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Chef Gilligan's apple and sausage stuffing

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CHEF MICHAEL GILLIGAN,
IrishCentral.com

Published Monday, November 9, 2009, 9:45 AM
Updated Monday, November 9, 2009, 10:00 AM

 

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Apple and sausage stuffing for Thanksgiving
Apple and sausage stuffing for Thanksgiving

With Thanksgiving just around the corner we are going to continue our preparation for the big feast.

For most people the thing that makes the Thanksgiving meal is the sides, whether it is cranberry sauce out of the can or aunt fanny’s green bean casserole, but this year you are going to dazzle your friends and family with a great stuffing made with Italian sausage and apples.

 

APPLE AND SAUSAGE STUFFING

Makes 40 cups.

This savory stuffing recipe makes enough to fill a 14- to 16-pound bird and is always a hit, even with kids. And when made with low-fat turkey sausage, this is a healthy and complete meal in itself.

Ingredients:

 2 lb. sweet Italian turkey or pork sausage, casing removed 

 4 tbsp. butter 

 2 large onion, chopped 

 8 celery stalks, diced 

 4 Granny Smith or delicious apples, cored and chopped 

 4 garlic cloves, minced 

 4tsp. poultry seasoning 

 24 cups cubed multigrain bread, cubed and dried in an uncovered bowl overnight 

 42 cups (or more) low-sodium chicken broth 

 Salt and pepper to taste 

 

Method:

Coat a large skillet with cooking spray. Brown the sausage until cooked through. Remove from heat, transfer to a large mixing bowl, and crumble sausage.

Melt the butter in the skillet and simmer the onion for 2 to 3 minutes, or until translucent. Add the celery, apples, garlic, and poultry seasoning, and cook for 3 to 5 minutes, stirring often.

Add the apple-vegetable mixture to the bowl of sausage, along with the bread; mix well. Moisten with the chicken broth and season with salt and pepper. Cool completely before stuffing the turkey.

Gilligan’s tip: Stuffing can be cooked separately in a large glass casserole dish, but more stock may be needed to replace the moisture that usually comes from the turkey cavity.

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Posted by Madeleine on Nov 10, 2009, 06:04 AM EST
I just noticed, this makes 40 cups of stuffing, thats a lot of stuffing , party size, maybe for two bird? or maybe for one 35 lb bird? I know its a lot of stuffing.The average family size bird takes from 6 to 10 cups of stuffing.
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Posted by Madeleine on Nov 10, 2009, 05:59 AM EST
That sounds delicious but it sounds like a lot of stuffing, you would need a really huge bird for this much stuffing, I guess you can kind of pare it down to the amount you need by just cutting the recipe in half, such as 21 cups of broth? 2 cloves of garlic etc. I'm going ot try this one, it sounds really good.
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Posted by Sungold on Nov 10, 2009, 04:51 AM EST
42 cups of broth? That can't be right.
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Posted by Betteboop on Nov 09, 2009, 07:29 PM EST
Yummy for the tummy
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Posted by RCorbit48 on Nov 09, 2009, 12:41 PM EST
Sounds delicious, I'll be trying this.
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Posted by Eileenhc on Nov 09, 2009, 12:24 PM EST
Time need to cook in the cassserole? Temperature?
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Posted by reno1969 on Nov 09, 2009, 10:53 AM EST
Sounds pretty good, might try it on a MUCH smaller scale to start and if reall good expand for Xmas
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Posted by Sleepy1 on Nov 09, 2009, 10:50 AM EST
Sounds great.
 


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