Apple and Sausage Cornbread Stuffing

Prepare this easy, tasty stuffing in a baking dish, or use it to stuff a big bird. Apple and sausage give it a sweet and savory flavor.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 453 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup chopped onion
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• ½ pound fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 1 Granny Smith apple - peeled, cored and chopped
• 2 (8.5 ounce) packages dry corn muffin mix
• 1 pound pork sausage links, thinly sliced
• 8 slices white bread, cut into cubes

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Prepare corn muffin mix according to package directions. Cool and crumble.

Step 3

Place sausage in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain and set aside.

Step 4

In a large skillet over medium heat, slowly cook and stir the mushrooms, celery, onion and garlic until soft.

Step 5

In a large bowl, mix the crumbled prepared corn muffin mix, sausage, mushroom mixture, apple, bread, salt and pepper.

Step 6

Transfer the mixture to a medium baking dish. Bake in the preheated oven 45 minutes, or until lightly browned.