Whole Wheat Stuffing With Turkey Sausage Food

WHOLE-WHEAT STUFFING WITH TURKEY SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Arrange bread on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake until dried out, about 8 minutes. Let cool.
• Raise oven temperature to 350 degrees. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Brown sausage, breaking up meat with a wooden spatula, for 4 minutes. Stir in celery, garlic, and onion. Reduce heat to medium. Cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are soft, 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool slightly.
• Combine bread, sausage-vegetable mixture, stock, egg, parsley, thyme, and sage in a large bowl. Transfer stuffing to an 11-inch oval baking dish. Cover with parchment-lined foil. Bake for 45 minutes. Turn on broiler. Uncover stuffing, and broil 9 to 10 inches from heat source until top is golden brown and crunchy, about 1 minute. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

SAUSAGE, APPLE AND CRANBERRY STUFFING

Steps:

• Place the white and whole wheat bread cubes in a large bowl.
• In a large skillet, cook the sausage and onions over medium heat, stirring and breaking up the lumps until evenly browned.
• Add the celery, sage, rosemary, and thyme; cook, stirring, for 2 minutes to blend flavors.
• Pour sausage mixture over bread.
• Mix in chopped apples, dried cranberries, parsley, and liver.
• Drizzle with turkey stock and melted butter and mix lightly.
• Spoon into turkey and bake according to your turkey directions.
• Alternatively, you can spoon into a casserole dish and heat at 350 degrees until heated through and lightly browned.

WHOLE WHEAT SAUSAGE AND APPLE STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spread bread cubes in a single layer over two baking sheets. Bake until slightly dry, about 15 minutes.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, cook sausage, crumbling coarsely, for about 10 minutes or until evenly brown. Drain off grease, and transfer sausage to a large bowl.
• Melt butter in the skillet; add leeks, apples, celery, and poultry seasoning. Cook, stirring frequently, for about 10 minutes. Stir in the rosemary and dried cranberries.
• Mix leek mixture and bread cubes with sausage in bowl. Stir in chicken broth. Spoon stuffing into turkey, packing loosely.
• Bake remaining stuffing in a buttered baking dish, covered, at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for about 45 minutes. Uncover, and bake another 15 minutes to brown top.