Baked Muffin Stuffing Recipes

STUFFING MUFFINS

Steps:

• Let bread sit overnight to harden. If your bread is fresh, preheat the oven and bake the bread cubes on 2 baking sheets at 250°F for about 30 minutes, stirring half way until the bread is completely firm.
• Increase the oven to 375°F. Spray a non-stick muffin tin with oil.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, cook the Pancetta until browned and the fat renders, about 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add butter; when melted add shallots, celery, parsley, sage, Bell's seasoning and salt and cook on medium low until soft, about 8 to 10 minutes.
• Remove from heat and let cool a few minutes.
• In a medium bowl, combine chicken broth and egg.
• In a large bowl add bread and combine with sauteed vegetables.
• Add chicken broth and egg mixture and combine well. If stuffing is too dry, add a little more broth or water until you have the right consistency. Let is sit 10 minutes.
• Transfer the stuffing to the muffin pan. (If making ahead cover with foil and refrigerate).
• If making alongside a turkey, pour some of the pan juices from the cooked turkey over the stuffing. Bake uncovered 25 minutes, or until golden.

STUFFIN' MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Grease a 12-cup muffin tin with cooking spray.
• Melt butter in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add sausage and cook until browned, breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon. Add the onion and celery and continue to sauté until the vegetables have softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic, thyme, sage and rosemary. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Remove from heat to let cool slightly.
• In a large bowl, combine bread cubes, sausage mixture, and chicken broth. Check for seasonings and season with salt and pepper if necessary, then stir in egg.
• Divide stuffing mixture between muffin tin cups. Bake until warmed through and golden on top, about 25 to 30 minutes.

STUFFING MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 9 regular-size muffin cups with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, toss stuffing mix, water and butter. Add apple, celery and parsley; toss until combined. Divide mixture evenly among muffin cups, pressing mixture in cups with spoon.
• Bake about 20 minutes or until stuffing is firm and tops are golden brown.

STUFFIN' MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter 18 muffin cups.
• Melt butter over medium heat in large stock pot or Dutch oven. Add onion and celery; saute over medium heat until vegetables are soft, about 8 minutes. Season with poultry seasoning, salt, and pepper. Remove pot from heat.
• Mix bread cubes into vegetables; stir until bread cubes are evenly coated. Stir in Swanson® Chicken Broth; mix well. Press 1/4 cup mixture into buttered muffin tin cups.
• Bake in preheated oven until tops of muffins are golden brown, about 35 minutes.

STUFFING MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spread bread cubes out on baking sheet in an even layer. Bake until toasted (about 10 to 15 minutes). Transfer bread to large bowl.
• Heat the vegan butter in a skillet over medium heat. Once the butter has melted, add the onion, garlic and celery. Cook, stirring often, until the vegetables are very soft, about 10 minutes. Add mixture to bowl with bread cubes.
• Stir together the ground flax seed and 3 tablespoons warm water in a small bowl. Let sit for 5 minutes to bloom and then add to the bowl with the bread. Add thyme, rosemary, salt and pepper into bowl with bread. Add the vegetable broth, one cup at a time, and toss together. Allow to absorb for a minute before adding more broth. If the bread is too soggy, do not add the full amount.
• Lightly grease the mini muffin tin. Spoon mixture into each spot, packing it down and filling it slightly above the top. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, until edges are browned. Remove from oven and let sit until cool enough to handle.

STUFFIN' MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. Press stuffing onto bottoms of 8 greased muffin cups. Layer with beans and turkey. In a small bowl, combine mashed potatoes and cheese; spoon over turkey., Bake 15 minutes. Reduce oven setting to 350°. Bake 15-20 minutes longer or until potatoes begin to brown. Let stand 10 minutes. Run a knife around sides of muffin cups to remove muffins. Serve with gravy.

GRAVY-STUFFED STUFFING MUFFINS

Steps:

• Melt butter for country gravy in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add sausage; cook and crumble into very small pieces until browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Add flour and whisk until it combines with butter and sausage fat to create a roux. Cook and stir for 2 minutes. Add green onions. Cook and stir for 1 minute; don't overcook.
• Pour in milk and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil. Continue to cook and stir until nice and thick. Stir in salt, cayenne, and black pepper. Cook for 1 more minute, then remove from the heat.
• Transfer gravy into a bowl and let cool to room temperature, 15 to 20 minutes. Wrap and refrigerate until cold and thick, about 2 hours, or until needed.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Butter a 12-cup muffin tin with a 1 tablespoon butter.
• Melt remaining 4 tablespoons butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add celery, onion, and salt; cook and stir until onion just starts to turn translucent, 4 to 5 minutes. Add poultry seasoning and pepper; cook and stir for 1 minute. Add chicken broth and bring to a boil.
• Meanwhile, combine bread cubes, parsley, sage, and thyme in a large bowl.
• Pour boiling broth mixture over bread-herb mixture and stir until combined. Mix in eggs. Fill the prepared muffin cups to the top with stuffing mixture, then go around and evenly divide remaining stuffing on top of each muffing, piling it up nice and high.
• Wet your finger and make a big hole in the center of each muffin, poking down pretty far but stopping about 1 inch from the bottom of the pan. Place about 2 tablespoons chilled gravy into each hole, centering it in the hole the best you can. Reserve remaining gravy for another use.
• Dampen your hands and mold the stuffing for each muffin over the top to cover the gravy center. Generously brush the tops with melted butter.
• Place in the center of the preheated oven with a baking pan on a lower rack to catch any drippings. Bake until muffins have firmed up and are golden brown, about 20 minutes.
• Let cool in the pan for 5 to 10 minutes, then carefully remove and serve.

TRADITIONAL BAKED STUFFING

Steps:

• Mix onion, celery, parsley, melted butter, egg and poultry seasoning in a large bowl. Stir.
• Add bread crumbs and stir with a spoon to evenly distribute the mixture.
• Slowly drizzle milk over bread while stirring until bread cubes are moist but NOT soggy. (May need a bit more or less milk than this recipe calls for.).
• Stir in salt and pepper.
• Pour in a greased casserole dish or Pyrex bowl. (A 9x14" baking dish will do in a pinch).
• Bake at 350 degrees for 35-45 minutes or until bread cubes on top are crispy.

THANKSGIVING STUFFING MUFFINS

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 375.
• Saute onions, carrots and celery in 10"skillet until tender.
• Mix all ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
• Spray muffin tins with Pam.
• Fill muffin tins with stuffing mix until just overflowing (will not rise in oven).
• Bake for 25 minute or until crisp on top.

STUFFING MUFFINS

Steps:

• Line 12 jumbo muffin cups with paper liners and fill with your favorite bread stuffing (we used Mushroom-Leek). Bake, uncovered, at 375 degrees F until golden, about 45 minutes.
• Mushroom-Leek Stuffing: Make Classic Stuffing with 3 cups chopped leeks instead of onions. Cook 1 pound sliced cremini mushrooms with the leeks and celery.
• Classic Stuffing: Melt 1 stick butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add 2 cups each diced onions and celery and 1 tablespoon each minced sage and thyme; add salt and pepper and cook 5 minutes. Add 3 cups turkey or chicken broth and bring to a simmer. Beat 2 eggs with 1/4 cup chopped parsley in a large bowl; add 16 cups cubed stale white bread, then pour in the vegetable-broth mixture and toss. Transfer to a buttered baking dish and dot with butter. Cover and bake 30 minutes at 375 degrees F; uncover and bake until golden, 30 more minutes.
• Photography by Charles Masters

THANKSGIVING LEFTOVER STUFFING MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray muffin tin cups with cooking spray.
• Combine stuffing, turkey, and corn kernels in a large bowl, and stir gently. If mixture is particularly dry, add 1 tablespoon chicken broth, a little at a time, until mixture is moist, but not mushy. Loosely and equally portion stuffing mixture amongst the 12 muffin cups. Insert a Cheddar cheese cube into the center of each muffin cup.
• Whisk eggs, 2 tablespoons chicken broth, salt, and pepper together in a cup. Divide egg mixture evenly among the cups. The egg mixture will not completely cover the stuffing, but it puffs up when baked.
• Bake in the preheated oven until muffins are browned and slightly crisp on the top, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Allow to cool for about 5 minutes before removing the muffins by running a knife around the edge of each cup. Serve warm with a dollop of cranberry sauce spooned on the top.

OVEN-BAKED MUSHROOM STUFFING

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees F.
• Butter a 13x9 baking dish.
• In a skillet, cook bacon until crisp; remove and drain on paper towel; reserve 2 tbsp of drippings.
• Add in the celery and onion in drippings and cook until tender (adding in the chopped garlic the last 2 minutes of cooking time).
• Add mushrooms, sage, seasoned salt and pepper; cook and stir for 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat, stir in stuffing, or prepared bread crumbs, celery leaves, parsley and bacon; mix well.
• Combine eggs and broth; add to stuffing mixture and mix well.
• Spread into prepared baking dish, (dish will be full).
• Dot with melted butter.
• Cover and bake for 30 minutes.
• Uncover and bake 10 minutes longer, or until lightly browned.

STUFFIN' MUFFINS BASE RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Dry the bread cubes by either leaving uncovered overnight, or toasting at a low temperature in the oven or toaster for 10 minutes, or until dried but not browned. Transfer to a very large bowl and set aside.
• Melt the butter in a medium pan over medium heat. Add the onion and celery and sauté for 4-6 minutes, or until the onion starts to soften. Mix in the garlic, McCormick® Rubbed Sage, thyme, ½ teaspoon salt, and the pepper and sauté for another 2 minutes, until the vegetables are tender.
• Add the onion and celery mixture to the bowl with the dried bread cubes and stir to combine. Add the remaining ½ teaspoon salt and the chicken stock and stir to incorporate.
• Enjoy!

APPLE STUFFING MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat butter and oil. Add onion and celery; cook and stir until tender. Add the apples, salt, rosemary and pepper; cook 4-6 minutes longer or until apples are tender. Remove from the heat. Stir in the stuffing mix, broth, cranberries and parsley., Fill greased muffin cups with a heaping 1/2 cup scoop. Bake at 375° for 25-30 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans. Serve warm.

STUFFIN EGG MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Prepare stuffing mix according to directions.
• Spray muffin cups.
• Press 1/4 cup stuffing into bottom and up sides of 9 muffin cups.
• Crack egg into each cup.
• Sprinkle with bacon bits and cheese.
• Bake 20 minutes or until yolks are set.
• Let stand 5 minutes.