Name: Slow Cooker Stuffing
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 125 min
Ingredients: 1/2 medium onion, diced; 1 stick (8 tbsp) butter, plus 1 additional tbsp for cooking onion; 1 12 oz bag herb seasoned cubed stuffing mix; 1 10.5 oz can cream of chicken and mushroom soup; 1 14.5 oz can chicken broth; 1/2 cup dried cranberries; Optional: chopped fresh herbs for garnish such as thyme, and rosemary

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Easy Slow Cooker Stuffing recipe for when you run out of oven space. This classic dish is moist, flavorful and simple to prepare! Perfect for your Thanksgiving table!

I started making my stuffing in the slow cooker years ago when I needed to free up some oven space on Thanksgiving. The result was a super moist, flavorful, perfect stuffing dish that took no time to prepare!

The best part about this method is how moist the stuffing is. No one likes dry stuffing on the side of their bird! I think bad dried out stuffing experiences are what turn some people off to stuffing. The secret to this is all the added moisture with the chicken broth, butter, and soup. And since it doesn’t go in the oven, it doesn’t get as dry as your typical stuffing. I also think using the bagged cubed stuffing provides a great texture and makes the dish look beautiful once you put it in a serving dish.

How to Make Slow Cooker Stuffing

This slow cooker stuffing requires just 5 minutes prep and 6 ingredients. You’ll need:

Onion
Butter
Herb seasoned cubed stuffing mix
Cream of chicken and mushroom soup
Chicken broth
Dried cranberries
Fresh chopped herbs (optional garnish)

How to Make Crockpot Stuffing

Here are the simple steps for Thanksgiving stuffing:

Dice onion. Add to a microwave-safe bowl with 1 tbsp butter on top. Cover and microwave for 2 minutes.
Melt stick of butter in microwave.
Add onion, melted butter, and remaining ingredients to slow cooker. Mix.
Cook on low for 2 hours (or 1 hour each on high and then low depending on the heat of your slow cooker).
Place in a serving dish and top with fresh herbs (optional).

Because the diced onion needs to be cooked when it goes in the slow cooker, I just microwave it for 2 minutes with a pat of butter. Could not be more simple! Then I mix everything together in the slow cooker and cook on low for 2 hours. Another option is if you have a machine that can also air fry – you could turn on the air fryer for the last few minutes to crisp up the top. It’s delicious that way too!

This recipe is not limited to the ingredients listed. I think it would be delicious with just about anything! You could add cooked sausage or mushrooms, apples, celery (I would cook that first too), anything you would traditionally put in your stuffing.

This recipe serves 10 but feel free to double that if you have a bigger crowd. Stuffing is also great for leftovers! I just add a little more chicken broth to the top of the stuffing and reheat it in the oven for 25 minutes at 250 degrees F.

I hope this recipe is helpful to you on your busy day of cooking. Let me know if you try it by leaving a comment below or tagging @allthekingsmorsels on social media. Gobble gobble!

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