Turkey with Sausage-Pecan Stuffing Recipe

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The combination of sweet, savory, crunchy and spicy ingredients makes a fabulous stuffed turkey that's become a tradition at our Thanksgiving dinner. Leftover stuffing can be a meal in itself. —Keri Scofield Lawson, Fullerton, California

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Turkey with Sausage-Pecan Stuffing Recipe

Prep: 25 min. Bake: 4 hours

Yield: 12-14 Servings

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Ingredients

4 medium onions
1 pound bulk pork sausage
2 packages (6 ounces each) herb stuffing mix
1 package (15 ounces) golden raisins
1 cup pecan halves
6 celery ribs, diced
1/4 teaspoon each dried basil, oregano, curry powder, caraway seeds, poultry seasoning, garlic powder, salt and pepper
2-1/2 cups chicken broth
1 turkey (12 to 14 pounds)
Canola oil

Directions

Preheat oven to 325°. Slice two onions; set aside. Chop remaining onions.
In a large skillet, brown sausage and chopped onions. Add herb packet from stuffing mixes. Stir in raisins, pecans, celery and seasonings; simmer 10 minutes. Add stuffing mixes and broth; mix well. Cook and stir about 5 minutes.
Place reserved onions inside turkey. Add 6-7 cups stuffing. (Place remaining stuffing in a greased 1-1/2-qt. baking dish; cover and refrigerate.) Skewer openings, tie drumsticks together. Place on a rack in a roasting pan.
Bake, uncovered, 4 to 4-1/2 hours or until a thermometer inserted in thigh reads 180°, basting often with oil. (Cover and bake reserved stuffing for 1 hour; uncover and bake 10 minutes.) When turkey begins to brown, baste if needed and cover lightly with foil.
Remove turkey from oven; tent with foil. Let stand 20 minutes before carving. If desired, skim fat and thicken pan drippings for gravy. Serve with turkey and stuffing. Yield: 12-14 servings (12 cups stuffing).

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (8 ounces) equals 735 calories, 33 g fat (9 g saturated fat), 222 mg cholesterol, 731 mg sodium, 39 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 69 g protein.

Originally published as Turkey with Sausage-Pecan Stuffing in Taste of Home October/November 1997, p31