The orange-flavored liqueur, spicy Italian sausage, apples, and pecans make this dressing distinctive from all others. It is very easy to prepare and goes with any dish. This recipe makes enough to stuff one 18 to 20 pound bird. If you prefer, this dressing can be made with thyme instead of sage. Time is for making the stuffing only, it doesn't include the the time in the bird or oven baking as that varies so much.

Posted on: Nov 15, 2007

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Ingredients

1 cup raisins

1 1/2 cups orange liqueur

1/2 cup unsalted butter

2 cups chopped celery

1 large onion, chopped

1 lb hot Italian sausages, casing removed

1 (16 ounce) package herb seasoned stuffing mix

1 cup chopped pecan

4 granny smith apples, peeled, cored and chopped

1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted

2 cups chicken broth

4 teaspoons chopped fresh sage

salt and pepper

Directions

1
Place the raisins in a small saucepan, and cover with 1 cup of liqueur.
2
Bring to boil, remove from heat, and set aside.
3
In a large skillet, melt 1/2 cup butter over medium heat.
4
Sauté the celery and onion in the butter for 10 minutes.
5
Transfer to a large mixing bowl.
6
In the same skillet, cook the sausage over medium-high heat until crumbled and evenly brown, drain.
7
Combine the sausage and stuffing mix with the celery and onion mixture.
8
Stir in the raisins and liqueur, pecans, and apples.
9
Mix in melted butter, chicken broth, 1/2 cup orange liqueur; the stuffing should be totally moistened.
10
Season with sage, salt, and pepper.
11
Stuffing is ready to stuff in the bird or to bake as you wish.

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From: lazyme

On Nov 25, 2007

Delish! I made this with Jimmy Dean hot sausage and baked it on the side, covered, at 350F for about 40 minutes. It came out very moist and was a real hit at our Thanksgiving dinner. It went really well with the apples in a waldorf salad and a grand marnier cranberry sauce. Thanks Annacia for a great stuffing that will be on our holiday table again and again.

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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (173g) Recipe makes 16 servings The following items or measurements are not included below: 1 1/2 cups orange liqueur
Calories 412
Calories from Fat 238		(57%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 26.6g	40%
	Saturated Fat 11.2g	56%
	Monounsaturated Fat 10.3g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 3.3g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 52mg		17%
Sodium 765mg		31%
Potassium 351mg		10%
Total Carbohydrate 36.2g		12%
	Dietary Fiber 3.1g	12%
	Sugars 12.3g
Protein 9.1g		18%
Vitamin A 444mcg		8%
Vitamin B6 0.2mg		10%
Vitamin B12 0.3mcg		5%
Vitamin C 3mg		5%
Vitamin E 0mcg		2%
Calcium 58mg		5%
Iron 1mg		10%
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