Sausage Stuffing

• 1 (18 lb) whole turkey, thawed, cleaned
• 3 medium potatoes, cut into small cubes
• 3 medium onions, chopped
• 3 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 lb sage sausage, bulk
• 1 loaf bread, several days old
• 1 teaspoon sage
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 4 teaspoons salt
• 14 cup butter, melted
• aluminum foil

1. Place cubed potato in large bowl, and add the chopped onion, and chopped celery.
2. Add seasonings.
3. Cube the bread, and add to vegetables.
4. Add sausage to the above, and mix well with your hand.
5. Clean your turkey, rub inside and out with the melted butter, and spread 2 teaspoons salt inside and out.
6. Put your turkey into your foil lined roasting pan, and Place dressing into the cavity of the turkey, reserving some to stuff into skin at neck, and to pack onto the wings and around legs.
7. Cover with additional foil.
8. Place in a preheated 350 degree oven.
9. Cook for 1 1/2 hours, and remove from the oven, and using baster, place some of the liquid over turkey for moistness.
10. Cover again, and cook an additional 1 1/2 hours.
11. Remove, and add baste.
12. Cook 1 1/2 hours more.
13. Using a meat thermometer, check the temperature.
14. It should read 185 degrees.

turkey, potatoes, onions, stalks celery, sage sausage, bread, sage, pepper, salt, butter, aluminum foil

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/sausage-stuffing-192502 (may not work)