Turkey with Sausage, Apricot, and Sage Stuffing

Name: Turkey with Sausage, Apricot, and Sage Stuffing
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper, divided; 1 Tbsp canola oil; 237 milliliters chopped celery (about 4 stalks); 296 milliliters coarsely chopped dried apricots; 59 milliliters chopped fresh parsley; 1 Tbsp chopped fresh sage; 454 grams sweet turkey Italian sausage (about 4 links); 473 milliliters chopped onion (about 1 large); 1 teaspoons salt, divided; 397 grams package country-style stuffing mix (such as Pepperidge Farm); 5 kilograms fresh or frozen turkey, thawed; 769 milliliters hot Roasted Turkey Stock; 710 milliliters water, divided

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Turkey with Sausage, Apricot, and Sage Stuffing a try. This dairy free recipe serves 12. One portion of this dish contains roughly 82g of protein, 25g of fat, and a total of 721 calories. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Thanksgiving. Head to the store and pick up pepper, stuffing mix, salt, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the dried apricots you could follow this main course with the The ultimate makeover: Bread & butter pudding as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 32

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Oven

Remove and discard giblets and neck from turkey. Trim excess fat. Do not trim excess skin around neck.

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Whole Turkey

Remove casings from sausage.

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Sausage

Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.

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Frying Pan

Add sausage; cook 5 minutes or until browned, stirring to crumble.

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Sausage

Add onion and celery. Cover, reduce heat, and cook 10 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally.

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Celery

Onion

Place sausage mixture in a large bowl.

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Sausage

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Add apricots, parsley, sage, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and stuffing mix.

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Stuffing Mix

Apricot

Parsley

Pepper

Sage

Salt

Drizzle with hot Roasted Turkey Stock; toss well. Lift wing tips up and over back; tuck under turkey. Stuff 2 cups sausage mixture into neck cavity. Fold skin over sausage mixture, and loosely secure with several wooden picks. Stuff 3 cups sausage mixture into body cavity. Spoon remaining sausage mixture into an 11 x 7-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Cover dish with foil, and refrigerate until ready to bake. Tie legs together with kitchen string.

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Cooking Spray