herb baked crock pot stuffing
November 26, 2011 Thanksgiving was amazing.
We spent the day + evening in Denver with some of our best friends.
We’ve done this three years in a row, and while I miss my family dearly, it’s such a fun day to celebrate with friends.
The group girl photo tradition continues.
Somehow, we’ve lucked out with the weather 3 years in a row. It was 60* and sunny this year. Just fabulous.
Year 3!!
So what did I bring along?
Vanilla Bean Pumpkin Spiced Pie with an Oatmeal Walnut crust
Gooey Chocolate Cakes – I prepped the wet + dry ingredients in separate containers and brought along muffin tins, liners + ice cream. Right after dinner I mixed them up and stuck them in the oven. Having a fresh, warm baked dessert was fabulous.
Herb Baked Stuffing double cooked in the crock pot. [photo below was from the original recipe]
Herb Baked Crock Pot Stuffing
- 2 batches of Herb Baked Stuffing + Stuffing Mixture
- 2 eggs
- 3-4c veggie stock
- 4-6T butter
- s+p to taste
- Preheat oven to 400*
- Let fully cool, then cube into about 1/2-1” pieces and spread on a large baking sheet.
- Bake 10-15min, turning once, until golden brown.
- Whisk together 2T melted butter, 3c veggie stock + 2 eggs.
- Place cubes in the crock pot, add cooked stuffing mixture, pour the stock mixture on top, and gently stir to coat.
- Break up remaining 2-4T butter and spread out on the top of the stuffing.
- Place on high for 1hr, then switch to low for 4-8 hours.
- After cooking for 4hrs, add 1c more broth. Don’t mix. If keeping on low or warm past 6hrs, you may need to add 1c more broth.
Ahh, stuffing. My favorite. I’ve been snacking on the leftovers straight out of the fridge all morning + night. The bread becomes extremely doughy and soft, but not mushy, and the ring of stuffing around the edge of the pot becomes nice and crisp. This has a very traditional, stuffing flavor, which is exactly what I wanted. I was slightly nervous about serving this, using the gluten free herb bread, but it ended up being a huge hit!
There is no reason why this can’t be an all-winter-long dish. Why do I forget about stuffing past Thanksgiving? No more!
I promise to have a non-Thanksgiving related post and/or recipe soon.
Maybe?
Enjoy the weekend!
Ashley
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Reader Comments (31)
Omgggggg you guys are adorable! Colorado literally has the best weather of all places, all year round. (with the exception of the what, like 20 days of grey weather?) I'm glad you had a good tgivs chica, and ugh. Stuffing and/or sweet taters literally KILL me. Next year I'm going to do more of the cooking, it's decided.
You look like such a fun bunch :-) Glad to read you had a great time with friends! The chocolate cakes and pie look scrumptious! Must make...
Oh I did make your Peanut Butter Cocoa GF muffins and they are great! I though they might be a little too 'wholesome' for my boyfriend but he really REALLY likes them :-) Thanks, Ashley! Your recipes are always a winner!
Love this tradition! You girls are all so beautiful. Glad it the tradition was carried on. :)
Yeay! I love crock pot recipes -- and for stuffing! Yum! What a great tradition -- it looks like everyone had a lot of fun!
It looks like you had an amazing time..it's so nice the weather has been so beautiful...too bad it looks like the wind is back...wind blows!! hehe Happy Weekend! :)
Love all the pics of you and the girls. Fun to see the years pass by!
Aww! All of you are to cute! Haha yum this recipe rocks :)
Did you guys mean to coordinate your outfits so well?? It seriously worked out so well!
I LOVE your dress too!
Sounds like such a fun tradition! My friends and I usually do a "friendsgiving" the week before Thanksgiving.
Fun pictures! It's nice to have such a big group of friends to spend the holiday with when you can't be with family :)
What a good idea to make the stuffing in the crock pot! I am always trying to free up the precious oven space on Thanksgiving but never thought to stick the stuffing in a crock pot! I did do the mashed taters in the crock pot this year and totally loved that!
I want to come to dinner and be in all of those pictures! Friends are the best!
Ahh, I just LOVE all of those group pictures! Especially the one of all you jumping. You must have had a patient photographer. ;-)
Happy Thanksgiving!
i love the photo shoot! i can't get my family to agree to a big round of pictures, so i resort to snapping away, and i'm satisfied with a few hilarious candid shots throughout the day. :-)
that warm chocolate dessert looks killer! i tried key lime pie for the first time yesterday; i didn't even miss chocolate. :p
You guys are so photogenic! I love it. ;)
Awww, love the idea of an "annual all-girls picture!" Y'all are adorable!
Majorly adorable pictures! I hope your Thanksgiving was fantastic!
You're so blessed to have such great friends! I'm slightly jealous.
Such adorable pictures! What a great tradition, Ashley :)
I love the pictures! I've spent a few Thanksgivings without family, and it's such a great time with friends. I hope that the rest of your weekend was great :)
I love the girl group photos!! Keeping a tradition going like that is priceless.
I'm going to have to check out the garlic and sage sweet potatoes- just the photo enough makes me drool!
Thanks Erika!
Candid shots are so much fun!
The patient photographer would be the husband. :)
You have to give it a try! I bet the potatoes were amazing.
YAY!! I'm glad your boyfriend loved them. :)
The herb baked crockpot stuffing sounds wonderful! Can I ask, what are the eggs for in the stuffing? Binding? I found similar recipes on Allrecipes (http://allrecipes.com/recipe/slow-cooker-stuffing-2/Detail.aspx) and didn't know if I could omit the eggs.
You can definitely omit the eggs. You are exactly right, in that the eggs help to bind it all together. It will still be just as flavorful and delicious without!
Update: I've made them twice since I posted the comment and will be making a batch again tomorrow :-) Right now, I am baking you new granola bars...can't wait to try one! Your blog is keeping me busy for sure!!! xxx
'your' new granola bars... I would bake you some but that might just a bit impractical with me living across the pond and all, haha ;-) Hate those little typos that sneak in!
PS: The bars are delicious!!! I can already tell that they won't last long in this house :-)
I'm so glad you liked the bars!!! We've been munching on them all week. :)