sausage and sage stuffing

For the past few years, I have been trying to find that perfect stuffing… similar to my moms, but homemade. She’d always doctor up a box, which was yummy- but…. I wanted to think outside the box. (Hardy, har har)

One year, I made cornbread stuffing from scratch. It was so dry I need water to even think about it.

Another year, I made a potato bread stuffing. Too soggy.

I was beginning to feel like Goldilocks except with stuffing.

So… I decided to incorporate a few of my favorites…

I love sage.

I love sausage.

Celery, onions, chicken broth, butter, some more herbs…and pecans.

Stuff that makes the house smell good, you know.

sausage and sage stuffing

Prep time: 15 mins

Cook time: 30 mins

Total time: 45 mins

Ingredients

1/2 pound of sage sausage
1 small onion, diced
2 celery stalks, sliced
2 tablespoons of fresh sage, minced
2 tablespoons fresh parsley, minced
1 tablespoon fresh chives
2 1/2 cups chicken broth
1/4 stick of butter
salt/pepper to taste
1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecans
1 bag of cubed stuffing, bread style (not cornbread) OR
1 16oz loaf of french bread, dices and set out overnight to “stale”

Instructions

Cook the sausage in a large pan, drain and set aside.
In the same pan, saute the onion in butter until tender, add the celery and the chicken broth and bring to a boil.
Remove from heat and stir in the stuffing, sausage, pecans, salt/pepper, sage and herbs.
Spoon the mixture into a greased 3 qt casserole and bake at 350 for 30 minutes.