Stuffing with Mushrooms, Sausage and Bacon
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 by Pam
My Dad makes an amazing stuffing every year that's filled with all sorts of goodies, including oysters, wild rice, mushrooms, bacon and sausage to name a few. I love my Dad's stuffing but decided to make it a little different this year. I used a stuffing mix and added some mushrooms, bacon, turkey sausage, onions, celery and chestnuts. I don't stuff my bird with stuffing but bake it in a separate dish instead. It was moist and delicious with a ton of great flavors and textures. We all really enjoyed it.- 8 oz of mushrooms, sliced
- 1/2 sweet yellow onion, diced
- 2 stalks of celery, diced
- 1/2 can of water chestnuts, diced
- 6 turkey sausages, cooked and sliced
- 4-5 slices of bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 4 tbsp butter
- Stuffing mix of your choice (I used Trader Joe's)
- 3 3/4 cup water or chicken stock (I used stock)
Cook sausage and bacon in separate pans. Reserve 1-2 tsp of bacon grease in the pan and add the onions, celery and mushrooms then sauté until soft and tender.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine the seasoning packet (included with the stuffing mix) with the broth and butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a low boil for 3-5 minutes. Place croutons in a large bowl along with onion, celery and mushroom mixture and the bacon, sausage and chestnuts. Pour liquid over the mixture and toss lightly until evenly coated. Spoon into a casserole dish that's been coated in olive oil cooking spray. Cover and bake for 40 minutes. Remove cover and bake for an additional 5 minutes to crisp the top. Fluff and serve. Enjoy.
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I love the idea of using chestnuts in the stuffing. Flavor, nutrition- and texture-wise rivals a whole lot of other good stuff in life!
wow! that looks great! thanks for sharing the recipe and i hope you had a wonderful thanksgiving :)
that is such a great looking stuffing! It looks so flavorful and comforting :)
I have read somewhere that it is better to cook the stuffing separately from the turkey (or chicken) so that the raw juices of the poultry will not drip into the stuffing. Your stuffing looks great and delicious!
Looks and sounds delicious!
My favorite part of the meal! that looks yummy!
That's the beauty of a stuffing, you can put near anything in it. But I was amazed that you cook it seperate from the meat like a seperate dish. Stuffing is to stuff the meat, bird, whatever, that's the whole point.
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bacon AND sausage is a good thing.
i love your dad's stuffing... bacon, mushrooms, sausages... yum... :)
Your stuffing sounds wonderful, perfect for the holidays!
Looks like you're all geared up for Christmas. I love chestnut stuffing - in fact I eat more of the stuffing than the turkey.
Wow, now this looks like a stuffing I would love!!!!!!!
That sounds like a fantastic combination. Honestly the stuffing is my favorite part of Thanksgiving!
You had me at "bacon and sausage."
Pam, you mentioned you did not use the dressing to stuff the bird. Nor do I, but to free up oven space I've started to make my dressing in a crock-pot. Works really well. This, by the way, sounds like a really great recipe.
I think I will also opt for the stuffing baked separately.. I have never been keen on stuffing a chicken or turkey! I like ALL the flavors you have added!
My horde loves stuffing, although I'm not a big fan. I use apples, walnuts, celery, carrots, cranberries and, sometimes, water chestnuts. The crunchy stuff creates some huge fans of what is truly soggy bread!
Yours is very pretty!
Looks like this stuffing has it all!
I needed this recipe before Thanksgiving. Sounds delicious.
That does look pretty darn good! I love that you put bacon and sausage in your stuffing, I'm sure it made it so flavorful.
Oh YUM, I am an honorary member of the Royal Bacon Society, and do like this!
I adore stuffing. This looks really good
I bake stuffing separately too, I must say your recipe sounds fantastic, I bet it's packed with flavour.
wow!!! sausage AND bacon?!? that is one super stuffing!!
I've been craving stuffing all day! This doesn't make it better!
Now this is a stuffing! Girl I love the way you think: add all the good stuff.
This looks wonderful!
I'm hungry now.
Oh oh oh...what a delicious sounding stuffing! It looks great Pam!
I almost agree with Cheryl, next to the turkey, stuffing is the best part of the meal. I am not fond of mushrooms but OMG this looks so good.
This sounds great with all the meat in it. My family usually does a meatless stuffing, but I did add prosciutto last year with good results.
wowza--that is indeed chock full of goodness! stuffing as a meal in itself--very nice. :)
Stuffing is one of the best parts of the meal, and this looks super. Being English it's traditional for us to eat turkey at Christmas, so I'll be bearing this stuffing in mind.
Nice looking stuffing!
I made this stuffing for my office's annual holiday party and received RAVE reviews. Everyone loved it! Thanks for sharing :)
This looks very delicious, I love this recipe.