How to Make Southern-Style Sausage Stuffing

Southern-style sausage stuffing is a delicious twist to your standard Thanksgiving or Christmas stuffing. This recipe will stuff a 10 to 12 pound Turkey and still leave you with enough to use as a side dish as well.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 1/2 Cup Butter
• 1/2 Cup Green Onion - Minced
• 1/2 Cup Celery - Minced
• 3/4 Cup Onion - Minced
• 3/4 Cup Pecans - Chopped (optional)
• 5 Cups Breadcrumbs or day old bread torn into pieces
• 5 Cups Sugar-Free Cornbread Cooked and Crumbled
• 1/2 Lb Fresh Pork Sausage Links - Cut up
• 1 Bouillon Cube - Chicken Flavored
• 1/2 Tsp. Poultry Seasoning
• 1/4 Tsp. Salt
• 1/8 Tsp Pepper
• 2 Eggs - Beaten

1. Preparing your sausage stuffing:
   
   Start by sautéing the onion, celery and green pepper in butter. For best results use a deep heavy skillet. Do Not Rinse When Done.

2. Place bouillon cube in 2/3 cup of hot water stirring until completely dissolved.

3. Put dry breadcrumbs and crumbled corn bread into a large mixing bowl and drizzle the bouillon mixture over the top of the breadcrumbs.

4. Add your sautéed veggies to the bowl with your stuffing mixture and toss lightly together. Be careful not to handle it too much.

5. Using the same skillet that you sautéed your vegetables in add your diced or cut up sausage pieces and cook until done and browned. Then remove from heat.

6. Now add to your stuffing mix the following ingredients: sausage bits, salt, pepper, poultry seasoning, pecans (optional), eggs and any drippings left over in the saute pan and toss together.

7. Cooking your Sausage Stuffing:
   
   Preheat oven to 325*

8. Place your stuffing into an 8 x 8 baking pan.

9. Cook in the 325* oven for approximately 45 minutes or until the sausage stuffing becomes golden brown.

Tips & Warnings

• Great served with fresh turkey gravy!

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on 10/30/2009 This is definitely different. Thanks for sharing this recipe, 5*