Name: Apricot and Sausage Cornbread Stuffing Recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ½ lb bulk pork sausage; 1 cup salted butter; 1 cup onion; 1 cup celery; ½ cup dried apricots; 1 cup pecans; ½ cup Fresh Parsley; 6 cups cornbread

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How To Make Apricot and Sausage Cornbread Stuffing

Crumbled cornbread serves as the base of this cornbread stuffing recipe. It’s also enriched by apricots, sausages, pecans, and some fresh herbs.

Preparation: 30 minutes

Cooking: 25 minutes

Total: 55 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

½lbbulk pork sausage
1cupsalted butter,divided
1cuponion,coarsely chopped
1cupcelery,coarsely chopped
½cupdried apricots,chopped
1cuppecans,toasted, chopped
½cupfresh parsley,chopped
6cupscornbread,crumbled

Instructions

Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir sausage in the hot skillet for 5 to 7 minutes, until browned and crumbly. Drain and discard grease.
Melt ½ cup of butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and celery; saute for about 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Stir in apricots and cook for 2 minutes more. Stir in sausage, pecans, and parsley. Remove from heat.
Melt remaining butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat.
Pour crumbled cornbread into a large mixing bowl; add sausage mixture. Stir in melted butter until stuffing feels moist. Let cool to room temperature before using.