Savory Sausage and Apple Stuffing

This recipe saves calories by substituting equal parts cooking oil with Mott’s applesauce.

Recipe - The Fairway Market Corporate

Prep Time15 Minutes

Servings10

Cook Time85 Minutes

Calories166

Ingredients

1 cup Mott's® No Sugar Added Applesauce Granny Smith

1 lb Italian sausage, ground

1 cup celery stalk, ¼-inch dice

1 cup yellow onion, ¼-inch dice

1 cup Granny Smith apple, ¼-inch dice

2 garlic cloves, minced

1 tbs flat leaf parsley, chopped

1 tbs fresh sage, chopped

1 bay leaf

8 cups French bread, ½-inch cubes

1 cup whole milk

1 cup low-sodium chicken broth

1/2 tsp table salt

1 pinch black pepper, ground

2 tbs unsalted butter, melted

3 large eggs, lightly beaten

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350˚. Butter a 9x13-inch baking pan.

2. Heat skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add sausage and sauté until cooked through. Remove sausage and place in bowl.

3. Sauté celery, onion, apple, and garlic until softened. Add applesauce, parsley, sage, and bay leaf, and cook until heated through. Remove bay leaf.

4. Combine sausage, softened vegetables, and bread in bowl.

5. Whisk together milk, broth, salt, pepper, butter, and eggs. Pour over sausage mixture and combine.

6. Pour into prepared baking dish. Bake 50 minutes until stuffing has reached a golden brown color.

7. Remove from oven and serve.

Nutritional Information

15 minutes

Prep Time

85 minutes

Cook Time

Servings

166

Calories