The Chew: Bagel Stuffing Recipe
As part of the most perfect Thanksgiving feast, the co-hosts of The Chew shared their recipe for delicious Bagel Stuffing. If you’ve just been making stuffing with regular bread, you need to give this recipe a try. You’d be surprised by how much of a difference using bagels makes! It changes the entire recipe, for the better!
To get the recipe for this unique Bagel Stuffing, click next page.
The Chew: Bagel Stuffing Recipe Ingredients

The co-hosts of The Chew prepared a recipe for stuffing using leftover bagels! (miss_yasmina / Flickr)
For the Bagel Stuffing:
- 1 poppy seed bagel – sliced in half, then sliced into quarters (8 pieces)
- 1 everything bagel – sliced in half, then sliced into quarters (8 pieces)
- 1 large yellow onion – medium diced
- 2 cloves garlic – minced
- 14 C heavy cream
- salt and pepper – to taste
- 1 pumpernickel bagel – sliced in half, then sliced into quarters (8 pieces)
- 1 sesame seed bagel – sliced in half, then sliced into quarters (8 pieces)
- 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter – melted
- 2 stalks celery – medium diced
- 1 34 C low sodium chicken stock
- 3 large eggs – whisked
To Garnish:
- 2 hard boiled eggs – chopped
- 1 tsp sesame seeds
- 1/4 C chopped dill
- 1 tsp poppy seeds
- 1 tsp flaky sea salt
The Chew: Bagel Stuffing Recipe Directions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Onto a parchment-lined baking sheet, add the quartered bagels and put in the oven for 8-10 minutes or until lightly toasted
- Lower the oven to 350 degrees after the bagels are removed
- Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium heat, melt the butter then add the celery, onion, and garlic and saute for 5-6 minutes
- Season with salt and pepper then add the chicken stock and set aside
- In a large bowl, add the cream and eggs, then mix
- Add the toasted bagel and the butter, vegetable, and chicken stock mixture, then toss to mix
- Into a buttered 9×13-inch casserole dish, shingle the bagels then add the rest of the stuffing mixture
- Put in the oven for 25-30 minutes
- Remove from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes
- Garnish with chopped dill, chopped hard boiled eggs, toasted sesame seeds, poppy seeds, and flaky sea salt
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