Apple Sausage Stuffing

• Stuffing
• 1 lb link sausage, chopped (Jimmy Dean, etc)
• 1 lb bacon, diced
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 cup celery, chopped
• 1/2 - 1 lb mushroom, sliced
• 3 apples, granny smith,cored & diced
• 1 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 1 teaspoon sage
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 8 ounces stuffing cubes
• salt & pepper
• Broth
• 1 package turkey gravy mix (Schilling,McCormack, etc)
• 3/8 cup butter, melted
• 1 (15 ounce) can chicken broth

1. Broth Mixture- Combine gravy mix, melted butter& broth.
2. Bring to a boil in a saucepan over medium heat until slightly thickened.
3. Stuffing Mixture- In a large skillet fry sausage and bacon until almost crisp then remove to a large bowl.
4. Discard all but 2 tbl of the bacon drippings; add onion, celery, mushrooms, apples, parsley& herbs.
5. Saute mixture for 5 minutes.
6. Mix in stuffing cubes.
7. Add to the bowl with bacon& sausage.
8. Pour broth mixture over ingredients.
9. Mix well.
10. Season to taste with salt& pepper.
11. Place stuffing into 9x13 pan, cover with foil and heat in 350F oven for 30 to 45 minutes until hot.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/apple-sausage-stuffing-86412 (may not work)