Black Olive Mushroom And Sausage Stuffing Recipes

MUSHROOM AND SAUSAGE STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Coat a large wide pot with olive oil and toss in the celery and onions. Season with salt and cook the veggies over medium-high heat until soft and very aromatic, 8 to 10 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for an additional 1 to 2 minutes. Add the mushrooms and cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add the sausage and cook, breaking it into really small pieces with a metal spoon or spatula, until it's really brown and yummy, 12 to 15 minutes.
• Add the white wine and cook until it has evaporated by half. (The mix will be pretty soupy, and that's okay.)
• Combine the bread with the sausage mixture in a large bowl. Toss in the walnuts and sage and pour about half the chicken stock into the bowl. Using your hands, work to combine everything well -- really get in there and squish it up; it's fun! Add the remaining stock as needed to create a really moist mix. Taste and season with salt, if needed.
• Transfer the mixture to a 9-by-13-inch baking dish and cover with foil. Bake until the stuffing is hot all the way through, about 30 minutes, then remove the foil and bake to brown the top, another 15 minutes.

THE BEST STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the sausage and cook, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon and breaking up any clumps, until browned, about 5 minutes. Transfer the sausage with a slotted spoon to a large bowl.
• Add the wine to the skillet and cook until almost all the liquid has evaporated, scraping up any browned bits, about 2 minutes. Add 1 tablespoon of the butter to the skillet, and then add the mushrooms. Season with 1 teaspoon salt and some pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the mushrooms brown and have cooked down to about half their original volume, about 5 minutes. Transfer the mushrooms with a slotted spoon to the bowl with the sausage.
• Melt the remaining 7 tablespoons butter in the skillet. Then add the celery, onions, sage and thyme and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the broth and bring to a simmer.
• Beat the eggs and parsley in another large bowl. Add the bread cubes and toss. Add the reserved sausage and mushrooms and toss together. Pour in the vegetables and broth and toss again until evenly coated. Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish and cover with foil. Bake for 30 minutes. Then uncover and continue to bake until golden, about 30 minutes more. Garnish with celery leaves if using.

BLACK BEAN, BLACK OLIVE, AND MUSHROOM STUFFING

Steps:

• 1. Slice your half loaf of day old bread, doesn't have to be all the same size slices, and tear the slices apart into chunks in a large mixing bowl.
• 2. Slice your black olives into the bowl, add the chopped onion and celery, add the liquid from the from the black olives and liquid with the sliced mushrooms stems and pieces to the bowl.
• 3. Grind some black peppercorns over the bowl, and add the minced garlic. Stir this mixture until all the bread is moist, you may need to add a little water to get all the bread moist.
• 4. Add the rinsed black beans, stir well. Transfer to a covered casserole baking dish. Bake covered at 375 degrees for a half hour, or if baking with other food at a higher temp, keep an eye on the dish until the liquids in the stuffing are bubbly. Remove lid to brown the top of the dressing if you prefer it crisped on top, and bake another 10-15 minutes. Serve.
• 5. As with any stuffing, you can make this up the day before, and bake it next day. Just make sure the container you have the stuffing in is tightly sealed so it doesn't dry out.

KAREN'S SAUSAGE, BLACK OLIVE AND WALNUT STUFFING

Steps:

• Cook the sausage and the minced turkey liver in a large heavy pan over medium heat, stirring until cooked and making sure the sausage meat is well broken up, about 12 minutes.
• Add the onions, celery and thyme and cook, stirring frequently, until the onions are tender and pale yellow, about 10 minutes.
• Toast the bread slices and dice; you should have about 3 cups. Place the sausage mixture in a bowl and add the bread.
• Add the olives, walnut pieces, Italian parsley, Cognac, salt and pepper.
• Add enough stock so the stuffing will hold together in the bird.