Traditional Italian Sausage Stuffing

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Everything’s better with stuffing! The flavors of Johnsonville Italian Sausages make a great starter to this excellent stuffing recipe. Add focaccia bread, olives, peppers, tomatoes, garlic, and basil to create a stuffing that’s bursting with flavor. Once this stuffing is ready, let your culinary dreams run wild!

  • Servings: 6
  • Cook: 40 minutes

Traditional Italian Sausage Stuffing

What you need

  • 1 package
    (19 ounce) JOHNSONVILLE® Mild Italian Sausage (ground or removed from casing*) *Cut sausage link end to end, about three-quarters of the way through. Flip sausage link over, grasp casing and pull off.
  • 1/4 cup
    olive oil, separated
  • 2 loaves
    (12 ounces each) focaccia bread, cut into 1 inch cubes
  • 1 teaspoon
    coarse ground pepper
  • 1 cup
    Parmesan cheese, shredded
  • 1 small
    green pepper, diced
  • 1/2 cup
    oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
  • 1/2 cup
    pimiento-stuffed olives, chopped
  • 5 large
    leaves fresh basil, chopped
  • 2 cloves
    garlic, minced
  • 2
    eggs
  • 1-1/2 cups
    water or white wine
  • 1/4 cup
    butter, cubed

Preparation

  • 1
    In a skillet, cook and crumble sausage in 1 tablespoon olive oil until no longer pink; set aside.
  • 2
    In a large bowl, combine bread cubes and the remaining oil. Sprinkle with pepper; toss to coat.
  • 3
    Transfer to a greased 15 x 10 inch baking pan. Bake at 350˚F for 10 minutes or until crisp and a lightly browned, stirring once.
  • 4
    Remove pan to a wire rack to cool slightly.
  • 5
    In a very large bowl, combine the bread cubes, reserved sausage, Parmesan cheese, green pepper, sun-dried tomatoes, basil and garlic. Combine eggs and water; pour over bread mixture and toss to coat.
  • 6
    Transfer to a buttered 13 x 9 inch baking dish. Dot with butter. Bake, uncovered, at 350˚F for 35 to 40 minutes or until hot.

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Could I do this without olives?

by PAIGE 2 months ago
I'd love to try this recipe, but my husband despises olives... any suggestions as to what would be a good substitute? We love onions, so I thought about adding that?
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My family insists on this stuffing and NO OTHER

by Caroline 8 months ago
This is the best stuffing I have ever tasted. My family fights over the leftovers.Stuffing has become a year round recipe and no longer just for Thanksgiving . This is the number one request in my home. I am usually a healthy eater; I am trying to enter this recipe into the Weight Watchers Calculator but I am not sure how many it serves. It is really a spectacular recipe.
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