Quick Sausage, Apple, and Sage Stuffing

Rick Rodgers

• Ready In: 1 hr 45 mins
• Yields: 8 cups

Ingredients

• 1  tablespoon  vegetable oil
• 1  large onion, finely chopped
• 3  stalks celery & tops, finely chopped
• 1  lb bulk pork sausage
• 1 (16 ounce) package  seasoned  bread stuffing mix
• 1  cup  packed coarsely chopped  dried apple
• 4  tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1⁄4 cup  chopped fresh parsley
• 1  tablespoon  chopped fresh sage
• 1 1⁄2-2  cups turkey broth or 1 1⁄2-2  cups chicken broth, as needed
•  salt
•  fresh ground black pepper

Directions

1. In a big skillet, heat oil over medium heat; add in onion and celery; cook, uncovered, stirring often, until the veggies are softened, about 3 minutes.
2. Add in sausage; cook, stirring often to break up the sausage with a spoon, until the sausage is cooked through, about 10 minutes.
3. Scrape the sausage mixture into a big bowl; add in the stuffing mix, dried apples, melted butter, parsley, and sage.
4. Toss, gradually adding about 1 ½ cups broth, until the stuffing is evenly moistened but not soggy.
5. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
6. Transfer to a lightly buttered casserole dish; drizzle with ½ cup broth.
7. Cover and bake at 350° for about 30 minutes; if you like crusty stuffing, uncover the last 15 minutes of baking.