Ingredients:
- 1 lb. bulk sausage, removed from casings and broken up into chunks
- 1 lbs onions cut into large dice
- 4 celery stalks with leaves, sliced thinly
- 6 cups torn crustless bread
- 1/4 stick melted butter
- 3 cups Pepperidge Farm stuffing
- 2 TB Bells Seasoning( buy a new box each November)
- 2 tsp kosher salt
- 2 tsp fresh pepper
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 2 cups chicken stock (more or less)
Recipe:
- Cook sausage meat slowly until no longer pink, but still soft, not brown. Remove sausage meat to a plate.
- Drain off all fat.Wipe pan clean.
- Melt butter in pan, then cook onions until soft. Add celery and cook for 5 minutes. Combine with sausage.
- In large bowl combine bread cubes, stuffing mix, sausage-onion-celery, mixing gently.
- Add beaten eggs and mix to combine thoroughly.
- Add salt, pepper, bells seasoning and mix well.
- Add about 1/3 cup chicken stock to slightly moisten the stuffing. Not too much, because the turkey will add its own moisture while it cooks.
- Stuff cavities of the turkey loosely with the stuffing.Cook stuffed turkey according to weight.
- Put excess stuffing into ovenproof casserole and add 1 cup or more chicken stock to moisten stuffing. Cover and bake for 45 at 350º. Then uncover and cook 15 minutes more to crisp the top.
Notes:
Mix baked stuffing and turkey stuffing together before serving.