Maria’s Stuffing Recipe serves 12-16
Divide recipe in half for smaller crowd unless you LOVE leftovers
Ingredients
1 lb. Breakfast Sausage (Jimmy Dean Country Sage) optional
1/2 stick Butter (optional)
1 cup Chicken Stock
2 cups Celery, diced
2 cups Onion, diced
1 bag Maria’s Croutons or 2 boxes Cornbread stuffing mix
½ cup Apple Juice or Cider (add more for moister stuffing)
3 leaves Fresh Sage, chopped
1.5 tsp Poultry Seasoning (DIY: Equal parts thyme, dried sage, marjoram & white pepper.
8 oz. Apple Sauce (Chunky) – or Apple Pie Filling
Directions:
Sauté the sausage until browned in a pan – remove sausage from pan keeping some rendered fat to sauté the celery & onion. Sauté celery & onion till translucent.
Add herbs, juice, chicken stock, apple sauce & poultry seasoning incorporating all ingredients together.
(This will deglaze the pan for extra flavor)
In a separate mixing bowl (large enough for ALL ingredients) combine Maria’s croutons & browned sausage with the mixture. Mix well.
Transfer mixture to a 9×13 baking pan or Pyrex & bake at 350 degrees for approx. 45 minutes.
Alternative methods:
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- For a moister stuffing add more chicken stock/ For a drier stuffing use less chicken stock
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- Substitute portabella mushroom for breakfast sausage
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- For additional flavor and texture add 8 oz cooked chestnuts