5 from 24 votes
Easy Apple and Sausage Stuffing
Easy Apple and Sausage Stuffing pairs browned breakfast sausage with sautéed onions, celery, and sweet-tart apples, combined with dried herbs and fresh parsley. Cubed day-old French bread absorbs a chicken stock, egg, and melted butter mixture before baking to a crisp golden top. This stuffing blends savory, sweet, and herbaceous flavors with moist, tender bread and a slightly crunchy surface.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings:
12
Servings
Calories:
235 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 6 cups French bread left out for 2 days to dry, cubed
- 1 pound pork sausage breakfast links
- 1 yellow onion
- 1/2 cup celery chopped
- 2 Fuji apple chopped, or granny smith apple
- 2 teaspoons sage dried
- 1 teaspoon thyme dried
- 1/4 cup parsley fresh, minced
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper coarse ground
- 1 egg
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 4 tablespoons butter melted, unsalted
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- If you haven't let the bread dry out, cook the bread cubes on cookie sheets for 10-12 minutes.
- In a skillet on medium heat, cook the breakfast sausage until browned, then remove from the pan.
- Let cool and slice into 1/2 inch slices.
- Add the onion and celery to the skillet and cook for 3-4 minutes, until softened.
- Add in the apples, sage, thyme, parsley, Kosher salt, and pepper, and cook for an additional 2-3 minutes, stirring regularly. Add the sausage back in and stir well to combine.
- Move the bread and sausage mixture to a large bowl.
- In a large measuring cup add the broth, egg and butter and whisk together, then add to the bowl and toss.
- Put into 9x13 pan, press down slightly and bake for 40-45 minutes or until crispy on top.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
235kcal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
16g
(5%)
Protein
9g
(18%)
Fat
15g
(23%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Cholesterol
52mg
(17%)
Sodium
390mg
(16%)
Potassium
225mg
(5%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
305IU
(6%)
Vitamin C
4mg
(4%)
Calcium
24mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12 Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 235
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 235kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 16g | 5% |
| Protein | 9g | 18% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Cholesterol | 52mg | 17% |
| Sodium | 390mg | 16% |
| Potassium | 225mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 305IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 4mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 24mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.