Stuffing Muffins are a fun (and easy) way to serve stuffing on a holiday. Individual portions of delicious sausage stuffing with a surprise, cheesy center. Prepare for applause all around the table.
Ingredients
Scale
- 10 cups store bought cubed stuffing (you’ll need 2 bags of the 12 ounce size)
- 1 pound Italian sausage
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup celery, diced
- 1 cup onion, diced
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 3 eggs, beaten with 2 tablespoons of milk
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt (if needed)
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper (if needed)
- 16 ounce container of fresh mozzarella balls (can also use a block of mozzarella, cut into cubes)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large skillet, melt the butter and then add the sausage to brown. Break the sausage up with a spoon into crumbles.
- About halfway through browning the sausage, add in the onions and celery. Cook until the onions and celery have softened and the sausage is browned through, about 5 minutes.
- Pour in the chicken broth and bring to a simmer. Simmer for 5 minutes and then remove from the heat and let cool. At this point: taste for seasonings and then add the salt and pepper if needed.
- Add the bread cubes and the beaten eggs to a large bowl. Toss the bread cubes with the eggs to coat.
- After the sausage mixture has cooled slightly, pour over the bread cubes and toss until all the bread is moistened. Let the stuffing mixture sit for 5-10 minutes for the broth to fully absorb.
- Butter (or spray) 2 pans. Fill each cup with 1/4 cup of the stuffing mixture. Add a few mozzarella balls to the center of each muffin, then add another 1/4 cup of stuffing on top, pressing down to seal together.
- Bake for 25 minutes then remove from the oven to let cool for 5 minutes.
- Remove from the muffin pan and serve.
Recipe Notes
Store: Store leftovers in an air tight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Freeze: Freeze cooked stuffing muffins in an air tight freezer bag for up to 3 months. It’s a great way to have an individual serving of stuffing whenever you want!
Reheat: Reheat in the microwave until warmed through. To reheat from frozen, place the frozen muffin(s) on a baking sheet and bake in a 350 oven for 15 minutes.
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
