Sausage And Gravy Stuffin Muffins Recipe By Tasty

GRAVY-STUFFED STUFFING MUFFINS

Steps:

• Melt butter for country gravy in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add sausage; cook and crumble into very small pieces until browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Add flour and whisk until it combines with butter and sausage fat to create a roux. Cook and stir for 2 minutes. Add green onions. Cook and stir for 1 minute; don't overcook.
• Pour in milk and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil. Continue to cook and stir until nice and thick. Stir in salt, cayenne, and black pepper. Cook for 1 more minute, then remove from the heat.
• Transfer gravy into a bowl and let cool to room temperature, 15 to 20 minutes. Wrap and refrigerate until cold and thick, about 2 hours, or until needed.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Butter a 12-cup muffin tin with a 1 tablespoon butter.
• Melt remaining 4 tablespoons butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add celery, onion, and salt; cook and stir until onion just starts to turn translucent, 4 to 5 minutes. Add poultry seasoning and pepper; cook and stir for 1 minute. Add chicken broth and bring to a boil.
• Meanwhile, combine bread cubes, parsley, sage, and thyme in a large bowl.
• Pour boiling broth mixture over bread-herb mixture and stir until combined. Mix in eggs. Fill the prepared muffin cups to the top with stuffing mixture, then go around and evenly divide remaining stuffing on top of each muffing, piling it up nice and high.
• Wet your finger and make a big hole in the center of each muffin, poking down pretty far but stopping about 1 inch from the bottom of the pan. Place about 2 tablespoons chilled gravy into each hole, centering it in the hole the best you can. Reserve remaining gravy for another use.
• Dampen your hands and mold the stuffing for each muffin over the top to cover the gravy center. Generously brush the tops with melted butter.
• Place in the center of the preheated oven with a baking pan on a lower rack to catch any drippings. Bake until muffins have firmed up and are golden brown, about 20 minutes.
• Let cool in the pan for 5 to 10 minutes, then carefully remove and serve.

SAUSAGE STUFFING MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Transfer to a large bowl; set aside. , In same skillet, saute celery and onions in butter until tender. Transfer to bowl; add stuffing, apples, cranberries, pecans, salt and pepper. Stir in enough broth to reach desired moistness. Whisk eggs and baking powder; add to stuffing mixture., Spoon into 18 greased muffin cups. Bake 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool 10 minutes. Run a knife around edges of muffin cups to loosen. Serve immediately. Freeze option: Freeze cooled stuffing muffins in resealable plastic bags. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Place muffins on greased baking sheets, cover with foil and reheat in a preheated 375° oven for 6-10 minutes or until heated through.

~ SAVORY SAUSAGE STUFFIN MUFFINS ~

Steps:

• In a skillet over medium heat, brown sausage in a little oil, crumble as it cooks with a spatula. Remove from pan and drain on paper towel.
• In the same skillet over medium heat, add the oil and once hot, saute onion, carrot and celery ( about 5 minutes) Stirring occasionally. Add the chicken broth, bring to a boil then simmer for about 10 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400 degree F. Spray a muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray. Place vegetables along with broth in a large bowl. To this add the salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, sausage, beaten eggs, bread and melted butter. Mix thoroughly.
• To each muffin tin, add 1/2 - 1/3 cup bread mixture. Place in oven and bake for 25 - 30 minutes or until golden on top. I made a homemade gravy to serve over the top. I'm adding the mix I did if interested in making it. 1 - 15 ounce can chicken broth. about 1/4 tsp herb de provence couple pinches, dried parsley flakes 1 tsp or so, better than bouillon paste - chicken flavor 1/2 tsp gravy master - for color 2 tablespoons corn starch & 3 tablespoons water. Bring broth, seasonings to a slow boil, stirring to dissolve bouillon. Mix water and cornstarch, forming a loose paste. Whisk into broth and continue stirring until thickened. Only take a few minutes. Season more if desired.
• Ladle some gravy over each stuffin muffin. Delicious!