Sausage Stuffing for Turkey

Name: Sausage Stuffing for Turkey
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 1 1/2 pounds Italian sausage or turkey-cranberry sausage; 2 tablespoons butter; 1 white onion, diced; 2 stalks celery, diced; 1/4 cup parsley, chopped; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 6 white mushrooms, sliced; 6-8 cups bread cubes, dried for stuffing; Salt & Pepper to taste; 1 teaspoon ground sage; 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves; 1 large egg; 1/2 pound butter, melted for basting

November 17, 2017

Sausage Stuffing for Turkey

Stuffing recipe will fill an 18-20 pound turkey

Course Main Dish

Cuisine American

Prep Time 35

Cook Time 20

Total Time 55

Servings people

Ingredients

1 1/2 pounds Italian sausage or turkey-cranberry sausage
2 tablespoons butter
1 white onion, diced
2 stalks celery, diced
1/4 cup parsley, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
6 white mushrooms, sliced
6-8 cups bread cubes, dried for stuffing
Salt & Pepper to taste
1 teaspoon ground sage
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
1 large egg
1/2 pound butter, melted for basting

Instructions

Heat a skillet over medium heat. Remove the casings from the sausages and sauté the sausage breaking up the meat until crumbly and cooked through, about 15 minutes.
Using a slotted spoon, remove the sausage and transfer to a mixing bowl. Add two tablespoons of butter to the skillet and sauté the onion, celery, parsley, garlic and mushrooms with the pan drippings. Cook until soft.
Transfer the vegetables to the mixing bowl with the sausage. Mix well. Add the bread cubes, salt, pepper, sage and thyme. Toss well. Add the egg and stir to coat. Fill the cavity of a turkey loosely with the stuffing; do not pack tightly. Truss the turkey.
Preheat oven to 450° F. Baste turkey with melted butter. Put turkey in oven and immediately reduce the temperature to 325° F. Roast turkey in 325° F oven for about 20 minutes per pound or until the internal temperature reaches 160° F. When turkey is done, remove it from the oven and let rest for 15-30 minutes before removing stuffing to a serving bowl.