Cranberry, Sausage, and Apple Stuffing

Ingredients:

2 boxes of dried stuffing mix

1 pound ground sausage

1 stick of butter, melted

1 leek, cleaned & coarsely chopped

4 tart green apples, peeled, cored, and chopped

2 cups chopped celery

4 teaspoons poultry seasoning

2 teaspoons dried rosemary

1 cup dried cranberries

1-2 cups chicken broth

1-2 cans water chestnuts

salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

In a large skillet over medium heat, cook sausage, crumbling coarsely, for 10 minutes or until brown. Drain grease, and transfer to a large bowl.

Melt 1/4 cup butter in skillet; add leeks, apple, celery, and poultry seasoning. Cook, stirring frequently, around 10 min. Stir in rosemary and dried cranberries.

Mix leek mixture and bread crumbs with sausage in a bowl.

Bake Stuffing in a buttered baking dish, covered, at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Uncover, and bake 15 minutes more to brown the top. 

Submitted by: Jenie Rainey