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World's Best Stuffing Recipe

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours

Ingredients

  • 2 Packages Pepperidge Farm Herb Seasoned Cubed Stuffing
  • 2 Pounds Jimmy Dean Hot Sausage
  • 2 Medium Onions
  • 8 Celery Stalks
  • 4 Cloves Fresh Garlic (add more if you like garlic!)
  • 3 1/2 Cups Chicken Both (add 1/4 cup more if you like it moist)
  • 1 1/2 Sticks Butter (12 Tbs) - divided
  • 4 Large Granny Smith Apples
  • Salt and Pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 

     

    You will need a large baking pan roughly 20" x 12" x 3" or you can use 2 - 13" x 9" baking dishes and reduce the cooking time by about 15 mins.

     

  2. Mince the garlic cloves, then dice onions and celery into bite sized chunks. Not too small as these tend to cook down smaller.

     

    Melt 2 tbs butter in a medium skillet, add the garlic and saute for about 2 mins until fragrant. Add the onions and celery, salt and pepper to taste. Cook until tender, about 10 minutes, then remove from heat and set aside.

     

  3. While onions and celery are cooking place sausage in a hot skillet over medium heat, break into bite size chunks, cook until well done then remove from heat and drain about half of the grease. 

  4. Core and dice apples into 1/2 inch pieces.  (Don't peel the apples)

     

  5. In a very large bowl (I use my largest boiling pot), add the cubed stuffing, chicken broth and 10 tbs melted butter.  Gently mix to incorporate the liquid into the stuffing cubes.

     

    Add the apples, cooked onions, celery and sausage then mix to get all ingredients well distributed. Pour combined mixture into a greased baking dish.

     

    Mixing all of this together can be a workout, feel free to break this into a few smaller batches then combine the batches in the baking pan.

     

  6. Place on center rack of preheated oven and bake for about 90 mins.  After about 45 - 60 mins the top should begin to get golden brown. If you like a crunchy top, continue uncovered - check every 10 mins to ensure it doesn't burn.  If you are not a fan of the crunchy top, simply cover with aluminum foil and return to oven for the remaining time.

     

  7. The sizing for this recipe is purposely large to ensure there are plenty of leftovers.

    Making a half batch is easy:

    -- One 13" x 9" baking dish

    -- 7 tbs of butter (2 tbs with the vegetables and 5 tbs melted with the breading)

    -- Cut all other ingredients in half.

    -- Bake for 60 - 75 mins, checking after 45 mins to see how the top is browning. This will yield 8 large servings.

     

    During busy holidays, this stuffing can be cooked a day in advance. Simply reheat in the microwave or oven then top with gravy and serve warm.