From Our Family To Yours: Jason DeRusha's Favorite Holiday Stuffing
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – As the Christmas holiday approaches, WCCO This Morning is sharing some of their favorite recipes from their family to yours.
On Tuesday, Jason DeRusha shared his mother-in-law's Italian Sausage and Chestnut Stuffing.
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*Recipe from Pat Bannochie, Jason DeRusha's mother-in-law
Ingredients
1 pound pork sausage (Jimmy Dean, or sausage of your choice)
1 pound chestnuts
1 pound mushrooms
1 medium onion
3 eggs, beaten
Loaf of stuffing bread (or bag of stuffing bread)
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon sage
Water/broth if needed
Directions
First, boil the chestnuts for about 40 minutes. Drain and cool. Then cut the chestnuts in half, and pop them out of the skin and shell.
Put the stuffing bread in a bowl for mixing. Add 1 cup broth or water, depending on how moist you like your stuffing.
Brown the sausage in a skillet. Then add the medium onion. Then add the mushrooms. Keep the juices and dump the entire mixture into the bread. Beat the three eggs, add to the stuffing. Add the chestnuts, and the spices. Mix all the ingredients together.
Bake the stuffing mixture either inside the turkey or separately, whichever you prefer.