Texas toast is baked with butter, onions, celery, a bunch of herbs, and chicken broth to create the bestHomemade Stuffing! There's no better side dish for your heartiest fall/wintertime dinners.
Prep Time1 hourhour15 minutesminutes
Cook Time40 minutesminutes
Total Time1 hourhour55 minutesminutes
Ingredients
1loaf Texas toast, cubed
½cupunsalted butter, 1 stick
2cupsonion, diced
3celery stalks sliced into ¼ inch pieces
½teaspoonsalt
½teaspoonpepper
1tablespoongarlic, minced
2tablespoonchopped fresh sage
½cupparsley, chopped
3large eggs, lightly beaten
1 ½cupchicken broth
1tablespoonthyme, chopped
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 300°F. Place cubed pieces of Texas toast on a non-stick cookie sheet/ baking pan and bake until dry and crispy. Stir occasionally, every 8-10 minutes. This may take 40-60 minutes to toast 1 whole loaf of Texas toast. Cool completely. Place in a large bowl to be coated with seasoning.
Turn oven heat up to 350°F. In a large stove top skillet or pan, melt the butter and cook the onions, celery and garlic for 4 minutes, until softened.
Pour the vegetable and butter mixture over the toasted bread cubes and toss to coat. Add the salt, pepper, sage and parsley to season and toss bread cubes once more.
In a separate small bowl whisk the eggs until well broken up. Pour the eggs over the bread evenly. Then pour the chicken broth evenly over the bread cubes. Stir/ toss gently to coat all the bread cubes without breaking down their shape.
Place the cubed bread mixture in a greased 2 quart casserole dish. Cover with tin foil.
Place on the middle rack of the oven at 350°F and bake for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake for an additional 10 to 15 minutes, until browned on top.
Notes
Do I Have to Use Texas Toast? No, any dried bread should work. You can, for example, use a loaf of French bread cut into cubes instead.
Can I Toast the Bread Ahead of Time? Yes, toasting the cubes of Texas toast can be done the day before to help with preparations the day of.
Can I Use an Air Fryer? Toasting the cubed Texas toast can also be done in an air fryer. Just place the cubes in the basket on 300°F and - every 5 minutes - toss or stir the cubes until dried and crispy. Should take about 10 to 12 minutes per batch. 1 load of Texas toast would usually be 2-3 batches depending on the size of your air fryer.
How to Dry the Bread Cubes: If drying and crisping your Texas toast cubes in the oven, use 2-4 cookie sheets to spread the cubes thin across the surfaces to allow the process to move more quickly.
Storage: Store any leftover stuffing in an airtight container for 2-3 days.