Recipe - Chestnut Apple And Sausage Stuffing

5 cup Lightly packed fresh bread
cubes (about 10 slices
dayold white bread)
2 teaspoon Dried sage leaves
2 teaspoon Salt
Butter
1 pound Chicken and apple sausages
1 Onion, chopped
6 ounce Canadian bacon, chopped
3 Stalks celery, chopped
1 Green apple, cored and minced
1 pound Chestnuts, shelled,
skins removed and chopped
2 Eggs, beaten
Formatted by Manny Rothstein

Slice crusts off bread and cut bread into 1/2inch cubes. Spread on
jellyroll pan and toast in 375degree oven until lightly browned, about 15
minutes, tossing every 5 minutes.
Toss toasted bread cubes with sage and salt in mixing bowl. Drizzle with
One half cup melted butter and set aside.
Remove sausage from casings and break apart. Heat 1 tablespoon butter in
large saute pan, add sausage and brown, breaking up in pan. Remove sausage.
In same pan, saute onion, bacon and celery in same fat until onions are
soft.
Add sausage, onion mixture, apple and chestnuts to bread cubes and toss
well to mix. Stir in beaten eggs.
Makes 8 cups stuffing, about 16 servings.

Each serving contains about: 263 calories 792 mg sodium 65 mg cholesterol
15 grams fat 21 grams carbohydrates 12 grams protein 0.57 gram fiber.

From Julianne Ryan, Special to The Times, Copyright Los Angeles Times,
November 16, 1995 From: Manny Rothstein Date: 112595

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