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This bacon corn sourdough stuffing is an excellent twist on the classic holiday stuffing. It’s packed with crispy sourdough bread chunks, sweet corn, salty bacon, caramelized onions, and tons of fresh herbs and garlic.
If there is one thing I love more than anything, it’s stuffing. I swear, I would happily eat the whole tray if I were allowed to. Well, I’m allowed, but it might not end well.
This stuffing is a little twist to your traditional, straight-laced Thanksgiving stuffing. It uses sourdough bread like my Sourdough Kale Bacon Sausage Stuffing but throws in sweet corn, crispy bacon, garlic, and fresh herbs.
It’s not your traditional stuffing, but that’s okay. Sometimes, you have to take the untraditional route.
Plus, using corn in something you typically don’t see it in is fun. I’ve used it in Corn Casserole, Mexican Corn Salad, and Grilled Mexican Corn, but this is my first time in stuffing.
This recipe uses a 16-ounce (1-pound) sourdough loaf. If you have time, you can cut it into 1-inch cubes and let it harden overnight. If not, I will explain how to toast and quickly dry your bread.
Ingredients needed
- Bacon
- Sweet onion
- Garlic
- Fresh herbs
- Spices
- Sweet corn
- Sourdough bread
- Chicken stock
How to make sourdough stuffing
This delicious stuffing is perfect for your next holiday feast! It’s so easy to make and can be adapted easily.
- Dry out your bread and set aside.
- Cook your bacon until crispy, spoon it onto a paper towel-lined plate, and remove all but two tablespoons of your bacon grease.
- Saute onion until softened, and then add in your garlic, fresh herbs, and spices.
- Toss in bread and moisten with chicken stock. Stir in corn and bacon.
- Add to a 9×13 casserole dish and bake until toasted and browned.
My Pro Tips
Sourdough Stuffing Recipe Tips
I love to use a round sourdough loaf because I love the crispy top. It’s perfect for this stuffing.
Thick-sliced bacon is a great option. It gives you a lot of delicious bacon crunch and flavor.
Vidalia sweet onion is my favorite! It goes great with the sweet corn.
Add in chopped baby spinach or kale to add some more vegetable flavor.
While chicken broth will work here, you’ll get the best flavor from chicken stock.
More stuffing recipes
Bacon Corn Sourdough Stuffing
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 pound loaf sourdough bread, cubed and dried out, 16-ounces
- 1 pound bacon, diced
- 1 large sweet onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh basil
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh rosemary
- 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh sage
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 (15 ounce) can sweet corn, drained
- 2.5 cups chicken stock
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and spray a 9×13 casserole dish with non-stick spray.
- Place cubed bread on a large baking sheet and cook 10-12 minutes, until bread is dry and toasted. Set aside.
- In a 12-inch skillet, add diced bacon and set over medium-high heat. Cook the bacon until it’s crispy and browned.
- Remove the bacon and place it onto a paper towel-lined plate. Remove all but about 2 tablespoons of the bacon grease from the pan.
- Add the pan back to the heat and add in the onions. Cook for about 10 minutes while the onions soften and start to get soft and slightly brown.
- Add in the garlic, basil, rosemary, sage, thyme, kosher salt, black pepper, and drained corn.
- Remove from the heat and stir to combine.
- In a large bowl add bread, the mixture from the pan, cooked bacon, and chicken stock. Stir to combine or until the bread is slightly moistened but not soaking wet or sticky.
- Add to the prepared pan and cover stuffing with foil or a lid and bake for 30 minutes. Remove the foil cover and bake for 30 minutes more or until the top of the stuffing is crispy and golden brown.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Looks delicious and so easy to make! My family definitely love this!
breaking my low, no carb thing for this, wow, creative pairing of bacon with corn/sourdough, thank you for this Thanksgiving inspiration!