Slow Cooker Christmas Stuffing

This is an easy stuffing recipe which i have adapted from another recipe on this website but i didn't want to forget my adaption so am posting it. I made this on christmas day and it had rave reviews by all other 10 family members and was then devoured as stuffing sandwiches later in the evening.

• Ready In: 5 hrs 20 mins
• Serves: 20

Ingredients

• 2  chopped onions
• 4  stalks  thinly sliced celery
• 1  diced tart apple, peeled and cored
• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1  cup  chopped fresh sage
• 2  teaspoons mixed herbs, marjoram, thyme parsley
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon pepper
• 1  cup  breadcrumbs
• 1  cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 1 1⁄2 cups  chicken stock or 1 1⁄2 cups  vegetable stock
• 1500  g sausage meat
• 1  cup dried cranberries

Directions

1. In a large fry pan or wok, saute onions, celery and apple in butter until onion is just translucent.
2. Stir in sage, mixed herbs, salt and pepper and mix well.
3. stir in breadcrumbs and parsley and mix well.
4. Pour stock over mixture, mixing well.
5. Spoon into your slow cooker.
6. Add sausagemeat and dried cranberries to slow cooker and mix well
7. Cover and cook on high for 3-4 hours. you may need to decant some of the oil off the top.
8. take off lid and place under grill to brown off the top for 5-10 minutes (optional).
9. let it rest on a cool table surface for 1/2 hour. you may need to decant some more of the oil off the top.
10. after the mixture has cooled down, it is ready to serve. it isn't best to serve this piping hot so would really recommend the cooling down period of 1/2 hour. this allows you to get all your other christmas dinner bits ready.