Sunny’s Italian Sausage Holiday Stuffing

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 lb italian sausage (remove from casing and break up or chop)
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 scallions, finely chopped
• 1 cup finely chopped celery (about 2 stalks)
• 1 cup finely chopped vidalia onion
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 2 (1 ounce) packets hidden valleyâ® farmhouse originals homestyle italian dressing & seasoning mix
• 4 cups plain stuffing cubes
• 4 cups low sodium chicken broth, plus more for texture
• cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f. sauté the sausage. in a large pan on medium-high heat, add olive oil and sausage. cook until heated through and browned. remove to a large bowl along with any remaining fat from the pan.
• 2 sauté the vegetables and fruit. in the same pan add butter and melt on medium heat. add scallions, celery, onion, cranberries and hidden valley® homestyle italian dressing & seasoning mix. cook while stirring until the vegetables are tender and cranberries become a bit plump, about 6-8 minutes. remove all to the bowl with the sausage.
• 3 mix stuffing. add stuffing cubes to the bowl and toss. pour over the chicken stock adding ¼ cup or so more if cubes are not moist enough, this should feel like thick mashed potatoes.
• 4 bake stuffing. coat the bottom and sides of an 8” x 8” baking dish with cooking spray. pour in stuffing and press down, leveling off the top with a rubber spatula or back of a spoon. bake until top is golden, about 35-40 minutes.