Roasted Turkey with Artichoke-Sausage Stuffing
- 1 pound sweet Italian sausage, casing removed
- 2 cups sliced mushrooms, button or cremini
- 1/2 cup chopped yellow onion
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 teaspoons poultry seasoning
- 1 loaf bread (French or Italian baguette or artisan bread), cut into 1-inch cubes (about 4 to 6 cups cubed)
- 1 (14-ounce) can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan
- 1/2 cup freshly chopped parsley leaves
- 1 1/2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth, or more as needed
- 1 turkey (about 12 pounds), giblets removed and discarded
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons freshly chopped thyme leaves
- 2 tablespoons freshly chopped rosemary leaves
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
- Place a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- When pan is hot, add sausage and cook 3 to 5 minutes, until browned and cooked through, breaking up the meat as it cooks.
- Add mushrooms, onion, garlic, and poultry seasoning and cook 3 minutes, until mushrooms soften.
- Transfer mixture to a large bowl and add bread cubes, artichoke hearts, cheese, parsley, and 1 1/2 cups broth.
- Toss to combine, allowing liquid to soften bread cubes.
- If stuffing seems dry, add more broth to soak cubes.
- Season turkey all over with salt and black pepper.
- Place turkey in a large roasting pan and season the top and sides with thyme and rosemary.
- Loosely stuff bread mixture into turkey (place any leftover in a shallow baking dish).
- Place turkey in oven and immediately reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees F. Roast turkey 20 minutes per pound, or until an instant-read thermometer registers 180 to 185 degrees F. Bake extra stuffing alongside for 30 minutes.
- Let turkey stand 10 minutes before carving.
- Serve 1/2 of the carved turkey with all of the stuffing.
- Reserve remaining turkey (about 2 to 3 cups shredded) for the empanadas.
sausage, mushrooms, yellow onion, garlic, poultry seasoning, bread, hearts, parmesan, freshly chopped parsley, chicken broth, turkey, salt, thyme, freshly chopped
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/robin-miller/roasted-turkey-with-artichoke-sausage-stuffing-recipe.html (may not work)