Apple & Gouda Cheese Sausage Holiday Stuffing
Compliments of John Chiakulas, Corporate Executive Chef, Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, Inc.

6-8 servings

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

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.