Cranberry, Apple and Sausage Stuffing

Show: Food Network SpecialsEpisode: Dear Food Network: Thanksgiving

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Cook Time:
55 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
6 servings

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 55 min
Total:: 1 hr 15 min

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Ingredients

8 tablespoons (1/2 cup or 1 stick) butter, unsalted
2 medium onions, finely diced
3 cups chopped celery, (about 6 large stalks)
6 cups coarsely chopped leeks, (about 12)
4 apples, peeled, cored and chopped
1 pound breakfast sausage or Italian sausage, casings removed
6 teaspoons poultry seasoning
2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary leaves, (about 4 sprigs)
2 teaspoons chopped fresh sage leaves, (about 6 leaves)
2 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley leaves, (about 4 to 6 sprigs)
2 cups dried cranberries
1 box stuffing mix (not cornbread) (recommended: Pepperidge Farm)
2 cups (1 pint) vegetable stock
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Melt the butter in a large skillet and saute the onions, celery, leeks, apples, and sausage, breaking up the sausage as you cook. After about 10 minutes, add the poultry seasoning, fresh herbs and dried cranberries. Add the dried stuffing mix and moisten with the vegetable stock. Season stuffing mix with salt and pepper, to taste. (I like the stuffing a little wetter - if you don't, just add less stock)

Place into a buttered casserole dish and bake for 45 minutes.

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recipe Cranberry, Apple and Sausage Stuffing
April Tuscaloosa, AL 01-02-2010
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Really GREAT Recipe!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this for our family New Year's Day dinner yesterday. This was the first recipe of Robert's that I have made. My... husband, who is an adventurous eater, wasn't too sure about it while I was putting everything together. His mind was definately changed with one taste. My sister, who "does not like apples mixed in other foods", loved it. My father-in-law, who does not usually branch out from traditional southern food, had two servings. I was very impressed and will make this one again! I did make a few changes though: I cut the amount of everything in half except for the seasonings, stuffing mix, and stock. This made enough to feed 9 adults and 2 children with 2 servings left over. I used chicken stock instead of vegetable stock and actually used about 2 cups or so until I got the amount of moisture I wanted. I used Stove Top chicken flavored stuffing mix instead of Pepperidge Farm and used a little more than a "box". I used a mild breakfast sausage, but will try the sage sausage next time for a stronger sage flavor. I used red and green apples. I forgot to purchase poultry seasoning, however I found that italian seasoning has essentially the same ingredients and used it as a substitute. The flavor was amazing! Thanks Robert!!Read more
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Nora Dorchester, MA 12-22-2009
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The best stuffing whether you are serving poultry or not!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is a meal on its own. I am requested to bring it to every family meal.
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jodi fort ann, NY 12-13-2009
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SO GOOD I MADE IT AGAIN
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is by far one of the best stuffing i have ever made. I made it for thanksgiving. stuffed the turkey and there was so... much i cooked a roaster pan of it on the side. my family loved it. Actually, it was so good. a week later i made it again with a turkey breast and made it on the side. Again it was devoured. Thank you Robert. A superb stuffing wonderful for any holiday or just a fabulous stuffing for any day. Thank You...Read more
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Marianna Charlotte, NC 12-09-2009
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Even the picky eaters liked this stuffing!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this stuffing for the first time this past Thanksgiving. It is super easy to make, and turns out super delicious. It... was a huge hit. My husband is an EXTREMELY picky eater, and even he raved about how good this stuffing was! I omitted the onions altogether, and added hot breakfast sausage instead of the Italian sausage. The stuffing still turned out wonderful. If you are wondering about trying this recipe...do it! You will not regret it! I will definitely be making this stuffing again!Read more
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Suzi Amherst, VA 12-06-2009
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AMAZING Stuffing - Best I ever made
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I have been making a suasage cranberry stuffing for years that was always the talk of the table - but when I saw this one - I... decided to bump mine up a bit and use this recipe. I was cooking a turkey in a brine with apple cider and apple cider gravy (thanks to Anne Burrel) so this sounded like the perfect stuffing. It was amazingly good! The apples and leeks added so much - I will definitely use it again. One change I made was to use 1/2 pound of maple sausage and 1/2 pound sage sausage. The maple flavor is great with the apples. It made a large amount of stuffing - I was feeding 5 people and this would easily have served 10. This will become my new holiday stuffing!Read more
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Anthony Ephrata, PA 12-04-2009
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Great Recipe!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Made this Thanksgiving for my whole family and they loved it! I actually left out the sausage and used vegetable stock... because some of them are vegetarians and it still was the best stuffing I ever had!Read more