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Sweet Italian Turkey Sausage and Mozzarella Stuffing
Bread cubes combined with Turkey Italian Sausage, vegetable, spices and Mozzarella cheese make this a tasty stuffing.
- Servings
- cook method
- prep
- cook
- ready
- 16
- Bake/Roast
- 20 minutes
- 1 - 2 hours
- Less than 2 hours
Ingredients
- 10 cups white bread cubes
- 1/3 cup olive oil, plus 2 tablespoons
- 1 pound Butterball® Fresh Sweet Italian Turkey Sausage , casing removed
- 2 large onions, minced
- 5 medium celery stalks, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 8 ounces thinly sliced mushrooms
- 1/3 cup cream sherry
- 3 ounces Genoa salami, cut into matchsticks
- 12 ounces mozzarella cheese, cut into 1/4-inch cubes
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried Italian seasoning
- 1 1/2 cups finely chopped fresh parsley
- No-stick cooking spray
- Directions
- Nutrition Info
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Preheat the oven to 325°F .
Spread the bread cubes in a roasting pan large enough to hold them in a single layer. Drizzle with 1/3 cup of the olive oil, tossing to coat the bread evenly. Toast the cubes in the oven about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally until lightly browned.
Meanwhile, cook the sausage in a large skillet on medium-high heat, crumbling into small pieces until lightly browned. Remove sausage with a slotted spoon and place in a large bowl. Combine sausage and the toasted bread cubes.
Add the remaining 2 tablespoons oil to the sausage drippings in the skillet. Return to medium-high heat. Add onions, celery and garlic. Cook and stir 10 minutes, or until tender. Stir in the sliced mushrooms and sherry. Continue to cook about 7 minutes or until most of the liquid has evaporated. Stir the vegetables into the bread and sausage mixture until combined.
Stir the salami and mozzarella into the stuffing. Pour in enough chicken broth to make the stuffing begin to bind together. Season with Italian seasoning, parsley, salt and pepper.
Stuff the turkey cavities immediately before roasting. Place any remaining stuffing in a casserole dish coated with cooking spray. Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until browned and crispy.
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User Reviews
- “This recipe is very labor intensive but it's absolutely worth the effort. I'm not having Thanksgiving at my house this year but I'll make sure to have this at Christmas or my sons will be disappointed.”
- “This has been our family favorite for years. The only changes I make are to use Italian stuffing cubes and hot Italian sausage. They adds a little kick without overwhelming the other flavors. I double the recipe to ensure leftovers. A great compliment to the turkey.”
- c1f001