cranberry, sausage and apple stuffing

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 12 cups white bread cubes
• 1 pound sweet italian sausage, casings removed
• 1/4 cup butter
• 6 cups coarsely chopped leeks
• 2 tart green apples - peeled, cored and chopped
• 2 cups chopped celery
• 4 teaspoons poultry seasoning
• 2 teaspoons dried rosemary, chopped
• 1 cup dried cranberries
• 1 1/3 cups chicken broth
• salt and pepper to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 1 hr 35 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). spread bread cubes in a single layer over two baking sheets. bake until slightly dry, about 15 minutes.
• in a large skillet over medium heat, cook sausage, crumbling coarsely, for about 10 minutes or until evenly brown. drain off grease, and transfer sausage to a large bowl.
• melt butter in the skillet; add leeks, apples, celery, and poultry seasoning. cook, stirring frequently, for about 10 minutes. stir in the rosemary and dried cranberries.
• mix leek mixture and bread cubes with sausage in bowl. lightly mix chicken broth into stuffing to moisten; season with salt and black pepper. spoon stuffing into turkey, packing loosely.
• bake remaining stuffing in a buttered baking dish, covered, at 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) for about 45 minutes. uncover, and bake another 15 minutes to brown top.