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Apple & Gouda Cheese Sausage Holiday Stuffing
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Compliments of John Chiakulas, Corporate Executive Chef, Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, Inc.
6-8 servings
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INGREDIENTS: 4 links
| Sausages by Amylu Apple & Gouda Cheese Chicken Sausage, cut diagonally into 1" slices. | | 3⁄4 lb. | Bread cubes | | 1⁄2 stick | Butter | 1 cup
| Spanish onions, 1⁄4" dice | | 1 cup | Celery, 1⁄4" dice | | 1 Tbsp. | Garlic, freshly chopped (optional) | 2 tsp.
| Poultry spice | 2 cups
| Granny Smith apples, peeled & sliced | | 1 | Spice packet from boxed stuffing | 2 1⁄2-3 cups
| Chicken stock | | 1⁄2 stick | Butter, cut into small cubes | | 1⁄2 cup | Scallions, chopped | | 1⁄2 cup | Parsley, chopped | | | Salt & pepper, to taste |
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DIRECTIONS: - Bake bread cubes at 225°F until fully dry, but not browned.
- Melt 1⁄2 stick of butter in large, heavy-bottomed pot; add onions & celery (and garlic), and sauté over medium high flame, until light golden brown.
- Add apples, spices and Sausages by Amylu Apple & Gouda Cheese Chicken Sausage; cook over medium high flame for 3-4 minutes.
- Remove from heat; gently mix in bread cubes; add heated chicken stock slowly, not adding too much too quickly.
- Gently fold in butter cubes, parsley and scallions.
- Adjust the seasonings & amount of stock, to reach desired moistness of stuffing.
- Bake approx. 1 hour at 350°F, in baking dish covered with foil.
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