South Beach Turkey Sausage and Pear Stuffing
"This recipe is from The South Beach Diet Parties & Holidays Cookbook. My sister and I both have health problems and are looking for alternatives to traditional overwhelmingly heavy holiday dishes so that we can enjoy our family feasts with fewer worries. We haven't fixed it yet, but will edit this when we do!
The book says that using a dense multi grain bread makes it even more nutritious if you want, and that you can substitute Bartlett or Anjou Pears for the Bosc."
- Ready In:
- 1hr 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Yields:
-
12 cups
- Serves:
- 24
ingredients
- 3 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 loaf whole grain bread, cut into cubes (about 12 oz of bread, around 4 cups cubed)
- 1 lb sweet Italian turkey sausage
- 1⁄2 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 4 stalks celery, coarsely chopped
- 1 medium onion, coarsely chopped
- 1 bosc pear, coarsely chopped (may substitute Anjou or Bartlett)
- 1 tablespoon fresh sage, chopped
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 1⁄4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
directions
- Heat oven to 350°F Lightly oil with olive oil a 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
- Place bread cubes in a large bowl.
- Remove sausage from casings and break into 1/2-inch pieces. Heat 1 tsp of the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add sausage and cook until browned, around 3 minutes. Transfer to bowl with bread cubes.
- Return the skillet to the heat. Add 2 Tbsp of broth, and using a wooden spook, scrape any browned bits of sausage from the bottom of the skillet. Add the remaining 2 tsp oil, celery, and onion; cook until softened, about 6 minutes. Add pear and sage; cook about 2 minutes more.
- Transfer vegetable mixture to the bowl with bread and sausage. Add the beaten egg and stir to combine ingredients. Add remaining broth, parsley, salt, and pepper; mix well.
- Spread stuffing evenly in baking dish. Bake until top is crispy and stuffing is heated through, about 30 minutes.
Questions & Replies
Got a question?
Share it with the community!
Reviews
Have any thoughts about this recipe?
Share it with the community!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
My husband, two sons, and I just moved to Fresno after having lived in the Palm Springs area since 1995. These days, I am primarily a stay at home mom, homeschooling our 15 year old son and trying to help our 20 year old son get started in life. In my previous life, I worked as a researcher for not for profit organizations of various types, mostly in the area of fund raising.
I am also a volunteer for AFS, the international student exchange program.
I'm an OK cook (my husband is terrific and used to do a lot of the family cooking), and both my husband and I enjoy playing with food ideas and making up recipes. RecipeZaar has been a godsend for us because we are getting so many new and wonderful ideas on how to fix things that appeal to everyone in our family! We have a lot of food allergies (all different, naturally), and that plus some of our younger son's food phobias has made fixing meals everyone can eat very difficult. The 'Zaar's search "Sifter" has made everything much easier!!!
My favorite cookbook, before the 'Zaar came into my life, was The Joy of Cooking, but I collected many dozens of other ones, everything from the little ones that come along with appliances to interesting finds at thrift stores and others. I particularly like ethnic foods, but the recipes are sometimes hard to translate.
