Sausage, Cranberry and Apple Stuffing
Dinner Idea with Breakfast Sausage
The bright, tangy flavors of dried cranberries and tart apples are the perfect addition to traditional stuffing made with savory Jones Dairy Farm breakfast sausage.
40 mins
Ingredients
Amount / Quantity | Ingredients |
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1 loaf | Sourdough Bread, cubed (about 10 cups) |
1 cup | Sweetened Dried Cranberries |
1 | Medium Apple, peeled, cored and chopped |
2 (16 oz.) | |
1/2 cup | Shallots, finely diced |
1/2 cup | Pecans, chopped |
1/2 cup | Fresh Parsley, chopped |
3 tablespoons | Fresh Sage, finely chopped and divided |
1 tablespoon | Fresh Rosemary, finely chopped |
1 teaspoon | Fresh Thyme, chopped |
1 cup | Chardonnay Wine |
4 tablespoons | Unsalted Butter |
2 cups | Chicken Stock |
2 | Eggs, lightly beaten |
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Directions
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Preheat oven to 350°F.Place cubed sourdough on 2 baking sheets. Bake 10-15 minutes, stirring bread occasionally until toasted, but not browned. Place toasted bread cubes into extra large bowl, add cranberries and apples. Set aside.
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Butter 9×13-inch casserole dish. Set aside.
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In large skillet over medium heat, cook sausage using spatula to break it up as it cooks.
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Add 1 1/2 tablespoons sage. Cook through, but do not brown. Remove sausage from skillet using slotted spoon and add it to bowl with bread cubes. Leave 2 tablespoons of sausage drippings in the pan (drain any extra) and add shallots. Cook until translucent; add pecans, herbs and remaining sage to skillet. Cook 2 minutes stirring frequently. Pour shallot herb mixture into bowl with bread cubes.
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Add wine to skillet and scrape browned bits from bottom of pan as it cooks. Add butter and chicken stock. Bring to boil for 3 minutes, remove from heat and pour over bread cubes in bowl. Add eggs.Toss gently until combined and pour into prepared baking dishes.
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Cover with foil and bake 40 minutes. Remove foil and bake 15 minutes more.
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