Apple-sausage Stuffing For Turkey

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb ground sausage meat
• 3 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 tablespoon sage
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1 teaspoon marjoram
• 10 cups cubed bread (stale works best)
• 2 onions, sliced
• 2 apples, peeled, cored, cut into small cubes
• 1 1/4 cups chicken stock
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 cook sausage until no longer pink, about 10 min, stir often.
• 2 drain most of the fat (leave about a tablespoon).
• 3 add onions and celery, cook another 3 minute.
• 4 stir in apples, sage, thyme, and marjoram, cook another 5 minutes.
• 5 add 1 cup of chicken stock, and bring to a boil.
• 6 remove from heat, stir in bread, parsley, salt and pepper.
• 7 spoon into a lightly greased casserole dish.
• 8 (this recipe can be made ahead to this point, it will keep in the fridge for 2 days or in the freezer for 2 weeks. if frozen, thaw in fridge before baking).
• 9 bake, covered, in 325°f oven for about 40 minutes. halfway through cooking time, drizzle with the remaining chicken stock.
• 10 remove the lid and bake 10 more minutes, until the stuffing has a crusty top and is heated through.