These sausage stuffing bites are a simple recipe perfect for Thanksgiving dinner. With only a few ingredients you can whip these up to start Thanksgiving off right.
Now that it is almost fall all those great Thanksgiving time recipes are starting to appear. From pies, to sides, to turkeys, and starters. Everything you need to make a Thanksgiving dinner.
The thing I have learned is that people show up early and you always need something to give those people to keep them not starving waiting on the main course. That’s where these Sausage Stuffing Bites fill that void.
Why are these so great?
- These are bite size which means you don’t need silverware or even plates. Take one or two bites and they are gone.
- These are great to hold over your guests until the main meal is ready.
- You can make these ahead of time and then pop in the oven for 30 seconds and serve hot.
- These have all the great flavors of Thanksgiving with an extra flavor of sausage which isn’t a typical Thanksgiving food.
What ingredients you need
- Sausage– you want ground sausage. Regular or hot works great just depends on your guest. Might want to skip the hot for younger guests
- Stove Top Stuffing– I love the savory herb flavor. Gives you a little extra with the spices. I would stay away from the meat flavored ones like chicken and turkey just because you are using sausage in this recipe
- Whole Berry Cranberry Sauce– You want the whole berry because you will be picking the actual berries out and using them in the mix and then the jelly/sauce part for a dip
- Cheese– sharp cheddar cheese tastes great. I also have used Colby which isn’t as strong of flavor, but still tastes great
- Eggs– Just 2 large eggs
- Broth– I used chicken broth just because I prefer this flavor, but vegetable broth works good too
Cooking the Sausage
Take a large pan and turn the heat to high and add the sausage to the pan (Photo 1) Use a spatula to chop up the sausage really well (Photo 2) and cook the sausage until no more pink (Photo 3) and set aside
Separating the Cranberries
Empty the cranberry sauce into a medium size bowl and have an extra smaller bowl on the side (Photo 4) Use your hands and start picking out the whole cranberries and putting them in the smaller bowl (Photo 5)
Repeat the step above until all the whole cranberries are picked out and set both bowls aside (Photo 6)
Preparing the Mix
Go ahead and preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Grab a large mixing bowl and add the cooked sausage to the bowl (Photo 7) Next add the Stove Top stuffing mix to the bowl (Photo 8)
Add the shredded cheese (Photo 9) and then the whole cranberries, (Photo 10) the whisked eggs, (Photo 11) and then the chicken broth (Photo 12) and mix it all toegther really well (Photo 13)
Making the Sausage Stuffing Bites
Spray a mini muffin tin with cooking spray (Photo 14) Take a spoon full of the stuffing mix and put it into one of the muffin tins (Photo 15) Over flowing the top of the tin.
Continue to do the above step with every muffin tin (Photo 16) If you have any extra mix just add it to some of the tops of the filled muffin tins. Pop in the oven for 30-35 minutes. Just until there is a golden color
Storing Sausage Stuffing Bites
In the off chance these aren’t all eaten up once they are served you can store them in an air tight container a for a few days. When ready to enjoy warm them up in the microwave for a minute or so.
Tips for this recipe
- Let the sausage cool some before adding it to the bowl to mix with all the other ingredients. Otherwise it’s going to instantly melt the cheese and it will be harder to stir with gooey cheese.
- Make these ahead of time and then when it’s time to serve pop in the oven for 30 seconds or so to warm up.
- I prefer to use a block of cheese and shred it myself. I hate that powdery coating on pre shredded cheese.
- I use regular sausage but using the hot version of sausage would also taste really well. Might be suitable for children or really older guest.
- The oven temperature is the same most turkeys are cooked at so if you only have one oven you could pop these in the oven with the turkey. They might take a little longer so keep that in mind. Just wait for the tops to start browning.
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Sausage Stuffing Bites
Ingredients
- 1 lb sausage
- 1 box Stove top Stuffing
- 1 can whole cranberry sauce with cranberries
- 1 1/2 cups sharp cheese
- 1 cup broth
- 2 eggs
Instructions
- Take a large pan and set to high heat and add sausage to pan and chop up and cook until brown and set aside
- Put the can of cranberry sauce in a bowl and pick out all the cranberries and set aside in a bowl
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and spray a mini muffin tin with cooking spray
- Add cooked sausage, Stove Top Stuffing mix, whole cranberries, shredded cheese, whisked eggs, and broth to a mixing bowl and mix really well
- Spoon out some of the stuffing mix into a muffin tin. Repeat with all the muffin tins where the stuffing is over top of the tin
- Cook for 30-35 minutes until the bites are turning a nice golden color
Notes
- Let the sausage cool some before adding it to the bowl to mix with all the other ingredients. Otherwise it’s going to instantly melt the cheese and it will be harder to stir with gooey cheese.
- Make these ahead of time and then when it’s time to serve pop in the oven for 30 seconds or so to warm up.
- I prefer to use a block of cheese and shred it myself. I hate that powdery coating on pre shredded cheese.
- I use regular sausage but using the hot version of sausage would also taste really well. Might be suitable for children or really older guest.
- The oven temperature is the same most turkeys are cooked at so if you only have one oven you could pop these in the oven with the turkey. They might take a little longer so keep that in mind. Just wait for the tops to start browning.
Nutrition
Update Notes; This recipe was originally posted in October of 2018, but was republished with new photos, cooking tips, and step by step picture instructions in September 2019.
Do you make the stuffing according to box directions first or add it dry?
Just the dry stuffing with seasoning
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Is it possible to leave out the cranberries? If so should extra liquid be added instead?
You could leave them out without adding any other liquid because they really don’t provide much. More of a sweet taste to the sausage bites