10/22/2026
Elevate your store bought boxed stuffing with browned sage butter + puff pastry! Take your favorite boxed stuffing (mine is a cornbread stuffing) add sausage, sage browned butter and bake in a puff pastry for a tasty twist on a Thanksgiving classic 🤎
Follow the given directions on your stuffing box but make the small adjustments below! Start by melting the given amount of butter the boxed directions list. Toss in fresh sage to infuse the butter and crisp up the sage. Once the sage is crisp, remove it and continue cooking the butter until it becomes a golden brown. Remove the browned butter from the pot and set aside. Next, brown up a 1/2 pound of ground sausage. Once the sausage is browned, removed and set aside. Add the browned butter back into the pot. Here you can add celery, onions or any other veggies and cook those down in your browned butter. Next add in the liquid, if the boxed directions call for water, use chicken stock. Add in the seasoning packet that comes in your boxed stuffing mix. Bring that seasoned liquid to a boil and reduce to simmer.
In a large bowl add in the bread cubes that come in your boxed stuffing mix and the sausage. Pour the seasoned liquid over the bread cubes and sausage and mix fully until everything is coated. Cover with foil and let sit for 10 minutes.
Roll out two sheets of store bought puffy pastry and then cut into squares. Scoop the stuffing on to the puff pastry squares. Brush the edges with a whisked egg and bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes or until the puff party is golden brown. Garnish with your crispy sage, serve warm and drizzle with gravy!
