Published: by Absolutely Recipes, in the Meat recipes category.

Sage Sausage Dressing Recipe.

Ingredients:

1/4 cup port wine or 2 TBSPs grape juice plus 2 TBSPs chicken broth
1/2 cup dried cherries
1 large tart apple, peeled, finely chopped
1 TBSP lemon juice
1 pound bulk sage pork sausage
1 medium onion, chopped
2 celery ribs, sliced
2 TBSPs olive oil
3 cups chicken broth
1/2 cup orange juice
1/4 cup butter, cubed
1 package (14 ounces) seasoned stuffing cubes
1 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
1/4 cup thinly sliced fresh sage
Additional thinly sliced fresh sage, optional

Recipe Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 Degrees.
In a small saucepan, bring wine to a boil.
Stir in cherries; remove from the heat.
In a small bowl, combine apple and lemon juice; toss to coat.
Set aside cherry and apple mixtures.
In a Dutch oven, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink.
Remove from pan with a slotted spoon; drain.
In the same pan, saute onion and celery in oil until tender.
Add the broth, orange juice and butter; heat until butter is melted.
Stir in the stuffing cubes, walnuts, sage, cherry mixture, apple mixture and sausage.
Transfer to a greased 13-in x 9-in baking dish.
Bake, uncovered, until lightly browned, 25-30 minutes.
If desired, top with additional sliced fresh sage.

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