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Sausage, apple and sage stuffing

Sweet Italian sausage, tart apples and sage. Richer than the classic and the one meat lovers pick.

40 min hands-on1 hr 50 min start to finishOven 375°F for 45 min · or bake it Wednesday and reheat 25 minTravels well
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When to make it

Cube the bread up to 3 days ahead. Brown the sausage and assemble Wednesday, bake Thursday.

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For 20

  • 2½ lbcrusty white bread about 14 cups cubed
  • 2 lbsweet Italian sausage casings removed
  • 1 stick (8 tbsp)unsalted butter
  • 2yellow onions diced
  • 6celery ribs diced
  • 4tart apples such as Granny Smith, diced
  • ¼ cupfresh sage, chopped
  • 1 cupflat-leaf parsley, chopped
  • 5 cupschicken or turkey stock
  • 4eggs
  • 2 tspkosher salt
  • 2 tspblack pepper

How to make it

  1. Dry the bread

    Cube the bread and dry it out 1 to 3 days, or 40 minutes in a 275°F oven.

  2. Brown the sausage

    In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook the sausage, breaking it into small pieces, until well browned, 8 minutes. Scoop it into a bowl, leaving the fat.

  3. Cook the vegetables

    Add the butter, onion and celery to the pan and cook 8 minutes. Add the apples and sage and cook 3 minutes more.

  4. Mix and bake

    Toss the bread with the sausage, vegetables and parsley. Whisk the eggs, stock, salt and pepper and fold it in. Spread in a buttered 9 by 13-inch dish, cover with foil and bake at 375°F for 25 minutes, then uncovered 20 minutes, until crisp on top.

Chef's notes

  • Swap in hot Italian sausage for a little heat.

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