Thanksgiving Turkey Stuffing Recipes

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Sausage and Bacon Stuffing

This great sausage and bacon stuffing contains so many ingredients, some say it could be a meal in itself. Bake it as a side dish, or use it to stuff the bird.

Prep Time: approx. 45 Minutes.
Cook Time: approx. 1 Hour .
Ready in: approx. 1 Hour 45 Minutes.
Makes 10 servings.

6 ounces sliced bacon
1 pound ground pork sausage
1 1/2 pounds sweet onions, peeled and chopped
2 green bell peppers, chopped
2 red bell peppers, chopped
1 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced
2 cups butter
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
2 tablespoons celery salt
1 tablespoon seasoning salt
2 1/2 tablespoons poultry seasoning
1 tablespoon dried basil
2 tablespoons garlic powder
4 cups water
3 (1 pound) loaves white bread, torn into pieces

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside.

3. Place sausage in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain and chop into fine pieces.

4. In a Dutch oven, mix together the bacon, sausage, onions, green bell peppers, red bell peppers, mushrooms, butter, pepper, celery salt, seasoning salt, poultry seasoning, basil, garlic powder and water. Slowly cook and stir 10 to 20 minutes, until the vegetables are soft.

5. Gradually place the bread into the mixture, thoroughly blending until all pieces are coated. Transfer to a large baking dish or two medium baking dishes.

6. Bake in the preheated oven 40 to 60 minutes, or until the top begins to brown.

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Southern Cornbread Dressing

This is a delicious and easy dressing recipe using chicken. It can be moist or dry depending on the amount of broth used.

Makes 18 servings. 

4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1 pound pork sausage
2 (16 ounce) packages dry cornbread mix
4 tablespoons margarine
1/2 cup chopped onions
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
2 teaspoons poultry seasoning
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
6 eggs

1. Place the chicken breast halves in a large saucepan with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil. Cook 1 hour, or until the meat is tender and easily shredded. Shred chicken and set aside. Reserve 4 to 6 cups of the remaining broth.Cook and drain sausage and set aside.

2. Prepare an 8x8 inch pan of cornbread according to package directions. Crumble the corn bread into a large bowl.

3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

4. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the margarine and stir in the onions and celery. Slowly cook, stirring occasionally, until tender.

5. Stir the onions and celery into the bread mixture. Mix in the chicken, 4 cups reserved broth, sausage, cream of chicken soup, garlic powder, poultry seasoning, pepper and eggs. Blend with a potato masher until the mixture is the consistency of gelatin. Use more of the reserved broth as necessary to attain desired consistency. Transfer to a 9x13 inch baking dish.

6. Bake in the preheated oven 1 hour, or until golden brown.

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Sausage and Apple Stuffing

Prep Time: approx. 30 Minutes.
Cook Time: approx. 30 Minutes.
Ready in: approx. 1 Hour .
Makes 12 servings.

  1pound ground pork breakfast sausage
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 (12 ounce) package
   herb-seasoned dry bread stuffing mix
3 apples - peeled, cored and cubed
1 tablespoon chicken broth

1. Place ground pork breakfast sausage in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain and set aside.

2. Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in celery, onion and walnuts. Cook and stir until onions are tender. Remove from heat.

3. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

4. Prepare herb-seasoned dry bread stuffing mix according to package directions. Mix in sausage, celery mixture, apples and chicken broth.

5. Transfer mixture to a medium baking dish. Bake in the preheated oven 30 minutes, or until lightly browned.

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Sausage Stuffing

This stuffing has lots of flavor and is nice and moist. This recipe is very adaptable, you can change it around anyway you like and it will still be delicious!

Prep Time: approx. 5 Minutes.
Cook Time: approx. 10 Minutes.
Ready in: approx. 15 Minutes.
Makes 12 -pound turkey stuffing (12 servings).

1 pound pork sausage
3/4 cup finely diced onion
1 1/2 cups chopped celery
3 apples - peeled, cored and diced
3/4 cup margarine, melted
1 (12 ounce) package
   herb-seasoned dry bread stuffing mix
1  teaspoon poultry seasoning
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. Place sausage in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Remove the sausage from the skillet and let drain on paper towels. Combine melted margarine with the sausage drippings until there is 1 cup of drippings and margarine combined.

3. Saute onions and celery in the margarine/dripping mixture until onion is tender but not browned. Stir in about 1/3 of the stuffing mix. Pour onion mixture into a large bowl and stir in remaining stuffing mix, apple, poultry seasoning, and pepper. Mix well.

4. Transfer mixture to a medium baking dish. Bake in the preheated oven 1 hour, or until golden brown.