Mom's Best Stuffing

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 12 ounces bulk sausage or 12 ounces sausage links
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3 cups onions, chopped
• 1 cup celery, chopped
• 3 cups mushrooms, chopped
• 6 cups cornbread stuffing mix
• 6 cups bread cubes
• 1 teaspoon rubbed sage
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 tablespoon poultry seasoning
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1 cup pecans, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups turkey broth or 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
• 2 eggs

Recipe

• 1 saute sausage until brown; remove from pan and cut into small bites.
• 2 in a large skillet, melt butter and cook onion, celery, and mushrooms over medium heat for 3 minutes or until softened.
• 3 transfer sausage and veggies, including any butter that is left in the pan to a bowl.
• 4 add stuffing mix, bread cubes, sage, thyme, poultry seasoning, salt, pepper, pecans, turkey stock, and eggs.
• 5 toss well and adjust seasoning.
• 6 stuffing should be moist but not soggy. add more stock if needed.
• 7 transfer to a baking dish.
• 8 bake in a 325 degree fahrenheit oven for 20 minutes covered and 10 minutes uncovered until heated through and crust forms on top.
• 9 or better yet stuff it into a big fat turkey.