Pear Stuffing for Turkey Recipe

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I find this to be a delicious change from the usual Southern-style dressing served around here. I found the recipe in one of my mother's old cookbooks.

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Pear Stuffing for Turkey Recipe

Prep: 25 min. Bake: 3 hours + standing

Yield: 10 Servings

25 180 205

Ingredients

1 pound bulk pork sausage
1 large onion, chopped
3 celery ribs, chopped
8 cups soft bread crumbs
2 cups diced peeled ripe pears (about 2 medium)
1 cup chicken broth
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon rubbed sage
1 turkey (10 pounds)

Directions

In a large skillet, cook the sausage, onion and celery over medium heat until meat is no longer pink and vegetables are tender. Remove from the heat. Stir in the bread crumbs, pears, broth, salt, pepper and sage.
Just before baking, loosely stuff turkey with stuffing. Skewer turkey openings; tie drumsticks together. Place breast side up on a rack in a roasting pan.
Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 3 to 3-1/2 hours or until a meat thermometer reads 180° for the turkey and 165° for the stuffing, basting occasionally with pan drippings. (Cover loosely with foil if turkey browns too quickly.)
Cover turkey and let stand for 20 minutes before removing stuffing and carving turkey. If desired, thicken pan drippings for gravy. Yield: 10 servings (8 cups stuffing).

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 746 calories, 34 g fat (10 g saturated fat), 262 mg cholesterol, 775 mg sodium, 26 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 79 g protein.

Originally published as Pear Stuffing for Turkey in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2007, p121