This Kid’s Apple Sausage Stuffing recipe is sweet, savory and truly delicious. It’s our family’s favorite stuffing recipe!
Stuffing is one of those Thanksgiving foods that I’ve found you don’t have to twist a kid’s arm to eat. I mean come on, the base of it is bread! With a crispy top layer and fluffy savory texture under the surface, this stuffing (or dressing) is pretty much your turkey’s best friend this Thanksgiving. This stuffing recipe in particular is my kids’ favorite one, hence why I named it Kid’s Apple Sausage Stuffing!
I think stuffing might be my favorite part of Thanksgiving. I’ve come up with several variations over the years like Cornbread Cranberry Stuffing and these super fun, kid-friendly Apple Sausage Stuffing Bites.
There are tons of variations on the ingredients you can put in your stuffing. Cornbread, wheat or white bread, fruits, vegetables, herbs, the list goes on…But the mixture of ingredients in this Apple Sausage Stuffing is truly geared for little ones taste buds (and secretly mine, too!).The sweetness from the apples in this recipe nicely pairs with the salty sausage. Combined with the celery, onion and sage, this dish will make the whole kitchen smell amazing. And it tastes even better!
I love this stuffing recipe so much. I must admit it gets made several times a year – not just on Thanksgiving. It pairs really well with any roasted meat or poultry and the flavors really compliment so many other foods! Don’t be afraid to work this into one of your weeknight dinners!
Is Thanksgiving your favorite meal of the year like me? I’m super excited even though this year will be a little different than usual, I’m still looking forward to gathering around the dinner table with my family.
Kid’s Apple Sausage Stuffing
Ingredients
- 3/4 pound bread cubes (I use 1/2 whole wheat and 1/2 white bread cubes, but you can also buy other types of bread cubes that are already dried out and skip step 1).
- 3 chicken apple sausage links (or 1/2 pound ground sausage)
- 2 teaspoons oil
- 2 tablespoon butter plus more for greasing
- 1 apple, peeled and chopped (gala, fuji, or golden delicious)
- 2 celery stalks, chopped
- 1/2 onion, chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 1 1/2 cups chicken stock
Instructions
- Toast bread cubes in a 300 degree oven for 8-10 minutes.
- Turn the oven temperature to 350 degrees.
- If using sausage links, remove casings.
- Heat 2 teaspoons of oil in a large saute pan over medium heat and cook sausage for 3-5 minutes or until cooked through. Remove to a plate.
- Heat butter in the saute pan over medium heat and cook the apples, celery, onion, thyme and salt for 6-8 minutes until soft and tender.
- Place the bread cubes in a bowl with the sausage, vegetables, eggs and chicken stock. Combine thoroughly.
- Grease a 11 x 7 baking dish. Place the stuffing mixture in the dish.
- Bake for 40 minutes.
- Serve.
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I just made this recently. I can’t imagine its taste. But I just made it afterwards 🙂
It turned out very good ! Savoury meal !
I put broccoli there, I think I can put another vegetables there too.
Thanks for the recipe, Catherine !
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