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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 (161g)

Recipe makes 12 servings

The following items or measurements are not included below:

3 cups cornbread

3 cups whole wheat bread

Calories 434
Calories from Fat 290 (66%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 32.2g 49%
Saturated Fat 11.8g 58%
Monounsaturated Fat 13.1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 4.8g
Trans Fat 0.1g
Cholesterol 62mg 20%
Sodium 562mg 23%
Potassium 293mg 8%
Total Carbohydrate 26.1g 8%
Dietary Fiber 3.5g 14%
Sugars 5.3g
Protein 11.9g 23%

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Cornbread, Sausage, Apple, & Pecan Stuffing

Recipe #48165 | 2¼ hours | 40 min prep | add private note

By: Lizzie-Babette
Dec 9, 2002

Breads, fruit, nuts, and sausage combine to make a tasty stuffing for a 20-lb turkey or a casserole of dressing on the side. If you're using a smaller turkey, you can put excess stuffing in a smaller casserole dish and bake it while the turkey's resting before carving. Southern influenced, this has become our favorite dressing for Thanksgiving or any special occasion. You could add other fruits (cranberry AND apple, for example) or different nuts or seasonings to suit your tastes. Adapted from "The Silver Palate Cookbook".

SERVES 12 -14 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
  2. 2
    Melt half the butter in a large skillet.
  3. 3
    Add onions and cook over medium-low to medium heat until tender and lightly browned, about 25 minutes.
  4. 4
    Remove onion and butter from pan and put in a very large bowl to be mixed later.
  5. 5
    In same skillet, melt rest of the butter, add apple, and cook quickly over high heat until lightly browned, but not mushy.
  6. 6
    Remove apples and butter from pan and put in the bowl with the onions.
  7. 7
    With the pan back on the burner, add sausage, crumbling as you cook it over medium heat, and cook until lightly browned.
  8. 8
    When done, remove with a slotted spoon and add it to the mixing bowl.
  9. 9
    Reserve drippings for basting later.
  10. 10
    Add remaining ingredients to the mixing bowl and combine gently.
  11. 11
    If you're going to stuff a turkey, cool completely in the refrigerator first.
  12. 12
    To cook it as a separate dressing, spoon the mixture into a large casserole (13 x 9 or slightly larger), cover with aluminum foil and bake for 30- 45 minutes at 325, basting occasionally with cooking juices from the turkey or with reserved sausage fat, if needed.
  13. 13
    Uncover the pan for the last 10 minutes of cooking to brown.
  14. 14
    Serve hot or warm.
  15. 15
    Note: You may need to use additional broth as necessary to adjust the moistness of the stuffing to your taste, or if there are insufficient drippings from your poultry.

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From: Terbear04

On Feb 26, 2009

Yum Yum Yummy! I've made stuffing recipe a few times now and I get rave reviews everytime. The only thing that I do differently is I use 3 kinds of stove top stuffing mixes (chicken, turkey & cornbread). I omit the seasonings because there is enough seasoning in the stove top stuffing mixes. Everything else is followed as called for. Thank you for a great recipe!

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  • From: Chef #1077464

    On Dec 16, 2008

    This is a Holiday favorite. I use two white breads instead of the wheat. Chiabatta and french or sour dough are good. I toast in the oven first and then just break up. I cook the onions in all the butter and add PEELED chopped apples at the end for just a few minutes or they get mushy. If you like pine nuts, you must use those instead of the pecans...it is the best!!!

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  • From: Leta

    On Dec 16, 2002

    A wonderful dressing. Moist, flavorful; I served it as a side dish with turkey breast and raspberry sauce. I halved the recipe and still had an 8X8 baking dish full of dressing. I didn't have any broth or drippings, so I dotted the top of the dressing with a tablespoon of butter before covering, and it came out very moist, but not greasy.

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  • From: mom2ozzy

    On Nov 14, 2003

    This was the very first dressing I ever made and it was sooo good! After mixing it up , it seemed a little dryer then I was used to so I added some chicken broth to it. About half way through I added a little more. Perfect! My family raved, even my husband and brother, both of which are not too keen on stuffing. This will definitly be on the table for the holidays.

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