Need an Easy Thanksgiving Side Dish? Make this Easy Sage Sausage Stuffing…
In need of a foolproof, crowd-pleasing Thanksgiving side dish?
For most, a Thanksgiving dinner is all about the turkey but for me it’s all about the DELICIOUS Sage Sausage Stuffing! It’s my favorite side dish on turkey day and is actually pretty simple to make.
I usually end up buying the cube stuffing from the store, but you can make your own if desired! We prefer this classic stuffing made in a casserole dish instead of inside the turkey.
Sage Sausage Thanksgiving Stuffing
yield: 12 SERVINGS
Classic sausage stuffing that's always a favorite for Thanksgiving!
Ingredients
- 1 - 16oz box of stuffing mix
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 3 celery ribs chopped
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 small onion diced
- 1 pound breakfast sausage (such as Jimmy Dean Sage Sausage)
- 2 tsp poultry seasoning
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
- 1 chopped green apple
Directions
1
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Saute onion and celery with butter until soft, and set aside. Brown sausage and drain.
2
Combine stuffing mix, poultry seasoning, sausage, apples, walnuts and the onion and celery mixture into a greased casserole dish. Pour chicken broth over mixture and gently stir.
3
Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees covered and another 15 minutes uncovered. Add more broth if it gets too dry.
Easy & Delicious Thanksgiving Side Dish
I love how the top gets brown and a little crispy. And it smells so great too! Hooray for stuffing! Break out the elastic waist pants and have some more! 😉
I make something very similar to this. I sub spicy sausage and add cranberries. It’s sooo good.
Yum! I never thought to add cranberries. Do you use the dried kind?
Would it be good without the sausage?
Yes. I had a similar recipe that I cannot seem to locate, but I made it often without the sausage.
Yes I’m sure yummy as well. 😀
I use hamburger and cranberry with the stuffing and stuff acorn squash with the stuffing and everyone loves it!
Lori
That sounds awesome Lori!
Lina, you are the BOMB!!! I found a few boxes of stove top stuffing in my pantry last night and I could not find the recipe I had written down that called for onions and apples. This seems pretty close (though I’ll be omitting the sausage)! And will make for a nice side dish for the baked chicken tomorrow for dinner!
Oh yum! Yay