Aunt Lisas Stuffing Recipes

HERB STUFFING WITH SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 Degrees
• In a large pan, add the olive oil to the pan over medium-high heat. Add the onions and celery to the pan and saute until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for another 5 minutes and reduce heat so the garlic doesn't burn. In a separate skillet, add the Italian sausage and cook over medium-high heat until thoroughly cooked.
• In a large bowl, pour in the stuffing bread cubes and pour the chicken stock over the stuffing and allow to sit for 10 minutes to allow the bread cubes to absorb the chicken stock. Add the sauteed vegetables, Italian sausage, and dried cranberries and mix until all ingredients are evenly incorporated. Add the butter and spices (dried sage, cayenne pepper, paprika, and salt and pepper) and stir once more.
• Pour the stuffing mixture into a casserole dish and pour the cup of water (or chicken stock if you have more) around the edges of the stuffing. Sprinkle the top with pepper and more paprika (if you would like). Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden on the top.

AUNT JEWEL'S CHICKEN DRESSING CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Place chicken in a large saucepan full of lightly salted water. Bring to a boil; boil for about 30 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through (juices run clear). Remove chicken from pan, reserving broth. Cut chicken into bite size pieces and place in bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl mix together cream of chicken soup and cream of celery soup. Fill one empty soup can with milk, and mix milk with soups. Pour mixture over chicken. In a small bowl combine stuffing and broth; mix together and spoon mixture over casserole.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes.

AUNT LISA'S STUFFING

Steps:

• Make cornbread from Jiffy mix. Cut into cubes and toast in 200 degree oven for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, cook together sweet Italian sausage, chopped onion and chopped celery. Do not drain. Toss together, in the biggest bowl or pot you have, the cornbread cubes, undrained sausage, onion and celery mixture, chopped pecans, ground sage, salt, pepper and chopped water chestnuts. Sprinkle with 1-2 cans of chicken broth until moist. Transfer to a casserole dish. Can sit for a day or two. Before baking, sprinkle with a little more chicken broth. Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes.