Sausage, Pear & Sage Stuffing

Name: Sausage, Pear & Sage Stuffing
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Thanksgiving
Ingredients: 4 cups sourdough bread (cubed (or other crusty bread)); 6-8 Italian-style sausages (about 3/4 lb / 375g total); 1 cup chicken broth; 2 stalks celery (diced); 1 onion (medium, chopped); 1 pear (medium, diced); 1 tbsp fresh sage (chopped); 1/4 cup fresh parsley (chopped); 1 egg (large, beaten); salt (to taste); black pepper (to taste); 1 tsp olive oil

Sausage, sourdough, parsley, and sage make a classic stuffing, but slightly sweet, fragrant pear is the real winner here.

DFDairy-Free

Part of Thanksgiving Dinner

INGREDIENTS

8 SERVINGS

4 cupssourdough bread, cubed (or other crusty bread)
6-8Italian-style sausages, about 3/4 lb / 375g total
1 cupchicken broth
2 stalkscelery, diced
1onion, medium, chopped
1pear, medium, diced
1 tbspfresh sage, chopped
1/4 cupfresh parsley, chopped
1egg, large, beaten
salt, to taste
black pepper, to taste
1 tspolive oil

INSTRUCTIONS

5 STEPS

Cut the sourdough bread into cubes and put it in a large bowl. Crusty bread gives the stuffing more texture.
sourdough bread
Remove the sausage from its casings and cook in a frying pan (no extra oil needed), breaking it up with a wooden spoon. Sausage with herbs and spices already built in makes for a more flavorful stuffing.
Italian-style sausages
Push the sausage to the side of the pan. Add the chopped onion and diced celery and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Mix everything together, then add the diced pear, sage, and parsley and cook 2 minutes longer.
7 MINcelery · onion · pear · fresh sage
Add the sausage mixture to the bowl with the bread cubes. Pour in the chicken broth and mix to combine, then add the beaten egg, salt, and pepper. Quickly stir everything together.
chicken broth · fresh parsley · egg · salt · black pepper
Empty the stuffing into a buttered baking dish and brush the top with the olive oil for a golden, crusty top. Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes.
30 MINolive oil