Roasted Turkey with Artichoke-Sausage Stuffing
- Level: Intermediate
- Yield: 4 servings
- Total: 5 hr 20 min
- Prep: 30 min
- Inactive: 10 min
- Cook: 4 hr 40 min
Ingredients
1 pound sweet Italian sausage, casing removed
2 cups sliced mushrooms, button or cremini
1/2 cup chopped yellow onion
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons poultry seasoning
1 loaf bread (French or Italian baguette or artisan bread), cut into 1-inch cubes (about 4 to 6 cups cubed)
1 (14-ounce) can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
1/2 cup grated Parmesan
1/2 cup freshly chopped parsley leaves
1 1/2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth, or more as needed
1 turkey (about 12 pounds), giblets removed and discarded
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons freshly chopped thyme leaves
2 tablespoons freshly chopped rosemary leaves
Directions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
- Place a large skillet over medium-high heat. When pan is hot, add sausage and cook 3 to 5 minutes, until browned and cooked through, breaking up the meat as it cooks. Add mushrooms, onion, garlic, and poultry seasoning and cook 3 minutes, until mushrooms soften. Transfer mixture to a large bowl and add bread cubes, artichoke hearts, cheese, parsley, and 1 1/2 cups broth. Toss to combine, allowing liquid to soften bread cubes. If stuffing seems dry, add more broth to soak cubes.
- Season turkey all over with salt and black pepper. Place turkey in a large roasting pan and season the top and sides with thyme and rosemary.
- Loosely stuff bread mixture into turkey (place any leftover in a shallow baking dish).
- Place turkey in oven and immediately reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees F. Roast turkey 20 minutes per pound, or until an instant-read thermometer registers 180 to 185 degrees F. Bake extra stuffing alongside for 30 minutes. Let turkey stand 10 minutes before carving. Serve 1/2 of the carved turkey with all of the stuffing. Reserve remaining turkey (about 2 to 3 cups shredded) for the empanadas.