Thanksgiving Stuffing
- 5 loaves of bread
- 2 1/2 pounds of Jimmy Deans Sausage
- 2 large Onions diced
- 2 bunches of Celery diced
- 4 Sticks of Unsalted Butter
- 6 Eggs
- 1 tsp Savory
- 3/4 tsp Marjoram
- 1/2 tsp Crushed Red Pepper
- 3 oz. Dried Rubbed Sage
- 120 oz. Chicken Broth
- Optional 1 1/2 cups chopped Pecans
- Optional 1 cup finely diced apple.
- Optional 1 cup finely diced fresh cranberries
- Optional 1 cup finely diced mushrooms
- Optional 1 cup finely diced oysters.
- Brown sausage in a large soup pot over medium heat. Use a potato masher in a push and twist motion to crumble the sausage as small as possible. Do not Drain. Add 1 stick of butter and melt it over medium heat. Add 1/2 of your diced onion and diced celery and saute with sausage. Add and melt 3 additional sticks of butter. Add 90 oz chicken broth. Simmer.
- Toast bread and tear into small pieces into an Extra large mixing bowl. Beat 6 eggs and stir into the torn toast. Add savory, marjoram, crushed red pepper, sage and the remaining diced onion and diced celery. Stir. Pour in Sausage mixture and stir. Add additional chicken broth. Optional: Add additional sage and chicken broth as desired for taste and consistency. Stir in any optional ingredients as desired. Spoon in a portion of the stuffing into your turkey. Prepare and cook the turkey as directed on the turkey label for a turkey stuffed with stuffing. Pour the stuffing mixture into stuffing pans. Cover pans with aluminum foil and bake in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes. Remove foil and continue to bake for additional 15 minutes. Times may vary for your particular oven.
loaves, sausage, onions, bunches of celery, butter, eggs, marjoram, red pepper, chicken broth, pecans, apple, fresh cranberries, mushrooms, oysters
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/thanksgiving-stuffing-52557751 (may not work)