Sausage Stuffing 2 Ways: Classic Thanksgiving Recipes With Brioche Or Cornbread | TODAY

sausage

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground beef

Ground turkey reduces fat content while maintaining flavor.

dried cranberries

🥗Healthier: fresh cranberries

💰Cheaper: raisins

Fresh cranberries provide a tart flavor, while raisins are often less expensive.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is a healthier fat option.

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Vegetable broth can be lower in sodium.

Render down pork fat in a skillet.

Add diced onions and celery to the skillet and sweat until translucent.

Add brioche cubes to the skillet.

Sweat sugar and butter in the pan with chestnuts and apples.

Season the mixture with fresh parsley, thyme, and sage.

Add a little bit of egg to the mixture.

Pour in turkey or chicken stock to moisten the stuffing.

Add apple cider vinegar for sweetness.

Season with salt and black pepper.

Mix the stuffing well and transfer it to a buttered casserole dish.

Cover with parchment paper and bake at 350°F for 40 minutes.

Prepare cornbread stuffing by browning hot sausage in a skillet.

Remove the sausage and add diced onions to sweat them down.

Add sage and rosemary to the onions.

Cube cornbread and add it to the mixture along with cranberries and chestnuts.

Pour in turkey or chicken stock and season with salt and black pepper.

Transfer to a buttered casserole dish and bake.

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