Turkey Breast With Apricot Sausage Stuffing

• 1 large turkey breast (preferably bone-in about 6-7 pounds)
• 14 -15 ounces pork sausage
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 1/4 cups coarse dry breadcrumbs (do not use fine bread crumbs)
• 3/4 cup pecans, chopped
• 3/4 - 1 cup dried apricot, chopped
• 1/4 cup melted butter
• 1/3 cup chicken broth
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon dried sage (crush between fingers, can use more to taste)
• salt & freshly ground black pepper (to taste)

1. Set oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Prepare and butter a casserole dish just large enough to hold the breast.
3. Crumble the sausage slightly,and brown in a skillet over medium heat with onion; drain any fat then place in a bowl.
4. Combine the pork sausage with next 8 ingredients, then season with salt and pepper to taste; mix well to combine.
5. Gently loosen the skin from turkey in the neck area to make a large "pocket" to stuff.
6. Stuff in as much stuffing as you can with sausage mixture thensecure with toothpicks.
7. Place the remaining sausage (if any) into a small baking dish, and during the last 30 minutes of the turkey breast baking time, bake the remaining stuffing for about 20-25 minutes, or until heated through.
8. To cook the turkey breast: place the breast skin-side up on a rack in roasting pan.
9. Brush with melted butter, and season with salt and pepper.
10. Bake for about 2 to 2-1/2 hours or until a thermometer reaches 170 degrees F (I like to remove a little sooner as the temperature will rise after removing from the oven).
11. Let stand for 15-20 minutes before slicing.

turkey breast, pork sausage, onion, coarse dry breadcrumbs, pecans, apricot, butter, chicken broth, stalks celery, sage, salt

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/turkey-breast-with-apricot-sausage-stuffing-130863 (may not work)