Sensational Stuffing and Dressing Recipes for Thanksgiving

This one's great for traditionalists: a bread stuffing full of sausage, herbs, and pears. The bread gets moist and flavored when cooked in the bird.

Get ahead by baking the cornbread with nuts and dried fruit mixed right in, then freeze it for up to a month. The day of, combine with a few more ingredients and bake in a buttery dish.

The combination of mushrooms in this dish made with rustic bread creates a savory depth of flavor. Choose your favorite mushrooms, or take our suggestion of a mix of chanterelle, oyster, cremini, and shiitake.

Invite vegan and vegetarian guests knowing you've got them covered with this recipe. It has all of the traditional stuffing flavors—without the traditional poultry broth, dairy, or eggs.

Who better to guide you on the best stuffing recipe than our food editors? They use soft country white bread in this classic stuffing because it absorbs flavors best.

Toasted walnuts add a surprise crunch to this mushroom-sage stuffing. Mix in beaten eggs to give it a slightly custardy texture.

Bacon and oysters come together in this simple one-hour stuffing. Need we say more?

We're all about atypical Thanksgiving menus. Adding chorizo and almonds to this crusty white bread stuffing gives the dish an unexpectedly delicious taste.

Connect with colonial times on Thanksgiving by making this herbed cracker stuffing. Crackers were a common ingredient in kitchens two centuries ago. The actual recipe is a breeze—it requires just 30 minutes of prep time.

The traditional Thanksgiving flavors in this stuffing are enhanced by cooking the vegetables in bacon fat. Use your favorite cornbread for this recipe, whether homemade or store-bought.

Prunes, brandy, sage, and sausage contribute sophisticated flavors to this stuffing, which can be prepared up to two days ahead and finished just before serving. It's first cooked in a water bath to seal in the juices, then baked to give it some crunch.

The title gives this away as a Southern-influenced dish, as do the addition of pecans. But cubes of chewy Italian bread and cranberries add a touch of Northern style to this dressing.

Fresh pork sausage and turkey giblets lend their rich, meaty flavors to this lightly sweet cornbread stuffing. The chicken broth and beaten eggs added to the stuffing soak into the soft, crumbled cornbread to create a custardy texture.

This is a recipe for the stuffing purists. Fresh sage and tidbits of sautéed chicken liver in the cornbread complement the slightly sweet pork sausage to give this stuffing an extra meaty taste.

All the fall flavors are here: crunchy hazelnuts, sweet acorn squash, and tangy granny smith apples. This is sure to become a family classic.

Pecans, shallots, wild mushrooms, and fresh thyme and rosemary flavor this brioche stuffing. White wine and cream add luxurious richness to the recipe.

This beloved family recipe comes from editorial director of food, Sarah Carey. Her mom makes this recipe every Thanksgiving. Canned peaches add a unique twist.

Baked in a cast-iron skillet, this cornbread stuffing has a rustic look and a delicious flavor—with pancetta plus celery, onions, white wine, and stock how could it not taste good?

There's always a place for wild rice at the Thanksgiving table, not least because it's a gluten-free stuffing option. Green pumpkin seeds (pepitas) and fresh chiles add flavors of the Southwest to this delicious stuffing, which is also dairy and egg-free.