How to Make a Day-Ahead Stuffing

Stuffing is traditionally a bready substance placed inside the cavity of a meat dish while it cooks. However, you can prepare stuffing on its own to serve as a side dish to almost any meal. One of the advantages of making stuffing is that you can prepare it a day ahead of the meal you will serve it with.

Things You'll Need

  • 1 cup butter
  • Skillet
  • 2 cups chopped white onion
  • 1 cup chopped celery
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
  • 2 cups sliced button mushrooms
  • Wooden spoon
  • 13 cups dry bread cubes
  • Slow cooker
  • 2 tsp. dried sage
  • 2 tsp. dried thyme
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. ground black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp. dried marjoram
  • 5 cups chicken broth
  • Two eggs, beaten

Instructions

  1. Melt the butter in a skillet over medium-low heat. Add the onion, celery, parsley and mushrooms to the melted butter. Stir the contents of the skillet with a wooden spoon for three minutes.

  2. Pour the bread cubes into the slow cooker and add the contents of the skillet. Stir to combine all ingredients evenly.

  3. Add the sage, thyme, salt, pepper, marjoram, chicken broth and eggs to the slow cooker. Stir with the wooden spoon to blend and cook on high for one hour.

  4. Reduce the slow cooker's heat to low and leave for eight hours. Set the slow cooker to Keep Warm until you are ready to serve the stuffing.