Apple, Sausage, and Parsnip Stuffing with Fresh Sage
A hearty and flavorful stuffing combining sourdough bread, sweet and hot Italian sausages, apples, parsnips, and fresh sage. Perfect as a Thanksgiving side dish or turkey stuffing, this recipe brings together savory and sweet flavors with a delightful mix of textures.
Ingredients
- •1½ pound sourdough bread
- •1½ pounds sweet Italian sausages
- •1½ pounds hot Italian sausages
- •6 cups chopped onions
- •2 cups chopped celery
- •¾ cup butter
- •3 pounds Pippin or Granny Smith apples
- •2 pounds parsnips
- •¾ cup fresh sage leaves
- •½ cup low-salt chicken broth
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Preheat oven to 325°F. Bake bread cubes on 2 large rimmed baking sheets until lightly toasted, about 20 minutes.
20 min
- 2.
Sauté sausages in very large skillet over medium-high heat until cooked through, breaking into pieces with spoon, about 15 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer to large bowl; add bread.
15 min
- 3.
Add onions and celery to same skillet and sauté until golden brown, about 10 minutes; transfer to bowl with bread. Melt 1/4 cup butter in same skillet over medium-high heat. Add apples and sauté until tender, about 8 minutes; mix apples into stuffing. Melt 1/4 cup butter in same skillet over medium-high heat. Add parsnips and sauté until golden, about 10 minutes; mix into stuffing. Melt 1/4 cup butter in same skillet. Add sage and sauté until dark green, about 2 minutes. Mix sage and butter into stuffing. Season with salt and pepper.
30 min
- 4.
Butter 15x10x2-inch glass baking dish. Stuff turkey. Transfer remaining stuffing to prepared dish; drizzle with 1/2 cup chicken broth. Cover with foil. (Can be prepared 4 hours ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
10 min
- 5.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake stuffing covered until heated through, about 1 hour. Uncover and bake until beginning to brown, about 10 minutes.
70 min
