Roasted Garlic, Sage, and Sausage Stuffing | Cookbook Club

Italian sausage

🥗Healthier: turkey sausage

💰Cheaper: pork sausage

Turkey sausage reduces fat while maintaining flavor.

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Vegetable broth is lower in calories and can be homemade.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier and can enhance flavor.

fresh sage

🥗Healthier: dried sage

💰Cheaper: no alternative

Dried sage is a cost-effective substitute but less aromatic.

Preheat oven to 400°F (convection setting).

Cut the tops off 3 bulbs of garlic, drizzle with olive oil, cover, and roast in the oven.

Mix together 1 cup almond milk and 2 eggs in a bowl.

In another bowl, whisk together 1 cup cornmeal, 1 cup all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon kosher salt, 1 tablespoon sugar, and 1 tablespoon baking powder.

Heat a 12-inch cast iron skillet in the oven with 1/2 cup shortening until melted and hot.

Combine the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined and lumpy.

Pour the batter into the hot skillet and return to the oven to bake.

Remove the cornbread from the oven and let cool.

Check the garlic for doneness by inserting a toothpick to ensure it's soft, then squeeze out the cloves into a bowl.

Crumble half of the cornbread into a mixing bowl and add 3 cups of cooked and cooled rice, mixing by hand.

In a skillet, melt 2 tablespoons butter and a dash of olive oil, then sauté 1/2 cup diced carrots until softened.

Add 1/2 cup diced celery and 1/2 cup diced onion to the skillet, cooking until softened.

Add 1/2 cup diced bell pepper to the skillet and cook until softened.

Transfer the sautéed vegetables to the bowl with the rice and cornbread mixture.

In the same skillet, cook 1 pound of Italian sausage, breaking it up until fully cooked, then add to the mixing bowl.

Add 1/4 cup chopped fresh sage, 1/4 cup roasted garlic, and 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley to the bowl.

Season with 2 tablespoons poultry seasoning, black pepper, and salt to taste, mixing everything together.

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