1st Time Host Stuffing

• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 2 lbs turkey sausage (I like Italian)
• 1 onion (chopped)
• 4 stalks celery & leaves (chopped)
• 4 cups day old bread cubes
• 6 large sweet potatoes (peeled, cooked and cut in bite sized pieces)
• 1 cup chopped mushroom
• 4 large pears (chopped coarsely)
• 2 tablespoons garlic (minced)
• salt and pepper
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg

1. Saute the sausage meat and oil in a medium frying pan.
2. Drain the fat from the browned sausage and add the chopped onion and celery.
3. Saute until the onion is soft.
4. Place in large casserole dish.
5. Stir in rest of the ingredients well.
6. Stuff the turkey if desired and bake the extra alongside for one hour in a greased casserole dish.
7. Make sure the stuffing is at room temperature before stuffing the turkey or baking alone.

extra virgin olive oil, turkey sausage, onion, stalks celery, bread cubes, sweet potatoes, mushroom, garlic, salt, nutmeg

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/1st-time-host-stuffing-144117 (may not work)