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Sausage and Apple Stuffing

Servings 24 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 12 C bread cubes cut from a fresh loaf of bread
  • 1/2 C melted butter
  • 1 12 oz pkg ground sausage
  • 1 lg onion diced
  • 4 lg stalks celery diced
  • 1 lg or 2 small honey crisp apples diced
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 1/4 C chopped fresh parsley
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh sage
  • 1/2 tbsp chopped fresh rosemary
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh thyme
  • 5 C chicken stock
  • butter for greasing the baking dish

Instructions
 

  • Place the bread cubes on a baking sheet and brush the melted butter over top of them.
  • Toast the bread under an oven broiler on the low setting, stirring the bread around every couple of minutes until evenly browned.
  • Turn the oven to bake at 400 degrees F.
  • In a large pot or Dutch oven, brown the sausage. Add the onion, celery and apples and saute until softened. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper to taste.
  • Combine the bread crumbs, the sausage mixture and the fresh herbs in a large bowl and add the chicken stock. Stir well.
  • Grease a large (3 quart) baking dish well with butter.
  • Spoon the stuffing into the baking dish and smooth.
  • Bake in the oven for 45 minutes or until the top has a nicely browned crust.

Notes

Recipe by: Connie Murray @Happybellyfoodie.com