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Cranberry Walnut Dressing in a white casserole dish.

Sausage Cranberry Dressing

Sausage Cranberry Dressing is the best sausage cranberry stuffing, with crispy, buttery bread edges, a fluffy center, and raisins. It's the perfect side dish for Thanksgiving or Christmas.
Servings: 8 servings
Chef Alli
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour

Ingredients
 

  • 1 lb. French or Italian bread (or cornbread) cut into 1-inch cubes, toasted until golden brown
  • 1 lb. ground pork sausage
  • ½ cup unsalted butter
  • 1 Tbs. fresh chopped thyme leaves, or substitute 1 tsp. dried thyme
  • 2 Tbs. chopped fresh Italian parsley
  • 1 tsp. dried sage
  • 1 medium red onion diced
  • 4 ribs celery diced
  • ½ cup golden raisins
  • ½ cup dried sweetened cranberries
  • ½ cup chopped walnuts
  • 3 cups warm chicken or vegetable broth

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Using a serrated knife, slice the loaf of bread into cubes about 1-inch in size. Place the bread cubes onto a rimmed baking sheet in a single layer.  Bake the bread cubes on the center oven rack, uncovered, until golden brown and crisped, about 15 minutes.
  • Place the bread cubes into a greased 9x13 baking dish. 
  • In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook and crumble the sausage until no pink remains and the juices run clear; add the butter, thyme, sage, onion, and celery, cooking until the vegetables are softened and the spices are very fragrant, approx. 10 minutes.
  • Stir in the golden raisins, cranberries, walnuts, and parsley; continue to cook an additional 10 minutes.
  • Spread the prepared sausage mixture over the toasted bread cubes in the casserole dish. Add 2-3 cups of the broth, a little at a time, gently stirring until the ingredients are combined and the dressing is a nice, moist consistency; season to taste with salt and pepper.
  • Bake the dressing, covered, for 30 minutes.
  • Remove the foil cover and continue to bake an additional 10 minutes.
  • Garnish with additional chopped parsley, as desired. Serve warm.

Notes

 

Nutrition

Calories: 576kcalCarbohydrates: 49gProtein: 14gFat: 37gSaturated Fat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 104mgSodium: 1073mgPotassium: 409mgFiber: 4gSugar: 21gVitamin A: 903IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 126mgIron: 3mg
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