Thanksgiving Dressing
- prep time:
- 45 minutes
- cook time:
- 45 minutes to 1 hour
- total time:
- 2 hr
- other time:
- 1 hour or overnight to soak dried fruit
Teresa Palzkill
Sweet, spicy and savory. This stuffing has it all!
ingredients
Stuffing- 1 lb lean hot italian turkey sausage
- 2 cups onion, coarsely chopped
- 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- 8 cups cornbread or bread stuffing mix (Pepperidge Farm)
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 4 medium granny smith apples, cored and cut into bit sized chunks
- 2 cups chopped Italian Parsley
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh sage
- 4 egg whites, room temperature
- 3 cups Chicken Broth
- 1 Tbs baking soda
- Soaked fruit
- 1 cup chicken broth or bourbon
- 1 cup of dried fruit. Make a mixture of: golden raisins, dried cherries, apricots, cranberries
directions
Dried fruit prep
Bring the 1 cup of stock or bourbon to a boil. Remove from heat and add the dried fruit. Allow to soak overnight.
- 1
Preheat oven to 375 degrees (conventional)
- 2
In a medium saute pan, place the ground turkey, onion and pepper flakes. Brown over medium heat, drain off the fat.
- 3
In a VERY LARGE bowl, combine the cooked turkey, cornbread, pecans, fruit, parsley and sage. Toss well.
- 4
Add 3 cups of the stock and pepper to taste, also add any remaining liquid from the soaked fruit.
- 5
Beat egg whites until stiff. Gently fold the whites into the stuffing mixture. Sprinkle top with the baking soda and fold in. The stuffing will be very moist.
- 6
Spoon the stuffing into two 9x13x2 pans. Bake 45 minutes to 1 hour, until golden brown and crisp.
notes
This make a LOT of dressing. 1 pan for serving and leftovers, the other to give to guests in goodie bags.
Source: Teresa Palzkill
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