Have you ever wondered how to make the perfect corn and herb bread sausage stuffing that will wow your family and friends? Look no further! This delectable dish is a delightful blend of sweet corn, aromatic herbs, savory sausage, and moist bread that will tantalize your taste buds. Whether you're preparing a special Thanksgiving feast or a cozy dinner party, this recipe will guide you through the steps to create a mouthwatering corn and herb bread sausage stuffing that will steal the show.
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CORNBREAD AND SAUSAGE STUFFING
This is a simple make ahead recipe and it freezes well. Use for stuffing turkey, chicken, pork loin chops or bake in a casserole dish. Read through the recipe before beginning, you'll see how simple it is! Chicken or vegetable broth can be used in this recipe.
Provided by Barbara
Categories Side Dish Stuffing and Dressing Recipes Sausage Stuffing and Dressing Recipes
Time P1DT1h15m
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- One to two days ahead, make one pan of cornbread according to the box instructions. Let this sit out overnight and get a firm (almost hard) crust.
- Place sausage in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Crumble, drain and set aside.
- In a skillet, cook onion and celery in butter until soft. Remove from heat, allow to cool.
- In a large bowl, combine crumbled cornbread, sausage, onions and celery. Add sage, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Mix well.
- In 1/4 cup increments, add chicken or vegetable broth to stuffing mixture. Toss gently until evenly moist. Loosely stuff in fowl or casserole dish and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes or until heated to 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 141.4 calories, Carbohydrate 10.4 g, Cholesterol 14.5 mg, Fat 9.5 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 3.5 g, SaturatedFat 3.3 g, Sodium 467.1 mg, Sugar 2.4 g
CORN BREAD-SAUSAGE STUFFING
Fresh herbs enhance any basic stuffing, like this recipe based on cornmeal. You may want to add toasted nuts, like chestnuts, pecans or walnuts. It can be prepared a day ahead -- I find that it is better that way -- and reheated in a warm oven. Serve it alongside a roast turkey breast.
Provided by Pierre Franey
Categories casseroles, side dish
Time 45m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Put sausage meat in a 9-inch cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Cook, breaking up lumps, until meat loses raw look. Drain fat.
- Add onions, celery and garlic. Cook, stirring, until wilted. Remove skillet from heat.
- Add corn bread, pecans, salt, pepper, sage, parsley, broth and egg. Blend well, and smooth over the top. Cover with foil and bake, along with turkey, 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 276, UnsaturatedFat 12 grams, Carbohydrate 19 grams, Fat 18 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 12 grams, SaturatedFat 4 grams, Sodium 467 milligrams, Sugar 4 grams, TransFat 0 grams
SAUSAGE CORNBREAD STUFFING
Provided by Anne Burrell
Time 1h10m
Yield about 10 cups
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Coat a large saute pan over medium heat, with olive oil and add the onions and celery. Season with salt and cook the vegetables until they start to become soft and are very aromatic. Add the garlic and cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in the sausage and cook until the sausage browns. Sprinkle in the sage and rosemary and remove from the heat.
- In a large bowl add the cornbread cubes and toss in the/sausage mixture. Add the chicken stock and knead with your hands until the bread is very moist and wet. Taste to check for seasoning and season with salt, if needed (it does). Stir in the walnuts and the dried cranberries. Transfer to an ovenproof serving dish.
- Roast until the stuffing is hot all the way through and it is crusty on top. Remove from the oven and serve.
- MMMMM...stuffing!
CORN AND HERB-BREAD SAUSAGE STUFFING
Provided by Lisa Mayfield
Categories Herb Onion Side Bake Thanksgiving Stuffing/Dressing Sausage Corn Fall Bon Appétit North Carolina
Yield Makes about 12 cups
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 13x9x2 glass baking dish. Sauté first 3 ingredients in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat until sausage is brown and vegetables are tender, breaking up sausage with fork, about 15 minutes. Drain off fat. Transfer sausage mixture to large bowl. Add both stuffing mixes, poultry seasoning, sage and pepper and toss until well blended. Gradually mix in broth.
- Transfer stuffing to prepared dish. Cover with foil and bake until heated through, about 40 minutes. Uncover and bake until slightly crusty on top, about 5 minutes longer.
SAUSAGE, CORNBREAD AND CHERRY STUFFING
Provided by Martina McBride
Categories side-dish
Time 1h20m
Yield 10 to 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 4-quart shallow casserole dish with cooking spray.
- Place a large skillet over medium heat. Add the sausage and cook, breaking it up with a wooden spoon and stirring occasionally, until brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove the sausage with a slotted spoon to a paper towel-lined plate. Drain off all but 2 tablespoons of the sausage drippings. Add the butter to the skillet, then add the celery and onions. Cook, scraping up any brown bits that are on the bottom of the skillet, until the vegetables are soft and translucent, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the poultry seasoning, salt and pepper and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes more.
- Transfer the vegetable mixture to a large bowl and add the cornbread and reserved sausage. Add the chicken stock, cherries and eggs. Stir to coat gently and soften the cornbread. (Do not overmix or the cornbread pieces will turn to mush.) Transfer to the prepared casserole dish.
- Bake until the stuffing is set, about 35 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes before serving.
SAUSAGE AND CORNBREAD STUFFING
The healthier cooking choices for this stuffing dish start with a quick cornbread recipe made with wheat germ and egg white. The stuffing features a healthy serving of vegetables, and flavorful turkey sausage.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories side-dish
Time 3h20m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly mist an 8-inch square baking dish with cooking spray.
- Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat; add the onion, garlic and sausage. Cook, breaking up the sausage with a spoon, until the onion is tender, about 10 minutes. Add the celery and fennel; cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer the mixture to a large bowl.
- Toss the vegetable mixture with the pear, herbs, reserved fennel fronds, walnuts and cornbread; season with salt and pepper. Gently toss the stuffing mixture with 1/2 cup broth to moisten (adding more to moisten if needed); transfer to the prepared baking dish. Lightly mist a piece of foil large enough to cover the dish. Pour 1/2 cup broth over the stuffing and cover with the foil.
- Bake for 30 minutes. Uncover the stuffing and bake until golden around edges, about 30 minutes more.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Lightly mist an 8 by 8-inch baking pan with cooking spray. In a medium bowl, stir together the egg white, water and buttermilk; stir in the muffin mix and wheat germ until incorporated. Pour into the prepared pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center tests clean, 25 to 30 minutes.
SAUSAGE AND HERB STUFFING
Ina Garten's Sausage and Herb Stuffing recipe from Barefoot Contessa on Food Network features spicy Italian sausage, apples and dried cranberries.
Provided by Ina Garten
Categories side-dish
Time 1h22m
Yield 8 to 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
- Place the bread cubes in a single layer on a sheet pan and bake for 7 minutes. Raise the oven temperature to 350 degrees F. Remove the bread cubes to a very large bowl.
- Meanwhile, in a large saute pan, melt the butter and add the onions, celery, apples, parsley, salt and pepper. Saute over medium heat for 10 minutes, until the vegetables are softened. Add to the bread cubes.
- In the same saute pan, cook the sausage over medium heat for about 10 minutes, until browned and cooked through, breaking up the sausage with a fork while cooking. Add to the bread cubes and vegetables.
- Add the chicken stock and cranberries to the mixture, mix well, and pour into a 9 by 12-inch baking dish. Bake for 30 minutes, until browned on top and hot in the middle. Serve warm.
SAUSAGE CORNBREAD STUFFING
Serve Anne Burrell's Sausage Cornbread Stuffing recipe from Food Network for Thanksgiving dinner.
Provided by Anne Burrell
Categories side-dish
Time 45m
Yield 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Coat a large saute pan with olive oil, add the onions and celery and saute over to medium heat. Season with salt and cook until the vegetables start to become soft and are very aromatic. Add the sausage and cook until the sausage begins to brown. Stir in the garlic and saute for another 1 to 2 minutes. Add the walnuts, sage and rosemary and cook for another minute, then remove from heat.
- In a large bowl mix together the cornbread, cranberries, and the sausage mixture. Add chicken stock and knead with your hands until the bread is very moist, actually wet. Taste to check for seasoning and season with salt, if needed and transfer to an ovenproof dish.
- Bake the stuffing until it is hot all the way through and is crusty on top, about 30 to 35 minutes. MMMMM...stuffing!
CORN BREAD-SAUSAGE STUFFING
Provided by Molly O'Neill
Categories roasts, side dish
Time 40m
Yield Twelve cups
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Cook the sausage in a skillet over medium heat, breaking it up with the back of a wooden spoon. Set aside. Heat the olive oil in a medium nonstick skillet, add the garlic and onion and saute for 2 minutes. Add the red pepper and saute until just tender, about 3 minutes.
- In a large bowl, combine the corn bread crumbs, sausage and onion mixture. Toss in the scallions, salt and pepper. Stir in the beer.
- Fill the bird loosely with stuffing; place any remaining stuffing in a casserole and moisten with chicken broth. Roast the bird. Bake the extra stuffing, covered, for about 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 301, UnsaturatedFat 7 grams, Carbohydrate 38 grams, Fat 11 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 11 grams, SaturatedFat 4 grams, Sodium 569 milligrams, Sugar 4 grams
CORNBREAD SAUSAGE STUFFING FOR THANKSGIVING
Easy cornbread sausage stuffing recipe made with country bread, cornbread, and breakfast sausage with plenty of herbs to make it truly irresistible.
Provided by Rhoda Boone
Time 2h20m
Yield 8-10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 300°F. Butter baking dish; set aside. Arrange bread and cornbread in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake, tossing occasionally, until completely dried out, 35-50 minutes. Let cool on baking sheet, then transfer to a very large bowl.
- Meanwhile, heat a large skillet over medium-high. Break sausage into ½" pieces and cook, stirring and breaking up into smaller (about ¼") pieces with a wooden spoon or spatula, until browned, 8-10 minutes. Transfer to bowl with bread but do not stir.
- Heat remaining 1 stick butter in same skillet over medium-high. Cook onions and celery, stirring often and scraping browned bits off bottom of pan, until just beginning to brown, about 10 minutes. Add to bowl with bread mixture and let cool.
- Whisk eggs, broth, parsley, sage, thyme, rosemary, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl. Add to bread mixture and fold gently until thoroughly combined.
- Increase oven temperature to 350°F. Transfer mixture to prepared dish, cover with foil, and bake stuffing until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center registers 160°F, 40-45 minutes. Uncover and continue to bake until set and top is browned and crisped, 45-50 minutes more.
- DO AHEAD: Stuffing can be assembled, but not baked, 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. When ready to bake, bring to room temperature and bake according to recipe. Stuffing can be baked 1 day ahead. Let cool completely, then cover with foil and chill. Keep covered and bake in a 350°F oven until warmed through, 25-30 minutes. Uncover and bake until top is crisped, 7-10 minutes more.
CORNBREAD SAUSAGE STUFFING
This is a quick and delicious dressing that my family demands every holiday.
Provided by SNOOPSMOMMY
Categories Side Dish Stuffing and Dressing Recipes Sausage Stuffing and Dressing Recipes
Time 1h15m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Prepare cornbread stuffing mix according to package directions. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Place sausage in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown; drain.
- In a large bowl, mix cornbread stuffing, sausage, onion, celery, butter, poultry seasoning and desired amount of chicken broth.
- Transfer mixture to a medium baking dish. Cover, and bake 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until lightly browned.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 349.1 calories, Carbohydrate 28 g, Cholesterol 37 mg, Fat 22.1 g, Fiber 5.3 g, Protein 9 g, SaturatedFat 8.4 g, Sodium 768.6 mg, Sugar 2.6 g
CORNBREAD SAUSAGE STUFFING
I made this recipe over 45 years ago for the first pheasant I ever roasted-it was a special dinner I prepared to thank a wonderful sister and brother-in-law for all of their help when we bought our first home. To this day, it's a favorite with our friends and family when they come to visit.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 4h15m
Yield Stuffing is enough for a 12-16 pound turkey or 8-10 (1-1/2 pounds each) Cornish game hens.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a frying pan, cook the sausage until done. Remove sausage and set aside; drain any fat. Melt butter; saute onion and celery until crisp-tender. Combine vegetables with bread crumbs, eggs, seasonings, cornbread and sausage. Stuff into a turkey or Cornish game hens; roast according to your favorite recipe.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 426 calories, Fat 25g fat (11g saturated fat), Cholesterol 104mg cholesterol, Sodium 846mg sodium, Carbohydrate 39g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 11g protein.
CORNBREAD & SAUSAGE STUFFING
Make and share this Cornbread & Sausage Stuffing recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Mary Scheffert
Categories Thanksgiving
Time 50m
Yield 10-12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Cook sausage in large skillet until browned; remove with slotted spoon& drain.
- Saute onion& celery in remaining sausage drippings until tender.
- Combine sausage, sauteed vegetables, bread cubes, cornbread, sage, marjoram& pepper in a large mixing bowl; blend well.
- Moisten with chicken broth.
- Mixture can be stuffed into turkey, or placed into a greased 13x9 baking dish& dot with butter.
- Cover& bake 20 minutes at 350F; uncover& bake 10 minutes more, or until golden brown.
CORN BREAD AND SAUSAGE STUFFING
Categories Herb Pepper Side Bake Thanksgiving Stuffing/Dressing Sausage Cornmeal Fall Bon Appétit Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free
Yield Serves 14
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Butter 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Combine first 5 ingredients in large bowl. Whisk milk, oil and eggs in medium bowl to blend. Add milk mixture to dry ingredients and stir just until blended. Transfer batter to prepared dish. Bake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Cool. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and let stand at room temperature.)
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Cut enough corn bread into 1/2-inch cubes to measure 12 cups (reserve remaining bread for another use). Transfer to baking sheet. Bake until bread cubes are dry but not hard, about 15 minutes. Transfer to large bowl. Maintain oven temperature.
- Butter 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Cook chorizo in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat until brown, crumbling with back of spoon, about 10 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low. Add onions, red peppers and chili; sauté until tender, about 15 minutes. Stir chorizo mixture, cilantro and oregano into bread. Mix in enough broth to moisten. Spoon into prepared dish. Cover with buttered foil. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill.)
- Bake until heated through, about 45 minutes if stuffing is at room temperature and 1 hour if chilled.
REAL SOUTHERN HERBED CORNBREAD STUFFING
NO bread, NO oysters, NO sausage, NO Eggs, NO Giblets. Simply the best cornbread stuffing you will ever put in your mouth. This is one of those 'secret' recipes handed down from my grandmother's grandmother. It has never been written down until now, but was taught in the kitchen to each generation during the holidays while helping grandma prepare the stuffing and listening to the stories of when they were little girls in the kitchen helping their grandmas.
Provided by Jeanine Starkenberg
Categories Side Dish Stuffing and Dressing Recipes Cornbread Stuffing and Dressing Recipes
Time 1h20m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
- Place crumbled cornbread into a large bowl.
- Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat and saute onion, apple, and celery until onion is soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add to crumbled cornbread. Season with sage, parsley, rosemary, thyme, marjoram, and salt. Add turkey broth 1 cup at a time and stir after each addition until stuffing is moist. Adjust turkey broth amount to your liking, less if you like the stuffing a little drier or more of you like it more moist. Place stuffing in a large baking pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes, turning stuffing over every 20 minutes by scraping the bottom of the pan.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 363.6 calories, Carbohydrate 34.7 g, Cholesterol 72.9 mg, Fat 22.4 g, Fiber 3.4 g, Protein 6.4 g, SaturatedFat 11.9 g, Sodium 1566.4 mg, Sugar 6.9 g
CORNBREAD STUFFING WITH SAUSAGE
The name says it all! Ground sausage is cooked with celery and onions, then baked with cornbread, bread crumbs and chicken broth.
Provided by sal
Categories Side Dish Stuffing and Dressing Recipes Sausage Stuffing and Dressing Recipes
Time 1h10m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- Place sausage, celery and onions in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside.
- In a large bowl combine sausage mixture with cornbread, bread crumbs, chicken broth, poultry seasoning and sage. Mix well and transfer to a 9x12 inch baking dish.
- Bake, covered, for 45 minutes or until well set and cooked through.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 440.7 calories, Carbohydrate 51.1 g, Cholesterol 40 mg, Fat 19.3 g, Fiber 4.3 g, Protein 15 g, SaturatedFat 6.5 g, Sodium 1401.8 mg, Sugar 6.5 g
SAUSAGE CORNBREAD DRESSING
The phrases "holiday dinner" and "low-fat" are seldom used together, unless Rebecca Baird's corn bread stuffing is on the menu. Made with turkey sausage, herbs, fruit and veggies, this recipe lets you enjoy all the trimmings without the guilt, notes the field editor from Salt Lake City, Utah.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 1h20m
Yield 16 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- For cornbread, combine the first 5 ingredients in a large bowl. Combine the buttermilk, applesauce and egg whites; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. , Pour into an 8-in. square baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack., In a large nonstick skillet, cook the sausage, celery, onion and red pepper over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Transfer to a large bowl. Crumble cornbread over mixture. Add the apples, chestnuts, parsley, garlic, thyme and pepper. Stir in broth and egg white. , Transfer to a 13x9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Cover and bake at 325° for 40 minutes. Uncover; bake 10 minutes longer or until lightly browned.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 157 calories, Fat 3g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 18mg cholesterol, Sodium 464mg sodium, Carbohydrate 24g carbohydrate (8g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 8g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
CORNBREAD AND SAUSAGE STUFFING
Some cooks use diced giblets (heart, gizzard, and liver) in addition to the pork sausage in order to give this cornbread-based stuffing an extra meaty taste. It's the perfect partner for our Roast Turkey with Herb Butter.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Pork Recipes
Time 1h40m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large nonstick skillet, cook sausage (and giblets, if using) over medium-high heat, stirring often, until browned and cooked through, 5 to 8 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer to a large bowl.
- To pan, add onion, celery, and 1/4 cup water. Reduce heat to medium; cook, scraping up browned bits with a wooden spoon, until vegetables soften, about 10 minutes. Season generously with salt and pepper. Add to sausage.
- Add cornbread, sage, and eggs to sausage and vegetables. Bring broth to a simmer in a small saucepan; pour 1/2 cup over stuffing, and toss gently (cornbread will break down into smaller pieces). If needed, add up to 1/2 cup more broth, until stuffing feels moist, but not wet. Stuff into turkey, using about 4 cups.
- Spoon remaining stuffing into an 8" baking pan; it should reach the top. Bake until top is golden brown, about 45 minutes.
BEST-EVER CORNBREAD-SAUSAGE STUFFING
Everyone always asks for this stuffing for Thanksgiving.
Provided by punkchic_123
Categories Side Dish Stuffing and Dressing Recipes Sausage Stuffing and Dressing Recipes
Time 9h10m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- The day before you want to make the stuffing, bake the corn bread mix according to package directions, remove it from the pan, cover lightly with a cloth, and leave it to dry overnight. Tear the bread into pieces and leave it out overnight to dry.
- About 1/2 hour before serving, preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), and grease a 1 1/2-quart baking dish.
- Place the sausage into a skillet over medium heat, and cook and stir the sausage, breaking it up as it cooks, until the meat is browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Stir in the celery and onion, and cook until the onion is translucent, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Stir in the sage.
- Tear up and crumble the corn bread into a large bowl. Break the bread apart into 1/2-inch pieces, and lightly mix it with the corn bread. Pour in the melted butter, stir to combine, and lightly mix in the sausage mixture.
- Whisk the chicken broth with the eggs, and stir into the corn bread mixture. Place the stuffing into the prepared baking dish, cover with foil, and bake in the preheated oven until the stuffing is cooked through and hot, about 30 minutes. Uncover the dish and return to the oven to bake until the top is lightly browned, about 10 more minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 480 calories, Carbohydrate 39.2 g, Cholesterol 106.9 mg, Fat 28.9 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 15.2 g, SaturatedFat 11.3 g, Sodium 1425.4 mg, Sugar 6.2 g
SAUSAGE, CRANBERRY, AND CORN BREAD STUFFING
Categories Onion Side Bake Thanksgiving Stuffing/Dressing Cranberry Sausage Cornmeal Gourmet Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Soy Free
Yield Makes 12 cups
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325° F.
- Cut corn bread into 1/2-inch cubes and in 2 large shallow baking pans bake in middle of oven until just dry, about 20 minutes. Transfer corn bread from 1 pan to a large bowl and in pan toast pecans in oven until insides are golden, 10 to 20 minutes.
- Halve leeks lengthwise and then cut crosswise into 1/2-inch pieces. In a bowl of cold water wash leeks well and lift from water into a sieve to drain. Chop celery. In a 12-inch skillet cook leeks and celery in butter with salt and pepper to taste over moderately low heat, stirring, until leeks are tender, about 25 minutes. Remove sausage from casings and break into small pieces. Add sausage to leek mixture and cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes, or until sausage is cooked through.
- In a small heavy saucepan cook cranberries with sugar over moderately high heat, stirring, 5 minutes, or until some begin to burst. Chop parsley.
- To bowl of corn bread add remaining corn bread cubes, pecans, sausage mixture, cranberries, parsley, broth, and salt and pepper to taste and toss together. Cool stuffing completely. Stuffing may be made up to this point 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Bring stuffing to room temperature before proceeding.
- For cooking stuffing inside poultry:
- Any frozen poultry destined for stuffing should be completely thawed, and the stuffing itself brought to room temperature before it's put into the turkey. Do not stuff your bird the night before you cook it; such a seeming time-saver can have dangerous results. Instead, it is best to loosely fill the bird's neck and body cavities immediately before roasting. And always use a meat or instant-read thermometer: The meat is done when the temperature of the thickest part of the thigh (be careful not to touch the bones) reaches 180°F.; the stuffing baked inside the bird is done at 160°-165°F. After roasting, let your stuffed poultry stand 15 to 20 minutes, a double assurance that the requisite temperatures for food safety have been reached.
- For cooking all or part of stuffing outside poultry:
- In a shallow baking dish bake stuffing in preheated 325° F. oven 1 hour (for moist stuffing, bake covered entire time; for less moist stuffing with a slightly crisp top, uncover halfway through baking time).
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