Sausage Dressing

Total Time
Prep: 20 min. Cook: 3 hours

Updated on Nov. 15, 2022

I relied on this slow-cooker recipe at Thanksgiving when there was no room in my oven to bake stuffing. The results were fantastic. Even family members who don't usually eat stuffing had some. —Mary Kendall, Appleton, Wisconsin

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Sausage Dressing

Yield: 10 servings
Prep: 20 min
Cook: 3 hours

Ingredients

  • 1 pound bulk pork sausage
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 2 celery ribs, chopped
  • 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) chicken broth
  • 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1/4 cup butter, melted
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons rubbed sage
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 package (12 ounces) seasoned stuffing cubes
  • 1 large tart apple, chopped
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

Directions

  1. In a large skillet, cook and crumble sausage with onion and celery over medium heat until no longer pink, 5-7 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer sausage mixture to a greased 5-qt. slow cooker.
  2. Stir in broth, eggs, melted butter, sage and pepper. Add remaining ingredients; mix lightly to combine.
  3. Cook, covered, on low until a thermometer inserted in center reads 165°, 3-4 hours, stirring once.
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