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Full of herby flavor and rolled into perfect little tasty stuffing balls, we’ve taken our classic stuffing recipe and tweaked it so it’s just the best stuffing recipe! Always a popular addition to a Sunday dinner and the kids love eating the ball-shaped stuffing!

A plate of stuffing made from scratch with fresh rosemary around it.

Why you’ll love this recipe

  • It’s the perfect accompaniment to a Sunday lunch, Thanksgiving dinner or Christmas dinner.
  • It’s so much better than store-bought stuffing.
  • They store well, so you can make them ahead of time.
  • They are perfect balls of stuffing bake on a baking sheet, so no baking dish needed.
  • It’s 100% vegetarian.
Ingredients for making a stuffing recipe, breadcrumbs, olive oil, eggs, onion, poultry seasoning, salt and pepper and butter.

The best vegetarian Thanksgiving stuffing recipe

What’s a Thanksgiving dinner without stuffing?

It’s important to realize that many stuffing recipes use chicken broth, which naturally makes them unsuitable for vegetarians.

Our recipe doesn’t use any kind of broth and certainly not chicken broth!

We can’t have a Sunday lunch without these little tasty stuffing balls! Full of flavor, you’ll find people helping themselves to more…

Make your own poultry seasoning

Making homemade poultry seasoning is easy, it just takes 5 minutes and 6 ingredients, dried sage, dried thyme, dried marjoram, dried rosemary, freshly ground black pepper, and then finally, ground nutmeg.

Take a look at our easy poultry seasoning recipe.

Close up of Thanksgiving stuffing balls.

Fresh herbs or dried herbs?

In our stuffing recipe, we’ve used dried herbs purely for ease, this recipe is store cupboard ingredients.

You can definitely use fresh herbs if you have them.

What’s the best bread to use?

We used wholemeal bread for our breadcrumbs, but you can use sandwich bread, white bread, or any bread that you have.

We’ve made our own breadcrumbs, rather than buying pricy store-bought breadcrumbs.

Breadcrumbs are easy to make, just place the bread slices in your food processor and blitz them until you have a fine consistency.

We don’t use dried bread cubes for this recipe, as these are stuffing balls.

What do you eat stuffing with?

Just because vegetarians don’t eat turkey or chicken, that doesn’t mean that they should miss out on the delicious stuffing.

We eat our stuffing alongside a roast dinner with nut roast, roasted potatoes, roast carrots, Yorkshire pudding, and delicious red wine gravy.

Thanksgiving stuffing balls from above with fresh thyme, fresh sage and rosemary fresh herbs.

How do I store them?

The great thing about our stuffing recipe is that these tasty little balls will keep in an airtight container in your fridge for up to 3 days.

They will also keep in your freezer for up to 3 months.

This makes them an ideal Thanksgiving stuffing recipe when you want to batch cook and get ahead.

Recipe notes and tips

  • Here’s the link to our poultry seasoning recipe
  • Got leftover breadcrumbs?
    Why not try making this amazing lentil loaf?
  • Can I substitute the poultry seasoning dried herbs with fresh herbs?
    Most definitely! If you’re using fresh herbs, just taste and play around with the flavor.
  • Make ahead
    Make and keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days, or freeze for up to 3 months.

How to make the best stuffing recipe with step-by-step instructions

Making our best stuffing recipe is easy if you follow our simple instructions.

Full measurements in both US customary and metric are available in the printable recipe card below.

Preheat your oven to 350°F/180°C.

Heat the olive oil and butter in a frying pan over medium heat, add a pinch of salt, then fry your onion, stirring occasionally, until soft and translucent approximately 15 minutes.

Process shots for how to make a stuffing recipe, fry onion, add poultry seasoning and transfer to a large bowl.

Now add poultry seasoning, stir to combine, turn off the heat and then leave the mixture to cool for 5 -10 minutes, until the mixture is cool enough to touch.

In a large bowl, add the onion mixture, your breadcrumbs (not bread cubes), and the beaten egg, stir thoroughly to combine, and season with salt and pepper, to taste.

Now, divide the mixture into 12 equal parts and then roll each piece into a small ball.

Process shots for how to make a stuffing recipe, add breadcrumbs and egg, roll into equal sized balls, place on prepared baking dish.

Place them on a prepared baking sheet and bake for approximately 25 minutes.

When the stuffing balls are cooked, they will be golden brown.

Remove from the oven and serve immediately.

Enjoy!

A plate of homemade thanksgiving stuffing balls with fresh rosemary and fresh thyme around it.

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Homemade vegetarian stuffing balls.
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BEST STUFFING RECIPE

These tasty little stuffing balls are full of herby flavor! Always a popular addition to a Sunday dinner and the kids love eating these ball-shaped stuffing! Perfect for Thanksgiving dinner, Friendsgiving, Christmas dinner, or any Sunday dinner. Suitable for vegetarians and meat-eaters alike
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time35 mins
Total Time45 mins
Servings4
Calories238
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Worldwide
Author: Mandy Applegate | Splash of Taste
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Utensils

Large bowl
Roasting tin or baking sheet

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp Olive oil
  • 1 tbsp Butter
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 Onion finely chopped
  • 1½ tbsp Poultry seasoning
  • 180 g Wholemeal breadcrumbs
  • 1 Egg
  • Salt and pepper to taste
Metric – US Customary

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350°F/180°C
  • Heat the olive oil and butter in a frying pan over medium heat, add a pinch of salt, then fry your onion, stirring occasionally, until soft and translucent approximately 15 minutes. Now add poultry seasoning, stir to combine, turn off the heat and then leave the mixture to cool for 5 -10 minutes, until the mixture is cool enough to touch
    1 tbsp Olive oil, 1 tbsp Butter, Pinch of salt, 1 Onion, 1½ tbsp Poultry seasoning
    Process shots for how to make a stuffing recipe, fry onion, add poultry seasoning and transfer to a large bowl.
  • In a large bowl, add the onion mixture, your breadcrumbs (not bread cubes), and the beaten egg, stir thoroughly to combine, and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Now, divide the mixture into 12 equal parts and then roll each piece into a small ball. Place them on a prepared baking sheet and bake for approximately 25 minutes. When the stuffing balls are cooked, they will be golden brown. Remove from the oven and serve immediately. Enjoy!
    180 g Wholemeal breadcrumbs, 1 Egg, Salt and pepper
    Process shots for how to make a stuffing recipe, add breadcrumbs and egg, roll into equal sized balls, place on prepared baking dish.

Notes

  • Here’s the link to our poultry seasoning recipe
  • Got leftover breadcrumbs?
    Why not try making this amazing lentil loaf?
  • Can I substitute the poultry seasoning dried herbs with fresh herbs?
    Most definitely! If you’re using fresh herbs, just taste and play around with the flavor
  • Make ahead
    Make and keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days, or freeze for up to 3 months.

Nutrition

Calories: 238kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 49mg | Sodium: 403mg | Potassium: 156mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 197IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 112mg | Iron: 3mg
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  1. lynn polito says

    November 16, 2021 at 12:40 pm

    5 stars
    Yum!! What a great idea!! the crispy bits are the best part of the stuffing!!

    Reply
  2. Cindy says

    November 16, 2021 at 10:23 pm

    5 stars
    Very tasty! These were the perfect size to tuck in my kids’ lunchboxes too

    Reply
  3. Aimee B. says

    November 16, 2021 at 11:03 pm

    5 stars
    I love these tasty little stuffing balls!

    Reply
  4. Sherry Ronning says

    November 17, 2021 at 3:11 am

    5 stars
    A new recipe for my Thanksgiving table! Thank you for sharing!

    Reply
  5. Jenn says

    November 17, 2021 at 2:09 pm

    5 stars
    These are a fabulous snack that put us all in the mood for the holiday feast to come!

    Reply
  6. Kim says

    November 19, 2021 at 6:07 am

    5 stars
    This stuffing was so good!! I can’t wait to make it again for Thanksgiving!

    Reply
  7. Teresa says

    December 29, 2021 at 12:52 am

    5 stars
    This is a great idea! I might try making them with a flax egg or other egg replacer.

    Reply
  8. Doris says

    March 16, 2022 at 3:59 pm

    What is the oven temperature?

    Reply
    • Mandy from Splash of Taste says

      March 18, 2022 at 2:15 pm

      Ooopps we didn’t include this, thanks SO much for pointing it out, I’ve amended it now, but it’s 350°F/180°C depending on where you are in the world – hope you enjoy it!

      Reply

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