How To Make Whole-Grain Stuffing with Apples, Sausage, and Pecans
Full of fiber, this whole-grain stuffing is a good way to ease the guilt on Thanksgiving. It comes filled with sausages, nuts, and apples.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1round loaf of whole-grain bread,(7-inch)
- ¾cuppecans
- 4tbspunsalted butter
- 1mediumyellow onion
- 1celery rib
- 1lbsweet Italian sausage
- 1tspsage,chopped
- 1tspthyme leaves
- 1Granny Smith apple
- 2½cuplow-sodium chicken broth
- 1egg
- kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly butter a 9×13-inch baking dish. On a large rimmed baking sheet, toast the bread cubes for about 15 minutes, tossing halfway through, until lightly golden and dry.
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Transfer the bread to a large bowl. Spread the pecans in a pie plate and toast for about 8 minutes, until fragrant. Let cool, then coarsely chop the pecans.
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In a large skillet, melt the butter. Add the onion, celery, and sausage and cook over moderate heat, breaking up the sausage with the back of a spoon, until the sausage is cooked through, about 10 minutes.
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Add the sage and thyme and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Scrape the sausage into the bowl with the bread.
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Add the chopped pecans and apple to the bowl with the bread. In a medium bowl, whisk the chicken broth with the egg. Pour over the bread mixture and add 2 teaspoons of salt and half a teaspoon of pepper.
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Toss until the bread soaks up the liquid. Scrape into the prepared baking dish and cover with foil. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or overnight.
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Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Bake the stuffing for about 30 minutes, until it is hot throughout.
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Remove the foil and bake for about 30 minutes longer, until the top is lightly golden. Serve hot or warm.
Nutrition
- Calories: 1468.03kcal
- Fat: 33.06g
- Saturated Fat: 8.58g
- Trans Fat: 0.16g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 8.92g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 11.04g
- Carbohydrates: 219.79g
- Fiber: 38.19g
- Sugar: 33.61g
- Protein: 74.29g
- Cholesterol: 34.85mg
- Sodium: 2114.17mg
- Calcium: 542.06mg
- Potassium: 1346.46mg
- Iron: 13.38mg
- Vitamin A: 41.07µg
- Vitamin C: 1.60mg
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