Garlic bread stuffing is made with buttery pieces of bread cooked in garlic butter to taste like garlic bread, and then baked with tender pieces of celery, onions, and mushrooms. It’s then cooked until crispy and golden brown.

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This garlic bread stuffing is for all the garlic lovers out there.

I am not a big fan of sage, so the traditional stuffing is so-so for me.

If you haven’t realized it by now, I love garlic. It’s only natural for me to make stuffing with garlic bread. The crispy cubes of garlic bread in this recipe make my mouth water.

We often have leftover garlic bread or garlic breadsticks from Olive Garden or a pizza place we had delivered. That’s how I came about this recipe, and I wanted to use up all the leftover garlic breadsticks. If you make this from garlic bread just out of the oven, that is great too.

I’ve also made this into a casserole with chicken or sausage, and it was delicious. I’ve included the recipe below if you want to try it as a full meal.

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Ingredients for Garlic Bread Stuffing

Garlic Bread Cubes

French Bread Loaf or Garlic Bread
Butter
Grated Parmesan
Minced Garlic
Italian Seasoning
Black Pepper

Vegetables and Seasonings

Reduced-Sodium Chicken Broth or Chicken Stock
Mushrooms
Celery
Yellow Onion
Large Eggs
Butter
Dried Parsley
Dried Basil
Garlic Powder
Dried Oregano
Salt

How to Make Garlic Bread Stuffing

Preheat oven to 375℉.

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In a small bowl, mix softened butter (not melted), minced garlic, Parmesan, Italian seasoning, and black pepper. Cut or tear bread into ½″ cubes and mix well with garlic butter. Spread evenly on a large-rimmed baking sheet.

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Bake for approximately 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and place bread cubes in a large bowl.
While the bread cooks, melt 12 tablespoons of butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion, celery, mushrooms, and all seasonings. It will look like a lot of butter, but it will coat the bread cubes later. Cook until tender, about 6-7 minutes.
Once the bread cubes are done in the oven, remove them, and decrease the oven temperature to 350℉. Lightly grease a 13″x9″ or 3.5-4 quart baking dish.

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Stir the vegetable mixture into the bread cubes. In a separate bowl, whisk eggs and 1 cup of chicken broth together and stir into the bread cubes. There should be enough liquid for the bread to evenly absorb it, but not have a pool of liquid at the bottom of the bowl. Slowly add more chicken broth as needed. You may not need the full 2 cups.

A white rectangle shaped baking dish filled with unbaked garlic butter stuffing.

A white rectangle shaped baking dish filled with baked garlic butter stuffing.

Pour stuffing into the prepared baking dish. Cover with aluminum foil and bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 40 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for an additional 15-20 minutes until it is crispy and golden brown on top.

Variations

Add Chicken

It’s a chicken and stuffing casserole recipe that’s made from scratch. Or if you’re looking for a chicken casserole without soup added, this is it!

Cook 2 cups diced chicken breast for 5-6 minutes over the stove until no longer pink, season with salt & pepper.
Add the chicken to the baking dish with stuffing. Bake at the same temperature and time.

Add Sausage

Cook the diced sausage in a large pan on the stove for 7-8 minutes until it is browned.
Add them to the baking dish and stir them into the stuffing. Bake for the same time and temperature.

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Make-Ahead

This dish can easily be made the day before Thanksgiving and kept in the fridge overnight until you’re ready to bake it in the oven. Cover it with plastic wrap to keep the moisture in, and then remove it and cover with foil when you’re ready to bake.

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Garlic Bread Stuffing

Tiffany

5 from 2 votes

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 1 15

Total Time 1 30

Course Side Dishes

Cuisine American

Servings Servings

Calories 245 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

Garlic Butter Bread Cubes

16 ounces French Bread Loaf or Garlic Bread
3 tablespoons Butter room temperature
2 tablespoons Grated Parmesan
1 tablespoon Minced Garlic
1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning
½ teaspoon Black Pepper

Vegetables and Seasonings

1 ½-2 cups Reduced-Sodium Chicken Broth or Chicken Stock
2 cups Sliced Mushrooms
2 cups Chopped Celery
2 cups Chopped Yellow Onion
2 Large Eggs
12 tablespoons Butter
⅓ cup Dried Parsley
1 ½ teaspoons Dried Basil
1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
1 teaspoon Dried Oregano
1 teaspoon Salt

Garlic Bread Stuffing with Chicken

2 cups Diced Chicken Breast optional

Garlic Bread Stuffing with Sausage

12-14 oz Sliced Sausage optional

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375℉.
In a small bowl, mix together softened butter (not melted), minced garlic, Parmesan, Italian seasoning, and black pepper. Cut or tear bread into ½" cubes and mix well with garlic butter. Spread evenly on a large baking pan.
Bake for approximately 15 minutes. Remove from oven and add to a large bowl.
While the bread cooks, melt 12 tablespoons butter in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add onion, celery, and mushrooms. It will look like a lot of butter, but it will coat the bread cubes later. Cook until tender, about 6-7 minutes.
Once the bread cubes are done in the oven, remove them, and decrease the oven temperature to 350℉. Lightly grease a 13"x9" or 3.5-4 quart baking dish.
Add cooked bread cubes to a large bowl. Stir the vegetables and all seasonings into the bread cubes. In a separate bowl, whisk eggs and 1 cup of chicken broth together and stir into the bread cubes. There should be enough liquid for the bread to evenly absorb it, but not have a pool of liquid at the bottom of the bowl. Slowly add more chicken broth as needed. You may not need the full 2 cups.
Pour stuffing into the prepared baking dish. Cover with aluminum foil and bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 40 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for an additional 15-20 minutes until it is crispy and golden brown on top.

Garlic Bread Stuffing with Chicken

Cook chicken for 5-6 minutes over the stove until no longer pink, season with salt & pepper. Add to baking dish with stuffing. Bake at same temperature and time.

Garlic Bread Stuffing with Sausage

Cook the sausage in a large pan over the stove for 7-8 minutes until they are browned. Add them to the baking dish and stir into the stuffing. Bake for the same time and temperature.

Notes

Nutrition varies depending on products. The nutrition facts listed below are for all of the ingredients without chicken or sausage included.

Nutrition

Calories: 245kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 4gFat: 23gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 99mgSodium: 689mgPotassium: 281mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 872IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 72mgIron: 1mg

Garlic Bread Stuffing