Sourdough-Sausage Stuffing

Sackville's Note:

Don't give in to the boxed stuffing, make your own tasty accompaniment to the turkey.

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 9

• 3 Italian sausages
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 2 cups chopped onions
• 2 cups chopped celery
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 2 teaspoons dried rubbed sage
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 12 cups cubed sourdough bread, 1/2 inch (about 1 pound)
• 1 (16 ounce) can reduced-sodium fat-free chicken broth
• cooking spray

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Remove casings from sausage.
3. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, add sausage and cook for 5 minutes until browned, stirring to crumble.
4. Add onion and celery, and cook for a couple more minutes.
5. Stir in parsley and next 5 ingredients.
6. Place sausage mixture in a large bowl, stir in the bread and broth.
7. Spoon stuffing into an 11 x 7-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.
8. Cover and bake for 15 minutes, then uncover and bake an additional 20 minutes or until golden brown.

Reviews

[Izzy The Terrible]

Skip the sage, and use JIMMY DEAN SAGE stuffing! I was just about to post this recipe, it's our family's favorite :)

[TexasKelly]

This was a good stuffing. I normally use a different recipe, but this year I could not find it anywhere, so I looked for another and chose this one. I was rushing and accidentally put in too much broth, which resulted in it being too mushy after cooking, so I let it continue to cook to try and dry it out which resulted in me overcooking it. Still, I received compliments on it, and personally I thought it was good too, so I would definitely continue to use this recipe in years to come. Thanks for posting it.

[barbaradp]

This was really good, our family who doesn't like stuffing loved it. The only thing we didn't like was the sage, even though I did reduce the amount to a half teaspoon. Next time I will omit the sage altogether, and also add some chopped mushrooms. Thanks for a tasty alternative to traditional stuffing!