This Sausage & Herb Stuffing is perfect for a holiday dinner! It's vegan and very aromatic from the fresh herbs like sage, thyme, and rosemary. The bread also keeps the dish very hearty and filling! It's a great side dish or a main dish (as far as we consider!) *Inactive Time (to dry bread cubes) is not included in the Total Time.
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cook Time1 hourhr20 minutesmins
Inactive Time8 hourshrs
Total Time1 hourhr40 minutesmins
Course: Side Dish, Entree, Dinner
Cuisine: American, American Inspired, Holiday
Servings: 6people
Author: Plant-Based Matters
Ingredients
1loaf day-old French loafabout 10 cups of 3/4 - 1 inch cubes with crust attached (we save the white part for other purposes such as making bread crumbs.) Leave them out overnight to dry.
2tbspvegan butter
1tbspextra virgin olive oil
3clovesgarlicminced
1cupdiced yellow onion
1/2cupdiced celery
1/4cupminced fresh parsley
1tbspminced fresh sage leaves
1tbspminced fresh thyme
1tbspminced fresh rosemary
1/2tbspdry oregano
2-3Field Roast Smoked Apple Sage Sausages(or something similar in flavor.)
1tspsaltmore or less to taste
1/2tspblack pepper
2cupsvegetable brothplus more if needed
Truffle oil(optional)
Instructions
Preheat the oven for 400 °F.
Heat up a frying pan at medium heat. Add vegan butter and extra virgin olive oil, then cook garlic for 1-2 minutes until fragrant. Add yellow onion and celery. Cook for 5 minutes until translucent.
Add parsley, sage, thyme, rosemary, and oregano. Cook for 2 minutes. Then add sausages by using hands to crumble them over the pan. Stir then season with salt and pepper.
Pour vegetable broth and heat it through for about 2-3 minutes. Turn off the heat. Set aside.
In a large bowl, add bread cubes then pour the cooked vegetable & sausage mixture over. Give a quick toss. If you like the bread more moistened, add extra vegetable broth.
Pour the mixture into a greased 9 x 13 baking dish. Spread out evenly. Cover with a foil and bake it for 45 minutes on the center rack. After 45 minutes, uncover and back for another 10-15 minutes on the upper rack until the top is crunchy and golden brown.
Let it cool down a little before serving. Drizzle some truffle oil (optional.)
Notes
You can adjust the amount of each herbs to your preference. Fresh herbs can be substitute with dry herbs by using less amount because the flavor of dry herbs is more concentrated.