- Dairy Free: simply use a plant-based butter.
- Prep Time: I only included active prep time in the listed prep time. I didn’t include the time necessary to dry out the cubed bread.
- Texture: since this is cooked in the slow cooker and water doesn’t have a chance to really cook off, the resulting texture of this stuffing is very moist and soft (think: stuffing that cooks inside a turkey). If you are looking for stuffing with that crispier top you might want to try our Best Ever Stuffing (baked in the oven). That being said, I know lots of people who LOVE a soft, moist stuffing – then this is for you!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6oz
- Calories: 626
- Sugar: 10.6 g
- Sodium: 1495.3 mg
- Fat: 9.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 112.4 g
- Protein: 23.7 g
- Cholesterol: 11.3 mg
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