Country Sausage, Apple and Sunsweet® Dried Cherry and Prune Stuffing Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 lb sweet Italian sausage, casings removed
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 celery stalks, sliced
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 cup Sunsweet®Dried Cherries
• 1/2 cup Sunsweet® Pitted Prunes, chopped
• 3/4 cup Sunsweet® Amaz!n™ Prune Juice
• 8 cups day-old cubed French bread
• 1 apple, peeled, cored and chopped
• 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh parsley
• 1/4 tsp each salt and freshly ground pepper, or to taste
• 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
• 2 eggs, beaten

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cook sausage for 7 to 8 minutes in a skillet set over medium-high heat or until browned; remove excess fat.
• Break up sausage with the side of a wooden spoon.
• Add onions, celery and garlic. Cook for 2 minutes or until softened; cool completely.
• Bring cherries, prunes and prune juice to a boil in a saucepan set over medium-high heat. Remove from heat, let stand for 5 minutes.
• Drain any excess liquid; set aside.
• In a large bowl, toss bread with apples, parsley and reserved sausage mixture. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• In a separate bowl, whisk broth with eggs until combined. Pour over the bread mixture, tossing to coat.
• Add reserved cherries and prune mixture; toss to combine.
• Transfer to a greased 9x13 inch pan.
• Bake, covered, for 30 minutes.
• Bake, uncovered, for an additional 20 minutes or until golden brown.

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