Roast Turkey with Cranberry-Sausage Stuffing

5 reviews (Average Rating: 5 )

Prep Time: 25 Minutes

Cook Time: 300 Minutes

Total Time: 325 Minutes

Ingredients:

3/4 lb. ground pork sausage
1/4 cup unsalted butter
1-1/2 cups onion\cooked, chopped
1-1/2 cups celery\cooked, diced
1 tsp. poultry seasoning
1 tsp. sage, rubbed
1 cup fresh cranberries, cut in halves
4-1/4 cups dry bread cubes
1/2 cup chicken stock or water, plus extra
1 turkey, about 14 lb each
2-1/4 lbs. roast turkey
kitchen string, for trussing bird
1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
1-1/3 cups chicken stock

Instructions:

Heat a heavy nonstick skillet over medium heat. Cook sausage 5-7 minutes, stirring frequently, breaking meat into small pieces, until cooked through. Using a slotted spoon, transfer sausage to a large bowl. Melt butter in skillet with drippings. Add onion and celery and cook 4-5 minutes, stirring frequently until tender. Stir in next 5 ingredients and salt and pepper to taste. Transfer onion mixture to bowl with sausage. Mix thoroughly, adding more stock if too dry. Preheat oven to temperature 325°F. Season inside of turkey cavity with salt and pepper to taste. Fill neck and cavity with stuffing. Truss bird with string. Pat skin dry with paper towels. Brush turkey with melted butter. Place turkey on a roasting rack inside a roasting pan. Roast turkey about 20 minutes per 1 lb, basting with chicken stock and brushing with butter every 25 minutes, until a meat thermometer registers 175°F when inserted into thickest part of the thigh (or when thigh and leg fall easily away when pulled). Remove turkey from oven. Reserve fat and cooking juices for gravy. Let turkey stand 20 minutes before carving.

(Serves 12)

This recipe was submitted on 10/10/2006

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GOOD

This is a classic thanksgiving meal recipe. Eat and be thankful!

Rated By: ljohnson73

Sounds Good

5 hats. Should be good for Thanksgiving.

Rated By: masonjar62

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Rated By: rolivera04

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