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The Best Stuffing checks all the boxes. Tender cubes of bread infused with poultry flavor? Check! Meaty, spiced bites of sausage? Check! Refreshingly tender apples and tart cranberries for bursts of color and flavor? Check! A simple way of preparing it so you can focus on other dishes? Double check! Well, that proves it as objectively as possible; The Best Stuffing really is the best!
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 2 stalks celery, diced
- 1 pound ground sausage
- 1 teaspoon salt
- freshly ground pepper, to taste
- 2 tablespoons fresh sage, minced
- 2 teaspoons fresh rosemary, minced
- 2 tablespoons fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped
- 1 Golden Delicious apple, cored and diced
- 3/4 cup dried cranberries
- 2 cups low-sodium chicken stock or turkey stock
- 6 cups unseasoned bread cubes for stuffing or 1 loaf sourdough, cubed
- 4 tablespoons butter, melted
Directions
Step 1 -In a large saucepan or skillet, heat the olive oil.
Step 2 -Add the onions and the celery to the hot oil and sauté until they start to soften, about 3-5 minutes.
Step 3 -Add the sausage, the salt, and the pepper to the skillet and cook, breaking up the sausage and stirring, until cooked through, about 5-7 minutes.
Step 4 -Add the sage, the rosemary, and the parsley to the sausage mixture, stirring to combine.
Step 5 -Add the apples and the cranberries to the sausage mixture, stirring to combine.
Step 6 -Place the sausage mixture and the bread cubes into a large slow cooker.
Step 7 -Stir the stock and the melted butter into the bread and sausage mixture.
Step 8 -Cover the slow cooker and cook on low until everything is tender, about 4 hours.
Step 9 -Serve.
