Sausage and Apple Dressing

Name: Sausage and Apple Dressing
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6 to 8 servings
Ingredients: 1/2 pound best-quality sausage meat; 1/2 cup finely chopped onion; 2 cups diced apple; 1/2 cup diced celery; 1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage, or 2 teaspoons dried; Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste; 2 cups coarse fresh bread crumbs; 1/2 cup fresh or canned chicken broth; 1 egg, beaten; 1/4 cup chopped parsley; 1 tablespoon butter

By Pierre Franey

Updated Nov. 11, 2022

Total Time: About 40 minutes
Rating: 4(45)
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Ingredients

Yield:6 to 8 servings

½pound best-quality sausage meat
½cup finely chopped onion
2cups diced apple
½cup diced celery
1teaspoon finely chopped garlic
1tablespoon chopped fresh sage, or 2 teaspoons dried
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
2cups coarse fresh bread crumbs
½cup fresh or canned chicken broth
1egg, beaten
¼cup chopped parsley
1tablespoon butter

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Preparation

Step 1
Heat a nonstick skillet and add the sausage meat, stirring with a wooden spatula to break it up. Cook until lightly browned. Add the onion, apple, celery, garlic, sage, salt and pepper. Cook until vegetables are wilted, about 5 minutes.
Step 2
Transfer the mixture to a mixing bowl. Add the bread crumbs, broth, egg, parsley, salt and pepper. Blend well, checking the seasonings.
Step 3
Butter a baking dish and put the dressing in it. Bake, uncovered, for 30 minutes in the oven with the turkey. Serve with the turkey.