Sausage-Pumpkin Cornbread Stuffing

Name: Sausage-Pumpkin Cornbread Stuffing
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 6-8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3/4 lb sweet Italian sausage link, casings removed; 2 jalapenos, minced (with seeds); 12 corn muffins or 2 (8 1/2 ounce) packages cornbread mix, prepared and crumbled (10 cups); 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin; 14 ounces chicken broth or 14 ounces vegetable broth; 1 cup dried cranberries; 1/4 cup chopped fresh sage or 1 1/2 tablespoons dried sage

Submitted by GinnyP

"From 'Real Simple' magazine."

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Ready In:: 1hr 15mins
Ingredients:: 7
Serves:: 6-8

ingredients

³⁄₄ lb sweet Italian sausage link, casings removed
2 jalapenos, minced (with seeds)
2 corn muffins or (8 1/2 ounce) packages cornbread mix, prepared and crumbled (10 cups)
1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin
14 ounces chicken broth or 14 ounces vegetable broth
1 cup dried cranberries
¹⁄₄ cup chopped fresh sage or 1 1/2 tablespoons dried sage

directions

In a large skillet over medium heat, cook the sausage and jalapenos, breaking up the meat and cooking until it is no longer pink; drain the fat.
Add the cornbread.
Fold in the pumpkin, broth, cranberries, and sage (Can be made up to 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate).
For drier stuffing, omit the broth.

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Reviews

My family loves stuffing (we call it dressing!) and we loved this dish. The flavors are just perfect for fall. I had to use hot Italian sausage since that was all my grocery store had but it made no difference to us because it was delicious. There is a very pronounced pumpkin taste that is wonderful. I served this with roasted chicken and roasted broccoli and it was like a mini Thanksgiving. I'm glad I picked this recipe for the Pick Your Chef contest. Thanks, GinnyP.

AngelicFantasia
This was very good!! I made it as written and it did have a little more heat than I expected. If I make it again I would probably only add 1 jalapeno. But we loved it as written.

Liz Marshall
Great stuffing substituted raisins for the cranberries. A hit with the everyone.

WizzyTheStick
This stuffing is delicious! The cornbread and pumpkin make for a sweeter dish, but the spiciness from the jalapenos combats the sweetness well. Next time, I will probably use spicy Italian sausage to amp up the heat-factor. If you wanted to leave out the sausage altogether, the stuffing would make a delicious dessert, almost like a bread pudding.

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