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Mom's Turkey Stuffing

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground chuck beef
  • 1 pound Jimmy Dean Pork/Sage flavored sausage
  • 1 medium white onion diced
  • 2 large carrots diced
  • 2 sticks of celery sliced or diced small
  • 1 green bell pepper diced
  • 1 small green apple diced
  • 1/3 cup slivered almonds
  • salt
  • pepper
  • garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon fresh thyme finely chopped (my addition)
  • 14-16 ounces cornbread stuffing
  • 5 cup low sodium chicken broth more if needed

Instructions

  • On medium/high heat, brown the  beef and pork sausage in a large dutch oven-style pot. Season with a little salt, pepper and garlic powder.
  • Once the beef and sausage is nicely browned and cooked through, add the onions, carrots, celery , bell pepper and thyme. Combine and cook for 7-9 minutes. Add the apple and almonds and cook for another few minutes. Fold in the bread stuffing and gradually mix in the chicken broth. If it seems too dry, add a little more broth. You want it to look moist so it does not dry out during the baking process. Taste for salt.
  • Place the stuffing in a large baking dish and bake in a 350  degree preheated oven until warmed through and top is nicely browned and the bread looks toasted. Grab a fork! Lol! Let it sit for a few minutes before serving. It will be very hot! Back in the day, Mom used to stuff the turkey with this recipe and cook part of it in a small baking dish. I rarely cook a whole turkey and prefer to bake it in a pan instead of inside of the turkey.