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Old Fashioned Sausage Stuffing with Apples
Prep Time
15
minutes
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Cook Time
30
minutes
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Total Time
45
minutes
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Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
American
Servings:
8
servings
Ingredients
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2
tablespoons
Butter
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1
pound
Italian sausage
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1
cup
Celery
-
diced
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½
cup
Onion
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diced
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1
tablespoon
Fresh thyme
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minced
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2
teaspoons
Poultry seasoning
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homemade or store-bought
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2
Granny Smith apples
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peeled and diced
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8
cups
Italian bread cubes
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dried
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1
cup
Dried Cranberries
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½
cup
Pecans
-
chopped
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2
cups
Turkey stock
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1
Egg
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¼
teaspoon
Salt and pepper
-
each
Instructions
In a large skillet over medium high heat, cook sausage, making sure to break it up into fine pieces.
Cook for about 5 minutes then add celery and onions; continue cooking until sausage is no longer pink.
Add thyme, poultry seasoning and apples; stir to combine.
Cook for an additional 5 minutes to soften apples a bit.
Meanwhile, place dried bread cubes in a large bowl.
Stir in cranberries and pecans.
Add sausage and apple mixture to bread cubes; stir to combine.
Taste for seasoning; add salt and pepper as needed.
Whisk egg into turkey stock and pour over bread cubes; stir to combine.
Place mixture in a buttered baking dish.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
Notes
Toast Bread:
For a crispier texture in your stuffing, consider toasting the bread cubes before using them in the recipe.
Sausage Dressing
: Make stuffing with jimmy dean pork breakfast sausage in place of traditional sausage.
Top with Fresh Herbs:
Garnish your stuffing with fresh herbs like parsley or sage for an extra burst of flavor and visual appeal.
Pears:
To add a fruity twist, you can also incorporate diced pears into your stuffing mixture for a unique flavor combination.