Apple And Sausage Cornbread Stuffing

• 2 pkg. (8.5 oz.) dry corn muffin mix
• 1 lb. pork sausage links, thinly sliced
• 1 Granny Smith apple; peeled, cored and chopped
• 1/2 lb. fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 1 c. chopped celery
• 1 c. chopped onion
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 8 slices white bread, cut into cubes
• salt and pepper to taste

1. Prepare corn muffin mix according to package directions, cool and crumble.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
3. Place sausage in a large, deep skillet and cook over medium high heat until evenly brown.
4. Drain and set aside.
5. In skillet over medium heat, slowly cook and stir the mushrooms, celery, onion and garlic until soft. In a large bowl, mix the crumbled cornbread, sausage, mushroom mixture, apple, bread, salt and pepper.
6. Transfer the mixture to a medium baking dish and bake for 45 minutes or until lightly browned.

pork sausage links, apple, fresh mushrooms, celery, onion, garlic, white bread, salt

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=70146 (may not work)