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 | Italian Sausage and Fennel Stuffing |
| Description: | Holiday dinners wouldn’t be holiday dinners without a delicious stuffing. This recipe is a quick and easy way to jazz up a regular stuffing mix. The Italian sausage is adds a lot of flavor and is sure to make a hit with the guys. |
| Ingredients: | 2 lbs Italian sausage with no casing 1 cup unsalted butter 2 cups white onions, finely chopped 4 cups fennel bulbs stalks trimmed and chopped 2 tsp fennel seeds, toasted 2 tsp dried thyme, crumbled 2 tsp dried tarragon, crumbled 5 cups packaged corn bread stuffing |
| Directions: | In large sauté pan, cook the sausage over high heat, stirring to break up the lumps with a fork. With a slotted spoon, transfer the sausage to a large bowl. Add the unsalted butter to the remaining fat in the sauté pan. Then add and cook the onions, chopped fennel, fennel seeds, and salt to taste over medium heat, stirring, until the fennel is softened, about 10 minutes. Add the thyme and tarragon and cook, stirring, until most liquid is evaporated. Add mixture to sausage with corn bread or packaged stuffing and toss to combine well. Season stuffing with salt and pepper and cool completely. Stuffing may be made 2 days ahead and chilled, covered. Preheat the oven to 350º F. Place the stuffing in a buttered casserole dish and bake for 40 minutes. |
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