Classic Savoury Stuffing

  • Published October 22nd, 2026
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This is about as classic as it gets – a delicious, herby, salty stuffing to make you come back for seconds!

Recipe

Classic Savoury Stuffing

Servings 8

Ingredients:  

  • 12 slices thick cut bread (white or brioche) dried on the counter overnight
  • 1 cup salted butter
  • 1 1/2 cup low sodium turkey broth or turkey drippings
  • 1 1/2 cup white or yellow onion (approx. 2 medium-large onions) grated
  • 1/4 tbsp salt
  • 1/2 tbsp pepper
  • 1/2 tbsp poultry seasoning
  • 1/2 tbsp dehydrated summer savoury

Instructions: 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Take your dry bread and toast each slice on medium-low, until golden brown and set aside to cool.
    12 slices thick cut bread (white or brioche)
  • Place a large saucepan on medium-low heat and add butter, broth and grated onion, simmer until onions are tender, about 10 minutes.
    1 1/2 cup white or yellow onion (approx. 2 medium-large onions), 1 cup salted butter, 1 1/2 cup low sodium turkey broth or turkey drippings
  • Take 2-3 toast slices and stack them. Using a sharp bread knife cut the bread into tiny cubes by slicing thinly one way, and then the opposite, and repeat until all the bread is cubed.
  • Place the cubed bread in a large mixing bowl, and add salt, pepper, poultry and savoury seasoning, and stir until the seasoning is mixed in.
    1/4 tbsp salt, 1/2 tbsp pepper, 1/2 tbsp poultry seasoning, 1/2 tbsp dehydrated summer savoury
  • Pour the onion mixture evenly over the top of the bread, and stir, then switch to a potato masher and work the wet ingredients into the dry, turning up from the bottom, until the stuffing is packed together but still crumbly. Pack the stuffing into a 9×9 baking pan, and cover with aluminum foil.
  • Bake for 25 minutes, then remove the foil and bake for 15 minutes.

Local Source Guide

Produce: Noggins Corner Farm Market, Stirling Fruit Farms Ltd., Masstown Market

Grocery: Boulangerie la Vendéenne, Masstown Market


Credits

Recipe and photography provided by Jess Emin

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