Thanksgiving Italian Sausage Stuffing

Italian sausage stuffing baked in a glass baking pan.

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Thanksgiving Italian Sausage Stuffing

A delicious Thanksgiving Italian Sausage Stuffing made with stuffing cubes, sweet Italian sausage, and mushrooms. It's a delicious classic on every Thanksgiving table!

Prep Time15

Cook Time1

Total Time1 15

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American, Italian

Servings: servings

Calories: 2122kcal

Author: Vincent DelGiudice

Cost: $15

Equipment

1 large saucepan
1 medium pot
1 baking dish 9x13

Ingredients

1 lb sweet Italian Sausage
1 12 oz bag Pepperidge Farm Cube Stuffing
3 stalks celery, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
4 oz mushrooms, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
4-5 cups chicken broth or turkey neck simmered in water
3 tablespoon olive oil or butter
1 tablespoon poultry seasoning
1 teaspoon salt

Instructions

Pour the chicken broth in a pot and bring to a simmer. Or if you are using the neck and giblets from a turkey, place 6 cups of water and the neck of the turkey in a pot and simmer for 30 minutes.
Bring a large saucepan to medium heat. Add the butter or olive oil. Once hot, stir in the chopped celery and onion. Saute until soft about 8 minutes. Then add in the garlic, poultry seasoning, and salt. Saute for 1 more minute. Stir in the mushrooms until they release their water.
Remove the sausage from the casing and add it to the pan. Break it apart with a wooden spoon into the smallest pieces possible. Brown it all the way through.
Preheat the oven to 375 ℉. Add a cup of stuffing to the mixture along with a cup of broth. Stir and combine until all of the broth is absorbed. Repeat this process, adding a cup of stuffing and broth together, until you use all of the broth and all of the stuffing.
Once the stuffing comes together and the cubed stuffing is starting to mash together, remove the saucepan from the heat. Place the stuffing into a 9x13 baking dish. Spread it out evenly and place it in the oven for 30 minutes. Remove and serve.

Notes

If you have ground pork, you can make your own sausage mix. Just use our Homemade Italian Sausage Seasoning recipe.
You can chop up the giblets and add them to the sausage for additional flavor.
When stirring in the broth and stuffing, work slowly, and make sure there is no dry stuffing left in the saucepan before adding more stuffing. You want to make sure all of the broth is absorbed and the stuffing is well-mixed.
Mix the stuffing often once you add start adding the stuffing cubes because it will stick once the stuffing cubes are added.

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