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sausage fennel stuffing by Cleveland cooking. italian sausage fennel spices sourdough bread and onions fresh from the oven from cleveland cooking

Pear, Sausage, and Fennel Stuffing Recipe for Your Holiday Table.

Author: Dan Harper
296kcal
5 from 1 vote
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Prep 40 minutes
Cook 30 minutes
Total 1 hour 10 minutes
I have been making this sausage and fennel stuffing for 20 years or so.This recipe is for an 8 x 8 baking dish. I make more and stuff our turkey too!
Servings 8 servings
Course holiday stuffing, Side Dish
Cuisine American

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces of sourdough bread cut into one inch cubes
  • 12 ounces of bulk italian sausage
  • 3 pears peeled and diced
  • 1 fennel bulb diced about two cups
  • ½ large onion diced
  • 1 tablespoon of butter or olive oil
  • 1 tablespoons of dried thyme
  • 1 tablespoons of dried sage
  • 1 tablespoons of dried marjoram
  • 1 ½ cups of turkey or chicken broth
  • ½ teaspoon each of sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Method

  1. Place cubed sourdough bread on a baking sheet and toast for about 10 minutes at 375 degrees F. Place toasted cubes in a large bowl when done.
  2. In a large skillet, heat oil or butter and brown sausage. After browned, place in a separate bowl and set aside.
  3. In the same pan that the sausage was browned, add diced onion, diced fennel, 1/2 teaspoon of sea salt, and 1/2 teaspoon of pepper. Cook on medium heat until golden brown.
  4. When golden brown, add browned sausage, diced pears, thyme, marjoram, and sage and cook until fragrant (about 5 minutes) then add stock and cook for an additional 10 minutes.
  5. After 10 minutes place in a large bowl containing toasted bread cubes and stir gently.
  6. Cover bowl with foil or tight lid and let set for about 10 minutes allowing the fennel mixture to soak into bread cubes.
  7. Gently stir again after 10 minutes and place in a buttered 8x8 pan.
  8. Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees F

Nutrition

Serving8 servingsCalories296kcalCarbohydrates29gProtein10gFat16gSaturated Fat6gPolyunsaturated Fat2gMonounsaturated Fat7gTrans Fat0.1gCholesterol37mgSodium818mgPotassium358mgFiber4gSugar9gVitamin A157IUVitamin C8mgCalcium65mgIron3mg

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