Thanksgiving Bacon Stuffing

Name: Thanksgiving Bacon Stuffing
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 1 pound bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces; ½ cup butter; 1 cup finely chopped onion; 1 cup chopped celery; 2 tablespoons poultry seasoning (such as Bell's®); 2 loaves day-old white bread, torn into small pieces; 2 eggs, beaten

Rating: 3.73 stars

11 Ratings
9 Reviews
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This stuffing recipe has been in my family for decades. How can you go wrong with bacon? Whether it be baked in muffins tins or right inside the turkey, this is sure to be a hit!

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Recipe Summary

prep:

15 mins

cook:

35 mins

total:

50 mins

Servings:

Yield:

12 servings

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 12 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

1 pound bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
½ cup butter
1 cup finely chopped onion
1 cup chopped celery
2 tablespoons poultry seasoning (such as Bell's®)
2 loaves day-old white bread, torn into small pieces
2 eggs, beaten

Directions

Step 1
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

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Step 2
Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat until cooked through but still slightly soft, 5 to 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on paper towels, retaining bacon drippings in the skillet.
Step 3
Melt butter in a separate skillet over medium-high heat; saute onion and celery until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir bacon and poultry seasoning into onion mixture.
Step 4
Mix onion-bacon mixture and bread pieces together in a large bowl; fold in eggs. Spoon bread mixture into muffin cups.
Step 5
Bake in the preheated oven until tops are crispy, about 25 minutes.

Cook's Notes:

This recipe can be lightened up by using turkey bacon, chicken stock, and whole wheat bread. But if you are making it for Thanksgiving, I say just go for it!

If you think the stuffing is too dry after adding the eggs, you can add bacon drippings (or milk or chicken stock) until you get the right consistency.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

357 calories; protein 11.8g; carbohydrates 40.5g; fat 16.3g; cholesterol 65mg; sodium 877mg. Full Nutrition

Reviews (9)

Most helpful positive review

Mike Burke

12/25/2015

Came out good love the bacon idea Read More

Helpful

(8)

Most helpful critical review

Beach Babe

12/03/2018

It was a little dry. I added additional broth which helped. Not sure if I'm going to make it again. Read More

11 Ratings

5 star values: 3
4 star values: 4
3 star values: 3
2 star values: 0
1 star values: 1

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Mike Burke

12/25/2015

Came out good love the bacon idea Read More

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(8)

Lynn

01/04/2016

Used stove top stuffing with bacon and made in muffin tins. Made ahead and warmed up just before serving. Read More

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(6)

bailey

11/17/2016

we cooked it for 20 minutes and it was chard black and burned Read More

Beach Babe

12/02/2018

It was a little dry. I added additional broth which helped. Not sure if I'm going to make it again. Read More

Dean La Barge

11/24/2018

Taste was great! The muffins had 1 good bite each. The rest was dry. I added the bacon drippings after the eggs. It was my first attempt at any stuffing. Read More

Manda

12/02/2019

My husband liked this dressing a lot and ate half of it himself. I did not put into the muffin pan instead placed it in a baking dish. It turned out really well. Will make again in the future. Read More

Elle Wilson

11/25/2019

This has been our family recipe for generations it wouldn t be Thanksgiving without it. We call it Daddy s stuffing. Read More

adair

11/24/2016

I made this yesterday and I must say it was delicious. I used green onions instead of regular onions and it was good as well. however I used store bought stuffing. don't know if making my own stuffing will make a difference. maybe next time. Read More

Bruce

05/01/2018

My raw mixed product (before baking) was very dry so I added an ingredient not in the original recipe: broth. That helped considerably but it's occurred to me that some imprecision in the recipe also might have contributed to the problem. The need for "two loaves of bread" needs more precise quantification. I used two bags of dry (some might say "stale") Arnold breadcrumbs which simply may have been too much volume or too arid an ingredient. I'd welcome any amplification how to improve directions for this recipe. Read More

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