Awesome Sausage, Apple and Cranberry Stuffing

This Thanksgiving stuffing is fantastic! It is very flavorful and fresh-tasting. This recipe will stuff a 10-pound turkey (which serves six) plus extra. I replaced the usual pork sausage with much healthier turkey sausage. Other dried fruits may also be used in place of cranberries.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 236 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup chopped onion
• ½ teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 ½ cups cubed whole wheat bread
• 3 ¾ cups cubed white bread
• 1 pound ground turkey sausage
• ¾ cup chopped celery
• 2 ½ teaspoons dried sage
• 1 ½ teaspoons dried rosemary
• 1 Golden Delicious apple, cored and chopped
• ¾ cup dried cranberries
• ⅓ cup minced fresh parsley
• 1 cooked turkey liver, finely chopped
• ¾ cup turkey stock
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degree F (175 degree C). Spread the white and whole wheat bread cubes in a single layer on a large baking sheet. Bake for 5 to 7 minutes in the preheated oven, or until evenly toasted. Transfer toasted bread cubes to a large bowl.

Step 2

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.

Step 3

Pour sausage mixture over bread in bowl. Mix in chopped apple, dried cranberries, parsley, and liver. Drizzle with turkey stock and melted butter, and mix lightly. Allow stuffing to cool completely before loosely stuffing a turkey.