Sausage Apple Pecan Stuffing

5 from 2 votes

A classic Thanksgiving stuffing recipe with Italian sausage, apples, pecans, and fresh herbs.

Prep Time15

Cook Time1

Total Time1 15

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 393kcal

10 cups white bread cubed (you can use sandwich bread, or some sort of French bread)
16 oz Italian sausage
2 tablespoon butter
1 yellow onion diced
2 cloves garlic minced
2 Granny Smith apples peeled and diced
½ cup chopped fresh flat leaf parsley
2 tablespoon fresh chopped sage
1 teaspoon dried marjoram
1 ½ teaspoon dried thyme
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
1 cup chopped and toasted pecans*
2 ½ cups chicken broth

Let bread cubes sit out uncovered for a couple of hours to overnight to dry out.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Lightly grease a 9x13" casserole dish.
In large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat, breaking up as it cooks.
Remove from skillet, set aside. Wipe grease from skillet.
Add butter to skillet over medium heat.
Add onion and cook 5-7 minutes, until they start to soften.
Add garlic, apples and herbs and cook another 5 minutes.
Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
Add sausage, apple mixture, and pecans to bread and stir well to combine.
Pour broth over mixture and toss gently to combine.
Pour into prepared baking dish.
Bake in preheated oven for 45-50 minutes, until golden brown and cooked through.

*you can toast pecans in 350 degree oven for 10-12 minutes.