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Apple and Sausage Stuffing

4.4

(33)

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 8

Ingredients

1 pound sweet Italian sausage, casings removed
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter
5 cups chopped onion (about 3 large)
2 cups chopped celery
8 cups diced cored tart green apples (such as Granny Smith)
1 tablespoon dried rubbed sage
2 teaspoons dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
5 1/2 cups herbed cubed stuffing mix (about 10 ounces)

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Sauté sausage in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat until cooked through, crumbling sausage with back of spoon, about 10 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer sausage to large bowl. Add butter, onions and celery to skillet; sauté until onions are tender, about 15 minutes. Add apples; sauté until apples are tender but still hold shape, about 10 minutes. Add sage, thyme and allspice; sauté 1 minute. Add to sausage. Stir in stuffing mix. Season with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill.)

    Step 2

    Preheat oven to 325°F. Generously butter 5x10-inch glass baking dish. Fill center of crown roast of pork with stuffing. Transfer remaining stuffing to prepared dish. Cover with foil and bake until heated through, about 40 minutes.

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