Apple Apricot Sausage Stuffing



Friday is a total cooking day for me.  Well, there is some cleaning in there, too, but it is the cooking, I love to do.  Each Friday, I have the fun of selecting different dishes to make and to scan the cookbooks, magazines of the blogs, looking for something a bit different.  This is a part of the week, I especially enjoy and of course, it is all for our Sabbath (Shabbos).

My husband kept asking for rice, potatoes or pasta for dinner but I didn't feel like any of them. So simple when that happens - one of us get his/her way. This time, it is me. I don't think hubby is going to be disappointed with what I ended up making.  Since he was looking for starch, I decided bread would be the right way to go. 

I haven't had extra gluten-free bread in the house for months.  Usually, we make a loaf a week and that is fine for hubby.  When I was shopping, I decided to pick up some gluten-free rolls and I had a few packages in the freezer.  Poof, pop them in a food processor and I have my crumbs and I am on the way to stuffing.

I also had two spicy sausages in the freezer and that became a part of my stuffing along with apples, cranberries and dried apricots.  It sounded delicious to me and I am sure it will be.

Apple, Apricot Sausage Stuffing  (adapted from allrecipes . com)

Ingredients
6 cups loose bread crumbs (gluten-free)
2 ground turkey sausages
1 cup chopped onion
3/4 cup chopped celery
3 scallions, chopped
2 1/2 teaspoons dried sage
1 Golden Delicious apple, cored and chopped
1/4 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup dried apricots, chopped
1/3 cup minced fresh parsley
3/4 cup vegetable broth
4 tablespoons olive oil
3 eggsMethod:

Preheat oven to 350 degree F.

In a large skillet, cook the sausage and onions over medium heat, stirring and breaking up the lumps until evenly browned. The oil from the sausage should be enough to brown this in.

Add the celery, scallions and sage, and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes to blend flavors.

Add bread crumbs to skillet and mix with the sausage mixture.

Mix in chopped apples, dried cranberries, dried apricots and parsley.

Pour soup, oil and eggs over the crumb mixture and combine well.


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Comments

  1. AnonymousJuly 20, 2012 at 8:50 PM

    That looks like one tasty stuffing!

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  2. UnknownJuly 20, 2012 at 10:47 PM

    That looks yummy!

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  3. Sam Hoffer / My Carolina KitchenJuly 21, 2012 at 7:18 AM

    Lucky you to have a whole day dedicated to cooking whatever you want. I'm so glad to see we aren't the only couple that are hungry for different things. This should have pleased everyone.

    Thanks for stopping by! Have a lovely weekend.
    Sam

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  4. That GirlJuly 21, 2012 at 9:38 AM

    I never think to make stuffing when it's not a holiday

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  5. Aunt BJuly 23, 2012 at 6:21 PM

    What a nice combination of flavours! Thank you for sharing this recipe.

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  6. Julie July 23, 2012 at 9:01 PM

    Yum yum. This looks delicious! Thanks for linking up to Marvelous Mondays! :)

    Julie

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  7. Michelle BJuly 27, 2012 at 8:46 PM

    Yum! This makes me look forward to Fall.
    Thank you for linking!

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  8. April J HarrisJuly 28, 2012 at 11:21 AM

    I love all the fruit in this stuffing. It sounds absolutely scrumptious, Chaya!

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  9. Mary Hudak-Collins livingthescripture.comJuly 28, 2012 at 7:53 PM

    Chaya, this sounds wonderful! I have bookmarked for later this fall...if I wait that long LOL. It looks so good ☺ Thank you for sharing with us in our linky this week.

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  10. Julie July 29, 2012 at 11:16 AM

    Chaya - I am featuring this on my blog today! Be sure to stop by and check out the featured post. :)

    Julie

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  11. Love Bakes Good CakesJuly 30, 2012 at 3:09 PM

    Oh, my! I never think to make stuffing other than holidays - this looks and sounds so wonderful and flavorful! Thank you for sharing at "All my Bloggy Friends" ... I can't wait to see what you share tomorrow!

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