Sage Apple Stuffing

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp. oil
  • 2 tbsp. butter
  • 1 onion, diced small
  • 5-6 chopped mushrooms
  • 2 stalks celery, chopped
  • 1 Macintosh apple, peeled & chopped small
  • 2 tbsp, fresh parsley
  • 1 tbsp. fresh minced sage
  • 1 tbsp. fresh minced thyme
  • 1 tbsp. fresh chopped rosemary
  • salt & pepper to taste
  • ¼ cup chopped toasted pecans
  • 1 cup veggie broth or broth from boiling giblets
  • 8 cups cubed bread, mix of white and wheat left out overnight to dry out
  • 2 beaten eggs

Steps

  1. Melt butter in large skillet on med hi heat.
  2. Sauté onion, mushrooms, celery, and apple till translucent & brown.
  3. Remove from heat; mix in herbs, S & P, pecans and veggie broth.
  4. Add bread cubes and egg. Mix well.
  5. Stuff as much as will fill loosely in cavity & neck of turkey.
  6. The rest of stuffing can be mixed with ½ cup melted butter and slightly packed into an ovenproof buttered casserole dish.
  7. Cover with foil and bake 35- 40 min. 325 deg.

Serves: 10-12

Credit: Camille Van Sant