Apple Sausage Stuffing

The smell of this stuffing being prepared is heavenly. It is a fight to keep the family from "sampling it" until it is all gone! This stuffing is cooked in a 9x13 pan - not inside the turkey.

• Ready In: 55 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• Stuffing

• 1  lb  link sausage, chopped (Jimmy Dean, etc)
• 1  lb bacon, diced
• 1  large onion, chopped
• 1  cup celery, chopped
• 1⁄2-1  lb mushroom, sliced
• 3  apples, granny smith,cored & diced
• 1  cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 1  teaspoon sage
• 1  teaspoon thyme
• 8  ounces  stuffing cubes
•  salt & pepper

• Broth

• 1  package  turkey gravy mix (Schilling,McCormack, etc)
• 3⁄8 cup butter, melted
• 1 (15 ounce) can chicken broth

Directions

1. Broth Mixture- Combine gravy mix, melted butter& broth.
2. Bring to a boil in a saucepan over medium heat until slightly thickened.
3. Stuffing Mixture- In a large skillet fry sausage and bacon until almost crisp then remove to a large bowl.
4. Discard all but 2 tbl of the bacon drippings; add onion, celery, mushrooms, apples, parsley& herbs.
5. Sauté mixture for 5 minutes.
6. Mix in stuffing cubes.
7. Add to the bowl with bacon& sausage.
8. Pour broth mixture over ingredients.
9. Mix well.
10. Season to taste with salt& pepper.
11. Place stuffing into 9x13 pan, cover with foil and heat in 350F oven for 30 to 45 minutes until hot.