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This stuffing crispy on top and loaded with an earthy, buttery mix of onions and vegetables.

Baking dish of challah, wild mushroom, and herb stuffing.

There are as many versions of Thanksgiving stuffing as there are cooks who make it. The truth is, as long as you stick to the basic bread-to-liquid ratio, you can pretty much add any vegetables or seasonings that you like. This challah stuffing, modestly adapted from Mrs. Wheelbarrow on Food52, reminds me of the one my grandmother used to make. It’s golden and crispy on top and loaded with a flavorful and earthy mix of onions and wild mushrooms. A few tips: buy the “poultry blend” of fresh herbs if your supermarket carries it, as it contains all the herbs you’ll need, and buy your mushrooms pre-sliced to cut down on prep time.

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What You’ll Need To Make Challah, Wild Mushroom & Herb Stuffing

Stuffing ingredients including broth, butter, and herbs.

Step-By-Step Instructions

Cut the challah into 1-inch cubes and spread onto a rimmed baking sheet.

Cubes of Challah on a baking sheet.

Bake for about 25 minutes, or until dry and lightly toasted. Set aside.

Toasted cubes of Challah on a baking sheet.

Melt the butter in a large sauté pan. Cook the onions over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until soft and translucent.

onions in pan

Add the celery, herbs, mushrooms, salt and pepper.

Mushrooms, herbs, and other ingredients in a skillet.

Cook until celery is slightly softened, about 5 minutes more.

Mushrooms, herbs, and other ingredients mixed in a skillet.

In a large bowl, combine bread cubes, onion/vegetable mixture, and chicken stock.

Toasted challah in a bowl with a mushroom mixture.

Toss well.

Spatula in a bowl with a challah and mushroom mixture.

Transfer the stuffing to the prepared baking dish and cover with foil.

Uncooked challah, wild mushroom, and herb stuffing in a baking dish.

Bake for 20 minutes. Remove the foil and continue baking until golden, about 25 minutes more. Serve immediately.

Baking dish of challah, wild mushroom, and herb stuffing.

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Challah, Wild Mushroom & Herb Stuffing

Metric Cup Measures
Adapted from Mrs. Wheelbarrow on Food52

This stuffing crispy on top and loaded with an earthy, buttery mix of onions and vegetables.

Servings: 8 to 10

Ingredients

  • 1 large loaf challah (about 1 pound)
  • 1 stick unsalted butter, plus more for buttering baking dishes
  • 2 cups yellow onion, diced (from 2 medium onions)
  • 2 cups celery, diced
  • 2 cups wild mushrooms, diced
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh thyme (or 1 teaspoon dried)
  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh rosemary (or ¼ teaspoon dried and crumbled)
  • ½ teaspoon finely chopped fresh sage (or ¼ teaspoon dried)
  • 1½ teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 3 cups chicken broth

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 300°F and set an oven rack in the middle position. Butter a 9x13-inch baking dish.
  2. Cut the challah into 1-inch cubes and spread in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake for about 25 minutes, or until dry and lightly toasted. Set aside.
  3. Increase the oven temperature to 350°F.
  4. Melt the butter in a large sauté pan. Cook the onions over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until soft and translucent. Add the celery, mushrooms, herbs, salt, and pepper and cook until celery is slightly softened, about 5 minutes more.
  5. In a large bowl, combine the toasted bread cubes, onion/vegetable mixture, and chicken broth and toss well.
  6. Transfer the stuffing to the prepared baking dish. Cover the dish with buttered foil and refrigerate until ready to bake (up to overnight).
  7. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove the foil and continue baking until golden, about 25 minutes more. Serve immediately.
  8. Make-Ahead Instructions: This dish can be prepared (but not baked) up to 1 day ahead of time. Cover the dish with buttered foil and refrigerate. When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350°F. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove the foil and continue baking until golden, about 25 minutes more. Serve immediately.
  9. Freezer-Friendly Instructions: This dish can be frozen after baking, tightly covered, for up to 3 months. Defrost it in the refrigerator overnight then reheat it, covered with foil, in a 325°F oven until hot.

Nutrition Information

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  • Per serving (10 servings)
  • Calories: 259
  • Fat: 13 g
  • Saturated fat: 7 g
  • Carbohydrates: 29 g
  • Sugar: 4 g
  • Fiber: 3 g
  • Protein: 7 g
  • Sodium: 448 mg
  • Cholesterol: 50 mg
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  • Can you refrigerate overnight?

    • Hi Nicole, Yes it is fine to refrigerate overnight.

  • Thanksgiving is not complete without this amazing dish! It tastes even better the next day.

  • I love new stuffing recipes!! We don’t have to wait until Thanksgiving, do we?

  • Jenn,

    My family like to use sausage in their stuffing. Do you think I’d be okay adding sausage to this recipe. It sounds delicious!

    Thanks!

  • Hi Taryn, The only other vegetable that comes to mind is cauliflower, chopped into tiny pieces, but I think it would probably be fine to just omit the mushrooms. The onions and celery provide plenty of flavor. Hope that helps!

  • Hi Jenn, My mother is allergic to mushrooms, can you recommend another vegetable I could substitute? Thanks!

  • I was just asking my brother-in-law for his Challah stuffing recipe and he refused to give it to me. This recipe looks so good and almost identical to his. Can’t wait to try it.

  • With the new 2011. Year! Congratulations.

  • I made this for Thanksgiving with some modifications (using leeks instead of onions and celery, butter flavored pam spray instead of butter, and low-sodium low-fat chicken broth) and it was delicious and easy to make the day of. I’m definitely keeping this recipe for next year.

  • I made this last year and I loved it!!!! However, I can’t remember what kinds of mushrooms I used. Any suggestions? Thanks!

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