Apple & Sausage Stuffing

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Apple & Sausage Stuffing

Ingredients:

1 lb sweet Italian sausage, casings removed
1/4 C (1/2 stick) butter
5 C chopped onion, small dice
2 C chopped celery
8 C diced Granny Smith apples
1 tbsp dried sage
2 tsp dried thyme
1/2 esp ground allspice
5-1/2 C cubed foccacia

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350F

Sauté sausage in large pan over med-high heat until cooked through, crumbling sausage with fork. with a slotted spoon, transfer sausage to large bowl and set aside. Add butter, onions and celery to pan and sauté until onions are tender. Add apples and sauté until tender but still hold shape. Add sage, thyme and allspice, sauté 1 minute. Add to sausage. stir in stuffing mix and season with salt and pepper.

Butter baking dish and add stuffing, cover with foil and bake until heated through, approx 45 minutes.

Note: You can make this stuffing 2 days ahead, just chill and cover