Don's Fave Stuffing Recipe

Don's Fave Stuffing Recipe
(also called Mom's Best Stuffing)

Ingredients
12 ounces bulk sausage or 12 ounces sausage links
1/2 cup butter
3 cups onions, chopped
1 cup celery, chopped
3 cups mushrooms, chopped
6 cups cornbread stuffing mix
6 cups bread cubes
1 teaspoon rubbed sage
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 tablespoon poultry seasoning
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
1 cup pecans, chopped
1 1/2 cups turkey broth or 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
2 eggs

Directions:
1- Saute sausage until brown; remove from pan and cut into small bites.
2- In a large skillet, melt butter and cook onion, celery, and mushrooms over medium heat for 3 minutes or until softened.
3- Transfer sausage and veggies, including any butter that is left in the pan to a bowl.
4- Add stuffing mix, bread cubes, sage, thyme, poultry seasoning, salt, pepper, pecans, turkey stock, and eggs.
5- Toss well and adjust seasoning.
6- Stuffing should be moist but not soggy. Add more stock if needed.
7- Transfer to a baking dish.
8- Bake in a 325 degree Fahrenheit oven for 20 minutes covered and 10 minutes uncovered until heated through and crust forms on top.
9- Or better yet stuff it into a big fat turkey.

Serves 8