Semi-Homemade Recipes ... Stuffing

Fast & tasty stuffing for your roasted chicken, turkey or cornish hens.... We love this recipe. Remember your apron & let's get cooking.

1/2 lb breakfast sausage

1/4 chopped onion

1 small can (or fresh) mushrooms Chopped

some poultry seasoning

2 boxes of StoveTop stuffing... chicken or turkey flavor.

brown the sausage & onions. add in the chopped mushrooms & a sprinkle of poultry seasoning, stir & cook for a couple min.

In a large pot... cook the stovetop as instructed EXCEPT... add the sausage mixture to the boiling water with butter part of the instructions. Then add the seasoned stuffing mixture.

after I let it sit covered.... then I stuff my turkey or chicken OR put in covered baking dish & put in the oven during the last 1/2 hr while the chicken or turkey is roasting.

Stuffing Recipes

The Holidays with Turkey are just not complete without the perfect stuffing!
Whether you Stuff your bird or cook the stuffing on the side... it has to be good!

#1... Quick & easy...

3-4 boxes of turkey or chicken Stove Top Stuffing
1 lb bulk breakfast sausage
1 lb fresh mushrooms... chopped
1 stalk celery... finely chopped
a quarter onion.. finely chopped
1 T butter
Poultry seasoning (to taste... about 1 Tblsp)

Fry sausage till done. remove sausage & in sausage grease, add butter... saute celery & onion till transparent. Add mushrooms & poultry seasoning & cook only a few min. (till cooked down).
In a pot.... cook stuffing as directed on box but add the veggies & sausage to water before adding the croutons in box. Mix all together & let sit till water is absorbed.


#2: Apple-Sourdough Bread Stuffing

2 teaspoons olive oil
1 cup chopped onion
2 apples, peeled, cored and diced (preferably Macintosh)
2 celery stalks, chopped
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
1 tablespoon dried sage
2 teaspoons dried thyme
4 cups sourdough bread cubes
2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion, apples and celery and saute 5 minutes, until soft. Add parsley, sage, dried thyme, and remaining 2 teaspoons of oregano. Stir to coat apples and vegetables with herbs and spices. Transfer mixture to a large bowl and add cubed bread and chicken broth. Toss to combine. Season, to taste, with salt and black pepper. Transfer the stuffing mixture to a baking dish and bake in oven at 375 degrees F for 45 minutes.