While technically, stuffing is baked/cooked inside the bird and dressing is baked/cooked outside of the bird, the names have become interchangeable. They are, essentially, the same thing and what you call it may depend on where you’re from or what your family grew up calling it. You can use this recipe to bake inside of the bird, if you’d prefer.

HOW TO KEEP STUFFING MOIST?

Add a little butter and/or chicken broth/stock to a portion of stuffing if you feel it has dried out a bit.

WHY DOES MY STUFFING COME OUT MUSHY?

You likely have too much liquid in your stuffing or you didn’t bake it long enough. Be sure you’re using at least a 9” x 13” baking dish for this stuffing recipe, otherwise the lower layers can tend to get soggy.