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Texas Toast Stuffing

This Texas toast stuffing is full of garlic bread Texas toast, spicy and sweet turkey Italian sausage, fennel, green onions, and dried cranberries. It’s a fun twist to traditional stuffing that is packed full of flavor and super simple to make.

Who doesn’t love thick, delicious, crispy slices of garlicky Texas toast? 

This Texas toast stuffing takes Texas toast and transforms it into a Thanksgiving favorite!

Full of big, bold, garlicky flavor, combined with spicy Italian sausage, sweet fennel, and tangy dried cranberries, you’ll wonder why you haven’t used Texas toast in your stuffing more often!

Trust me, everyone is going to want to know what your secret is, with this delicious Texas toast stuffing.

Are your gatherings still a bit on the smaller size? Make sure to try out my  Sheet Pan Thanksgiving Dinner with Cornish hens, sweet potato casserole, Brussels sprouts, and stuffing, or my other Sheet Pan Thanksgiving Dinner with turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes, and green beans.

Ingredients for Texas toast stuffing

Make ahead

No need to stress yourself out on Thanksgiving day! 

You can make your day easier by preparing this Texas toast stuffing the night before.

Combine all of the ingredients in the baking dish, cover with aluminum foil and keep in the refrigerator until the next morning.

Then the next day, just pop it in your preheated oven!

Make it vegetarian

This Texas toast stuffing can easily be made meatless!

Simply remove the sausage, double the amount of Texas toast, and swap out the chicken stock for your favorite homemade or store-bought variety of vegetable stock.

Swap out flavors

Texas toast stuffing is so versatile, you can add or change what you want depending on your taste!

Feel free to add in some freshly chopped rosemary and thyme, to add an herbaceous kick.

Not a fan of fennel? No worries! Celery is a perfect substitute!

If you can’t find turkey sausage, you can swap it out for pork sausage, or for something lighter, use chicken sausage. 

Storage and leftovers

This Texas toast stuffing is stored easily in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

Lastly, to reheat, place it in a microwave-safe dish covered loosely with a damp paper towel, and heat for 2-3 minutes or until heated thoroughly. 

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Texas Toast Stuffing

Author: Brandy O’Neill – Nutmeg Nanny
This Texas toast stuffing is full of garlic bread Texas toast, spicy and sweet turkey Italian sausage, fennel, green onions, and dried cranberries. It's a fun twist to traditional stuffing that is packed full of flavor and super simple to make.
5 from 3 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 8 x8 pan

Ingredients

  • 1 8 count box Texas Toast with garlic butter
  • 1/3 pound turkey spicy Italian style sausage cut out of casing
  • 1/3 pound turkey sweet Italian style sausage cut out of casing
  • 1 small head fennel trimmed and thinly sliced
  • 6 green onions ends trimmed, white and green parts thinly sliced but separated
  • 1/2 cup dried cranberries
  • 1-1/2 cup chicken stock

Instructions

  • Toast bread according to to box directions and cut it into large chunks and set it on a baking sheet.
  • If you have time let them sit out overnight to dry if not you may not need to add as much liquid as the bread will not be as dry.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Place a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and break up with a spatula so it's crumbly and not in large chunks.
  • Cook for about 10 minutes or until the meat is browned and fully cooked.
  • Add in the fennel and the white part of the green onion.
  • Saute for another 5 minutes to help soften the vegetables.
  • Add in the cranberries and chicken stock.
  • Bring to a slight bubble and remove from heat.
  • Add the bread cubes to the pan along with the green part of the green onions.
  • Toss to combine and help coat the bread with chicken stock. The majority of the bread should be moist.
  • Add the mixture to an 8×8 pan and smooth out the top.
  • Bake for about 40 minutes or until the top of the stuffing is browned and the mixture is warm throughout.

Notes

If the stuffing seems really dry add a little more broth to the bread before baking. This all depends on the dryness of the bread.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 210kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 56mg | Sodium: 313mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g
Course Side Dishes
Cuisine American
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