Side Dishes
Makes approx. 10, 1/2-cup
Home For The Holidays 2004
Can be prepared 4 days ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator. reheat in 300?f oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until heated through.
from big y's home for the holidays magazine, november 2004
3/4 pound bulk pork sausage
1/2 cup onion, diced
3/4 cup celery, diced
2 Tablespoons Big Y butter plus 3 Tablespoons melted Big Y butter
2/3 cup walnuts, roughly chopped
1 cup Granny Smith apples, cored, peeled and diced
2 Tablespoons fresh parsley, minced
2 Tablespoons fresh sage, minced
3 cups sourdough bread, fresh from the Big Y Bakery, cut into cubes
1 cup Big Y canned chicken broth, warm
— Big Y salt and pepper to taste
Preheat oven to 325°F.
In a skillet over medium heat, cook sausage until well-browned and no longer pink inside. Drain grease and set sausage aside in a large bowl. In the same pan over medium-low heat, sauté onions and celery with 2 Tablespoons butter until softened, about 6 to 7 minutes. Transfer to bowl with sausage. Add walnuts, apples, herbs and bread cubes; mix well. Add warm chicken broth, melted butter, salt and pepper; mix thoroughly, making sure the bread is very well coated so stuffing does not dry out. Put stuffing in a large buttered casserole dish (about 3-quart), cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake for another 10 minutes.