Friday, November 22, 2013

Countdown to Thanksgiving ~ Recipe for the day ~ Italian Sausage Stuffing

I've made this recipe a couple times and it's very good but I omit the black olives because I don't like them





Italian Sausage Stuffing

Ingredients:

1 pkg (19 oz.) Johnsonville® Italian Mild Sausage Links, casings removed or 1 pkg. (16 oz.) Johnsonville® Italian All Natural Mild Ground Sausage

1/2 cup butter

2 cups chopped celery

1 medium onion chopped

1/2 cup chopped green pepper

3 mediums cloves of garlic, minced

12 cups unseasoned bread stuffing, cubed

1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

1 can (2.25 oz) black olives, sliced and drained

1 tbspn fresh basil or 1 tspn dried basil, minced

1 tspn rubbed sage

1/2 tspn salt

1/4 tspn pepper

4 cups chicken broth

2 medium eggs, lightly beaten


Directions:

In large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain.

Remove from skillet; set aside. In the same skillet, melt butter.

Add the celery, onion, green pepper and garlic; sauté until tender.

In a very large bowl, combine the cubed stuffing, sausage, celery mixture, cheese, olives and seasonings.

Add broth and eggs; toss to combine.

Spoon into a buttered 3-qt. baking dish. Cover and bake at 325°F for 1 hour.


Uncover; bake 10 minutes longer or until lightly browned and a meat thermometer reads 160°F.

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