Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Are you still looking for a great stuffing recipe?

Introducing:

Awesome Sausage, Apple and Cranberry Stuffing


Ingredients:

1 1/2 c. cubed whole wheat bread
3 3/4 c. cubed sourdough bread
1 pound ground turkey sausage
1 cup chopped onion
3/4 cup chopped celery
2 1/2 tsp. dried sage
1 1/2 tsp. dried rosemary
1/2 tsp. dried thyme
1 Golden Delicious apple, cored and chopped
3/4 cup dried cranberries
1/3 cup minced fresh parsley
3/4 cup turkey stock
4 Tbl melted butter

Directions:

1. Preheat over to 350 degrees. Spread the cubed break in a single layer on a large baking sheet. Bake for 5 to 7 minutes in the preheated over, or until evenly toasted. Transfer toasted bread cubest o a large bowl.

2. In a large skillet, cook the suasage and onions over medium heat, stirring and breaking up the lumps until evenly browned. Add the celery, sage, rosemary, and thyme; cook stirring for 2 minutes to blend flavors.

3. Pour sausage mixture over bread in bowl. Mix in chopped apples, dried cranberries, parsley. Drizzle with turkey stock and melted butter and mix lightly. Pour into a 9x13 baking dish. Bake for 30-40 minutes stirring once or twice.

Notes:

*This stuffing is meant to be much more dry than your typical stuffing. The bread should almost have the consistency of a cruton.

*All the reviews on this recipe recommend using fresh herbs over dried. And several people recommended using Jimmy Dean sausage that is flavored with sage.

*If you want to read more reviews and tips, follow THIS LINK to where the original recipe is posted.

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