Best 9 Cranberry Sausage Stuffing Logs Recipes

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Indulge your taste buds with our delectable Cranberry Sausage Stuffing Logs, a culinary masterpiece that combines the savory flavors of sausage, the tangy sweetness of cranberries, and the aromatic goodness of herbs. These stuffing logs are not only a perfect accompaniment to your Thanksgiving turkey, but also a delightful appetizer or main course. With step-by-step instructions and a detailed video guide, our recipe ensures that even novice cooks can create this dish with ease. Additionally, we offer variations to cater to different dietary preferences, including a vegetarian stuffing log option. Explore our collection of recipes and discover the perfect stuffing log to tantalize your palate.

Here are our top 9 tried and tested recipes!

CRANBERRY SAUSAGE STUFFING



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Cranberry Sausage Stuffing is every festive flavor of Thanksgiving baked into one savory, sweet and very satisfying dish. Loaded with cranberries, apples, sausage and herbs, this stuffing is a perfect complement to turkey!

Provided by Erica Walker

Categories     Side Dish

Time 1h10m

Number Of Ingredients 14

3 cups whole wheat bread (cubed)
8 cups white bread (cubed)
2 pounds sage sausage (Bob Evans brand works great)
2 cups chopped onion
2 cups chopped celery
1 1/2 tablespoon dried sage
1 tablespoon dried rosemary
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 golden delicious apple (cored and chopped)
1 1/2 cups dried cranberries ((Craisins work great!))
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
1 2/3 cups turkey stock ((chicken stock works great too!))
1/2 cup butter (melted)
1 cup slivered almonds or walnuts (or any kind of nuts, chopped (optional))

Steps:

  • Spread bread cubes in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake 5-7 minutes at 350-degrees or until evenly toasted. Transfer toasted breadcrumbs to a large bowl.
  • In a large skillet, cook the sausage and onion over medium heat, stirring until evenly browned. Add the celery, sage, rosemary and thyme. Cook, stirring for 2-3 minutes.
  • Pour sausage mixture over bread in bowl. Mix in apples, cranberries, parsley and almonds (optional). Drizzle with turkey stock and melted butter and toss until evenly coated.
  • Spoon into two 9x13 baking dishes and cook, covered for 40 minutes, then uncover and bake for another 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 397 kcal, Carbohydrate 29 g, Protein 14 g, Fat 26 g, SaturatedFat 9 g, Cholesterol 57 mg, Sodium 591 mg, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 12 g, ServingSize 1 serving

SAUSAGE AND CRANBERRY BAKED STUFFING



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Do-ahead dish! Enhance savory, sausage stuffing by stirring in colorful, tart cranberries.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Side Dish

Time 8h55m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 9

8 cups lightly packed 3/4-inch cubes French bread
1 lb bulk spicy pork sausage
2 stalks celery (with leaves), chopped (1 1/2 cups)
1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
1/2 teaspoon dried sage leaves
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1 cup Progresso™ chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)
1 cup milk
2 eggs, beaten

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch glass baking dish with cooking spray. Place bread cubes in baking dish.
  • In 10-inch skillet, cook sausage, celery and onion over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until sausage is no longer pink and vegetables are tender; drain.
  • Add sausage mixture, sage and cranberries to baking dish; mix lightly with bread cubes. In medium bowl, beat broth, milk and eggs with fork or wire whisk until well mixed; pour over bread and stir gently to soak all bread cubes in milk mixture. Cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours but no longer than 12 hours.
  • Bake uncovered 35 to 40 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean and top is golden brown.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 180, Carbohydrate 18 g, Cholesterol 50 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 1 g, Protein 8 g, SaturatedFat 2 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 480 mg, Sugar 6 g, TransFat 0 g

CRANBERRY & SAUSAGE STUFFING LOGS



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I found this recipe on Food.com and love it! HeatherFeather's Note: I made two of these gorgeous rolled stuffing logs, one for Thanksgiving and froze the second to serve with my Christmas meal. The entire recipe makes 2 stuffing logs and there will also be a third portion left to stuff a turkey with, or to bake in a casserole....

Provided by star pooley

Categories     Side Casseroles

Time 2h

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 Tbsp olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
2 cooking apples, peeled, cored, chopped (approx 140/5oz each,such as bramley or granny smith)
3 pkg good-quality pork sausage, casings removed
1 bunch fresh parsley, roughly chopped
1 bunch fresh sage, leaves roughly chopped
1 bunch fresh thyme, leaves stripped
1 large egg
1 c fresh white breadcrumbs
1 1/3 c fresh or frozen cranberries
24 slice bacon
butter for greasing

Steps:

  • 1. Heat the oil in a large frying pan, saute the onion until softened (about 5 min).
  • 2. Squeeze the sausage meat from the sausages into a large bowl, then add all of the other ingredients (including the onions),EXCEPT the cranberries and bacon, seasoning well; mix together well by hand.
  • 3. To assemble each roll, butter and season a large sheet of foil. Stretch out the bacon rashers slightly with the back of a kitchen knife, then overlap 12 rashers on the foil making a big flat rectangle of bacon strips.
  • 4. Spoon half of the stuffing mix evenly over the bacon, leaving a border of about 1-inch. Scatter with half the cranberries, then pat the down with your fingers.
  • 5. Tuck the long edges of the bacon over the stuffing; then, using the foil to help, roll the stuffing up into a log shape. Repeat to make a second roll. If you like things neat and tidy, you can also using a few pieces of kitchen twine to help hold the roll together.
  • 6. Seal each log in greased foil.
  • 7. At this point you can freeze your logs up to 1 month. Thaw before serving and cook up to 1 day in advance, reheat before serving,or just roast on the day you are serving.
  • 8. Heat oven to 375 degrees/190C. Put the foil-wrapped rolls onto a roasting tin and roast for 45 minutes Unwrap, draining off any juice, then finish roasting for 15 mins until the bacon is crisp.
  • 9. The rolls can be prepared up to 2 days ahead and kept, raw, in the fridge, or frozen for up to 1 month. Roast up to 1 day ahead, then reheat, wrapped in foil, for 30 mins while the turkey rests and your vegetables finish cooking. The third portion can be baked in a casserole using the same temp/times as the logs.

SAUSAGE AND DRIED CRANBERRY STUFFING



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Tasty and easy cranberry stuffing.

Provided by Mark Correira

Time 1h

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 small onion, diced
1 cup diced celery
1 pound Italian sausage links, casings removed
1 (12 ounce) package dry bread stuffing mix
¾ cup unsweetened dried cranberries

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
  • Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add onion and celery and saute for 10 minutes. Remove from the pan. Add sausage; cook and stir, breaking it up with a spoon, until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Return onion and celery and cook for a few more minutes.
  • Transfer sausage mixture to a bowl and add stuffing mix and cranberries; gently stir until liquid is gone and ingredients are well coated. Place in the prepared baking dish and cover.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Remove cover and bake for an additional 5 to 7 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 244.3 calories, Carbohydrate 29.5 g, Cholesterol 15.1 mg, Fat 10.4 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 8.2 g, SaturatedFat 3.1 g, Sodium 768.3 mg, Sugar 7.8 g

CRANBERRY & SAUSAGE STUFFING LOGS (OAMC)



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I made two of these gorgeous rolled stuffing logs, one for Thanksgiving and froze the second to serve with my Christmas meal. The entire recipe makes 2 stuffing logs and there will also be a third portion left to stuff a turkey with, or to bake in a casserole. If you only want to make 1 roll, simply divide most of the ingredients by 3, except for the apple, egg, and bacon - use 1 small egg, 1 small apple, and 12 pieces of bacon, cooking time will remain the same. A bit tricky to roll up, but the final product is worth all your hard work.You can substitute fresh red currants for the cranberries or use dried cranberries or dried cherries if you prefer. Also, if you only have dried herbs, that is fine.. just add dreid versions to taste, perhaps a few spoonfuls of each. This gets sliced and looks so lovely with the center of berries. Adapted from a version I found in Good Food magazine.

Provided by HeatherFeather

Categories     Pork

Time 2h

Yield 2 rolls, 32 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
2 cooking apples, peeled, cored, chopped (approx 140/5oz each,such as Bramley or Granny Smith)
3 (450 g) packages good-quality pork sausage, casings removed
salt, to taste
pepper, to taste
1 bunch fresh parsley, roughly chopped
1 bunch fresh sage, leaves roughly chopped
1 bunch fresh thyme, leaves stripped
1 large egg
100 g fresh white breadcrumbs
175 g fresh cranberries or 175 g frozen cranberries
24 slices streaky bacon (American style bacon strips)
butter, for greasing

Steps:

  • Heat the oil in a large frying pan, saute the onion until softened (about 5 min).
  • Squeeze the sausage meat from the sausages into a large bowl, then add all of the other ingredients (including the onions),EXCEPT the cranberries and streaky bacon, seasoning well; mix together well by hand.
  • (Weigh out 450g of the stuffing and mix a handful of the cranberries into it, then pack this up to use as stuffing for a turkey or to bake on its own. The rest will be used to make the two stuffing rolls).
  • To assemble each roll, butter and season a large sheet of foil. Stretch out the bacon rashers slightly with the back of a kitchen knife, then overlap 12 rashers on the foil making a big flat rectangle of bacon strips.
  • Spoon half of the stuffing mix evenly over the bacon, leaving a border of about 3cm. Scatter with half the cranberries, then pat the down with your fingers.
  • Tuck the long edges of the bacon over the stuffing; then, using the foil to help, roll the stuffing up into a log shape. Repeat to make a second roll. If you like things neat and tidy, you can also using a few pieces of kitchen twine to help hold the roll together.
  • Seal each log in greased foil.
  • (At this point you can freeze your logs up to 1 month. Thaw before serving and cook up to 1 day in advance, reheat before serving,or just roast on the day you are serving).
  • Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Put the foil-wrapped rolls onto a roasting tin and roast for 45 minutes Unwrap, draining off any juice, then finish roasting for 15 mins until the bacon is crisp.
  • OAMC instructions:The rolls can be prepared up to 2 days ahead and kept, raw, in the fridge, or frozen for up to 1 month. Roast up to 1 day ahead, then reheat, wrapped in foil, for 30 mins while the turkey rests and your vegetables finish cooking. The third portion can be baked in a casserole using the same temp/times as the logs.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 283.4, Fat 24.7, SaturatedFat 8.1, Cholesterol 55.5, Sodium 524.8, Carbohydrate 4.6, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 1.7, Protein 10.3

AWESOME SAUSAGE, APPLE AND CRANBERRY STUFFING



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This Thanksgiving stuffing is fantastic! It is very flavorful and fresh-tasting. This recipe will stuff a 10-pound turkey (which serves six) plus extra. I replaced the usual pork sausage with much healthier turkey sausage. Other dried fruits may also be used in place of cranberries.

Provided by Stacy M. Polcyn

Categories     Side Dish     Stuffing and Dressing Recipes     Sausage Stuffing and Dressing Recipes

Time 1h40m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 ½ cups cubed whole wheat bread
3 ¾ cups cubed white bread
1 pound ground turkey sausage
1 cup chopped onion
¾ cup chopped celery
2 ½ teaspoons dried sage
1 ½ teaspoons dried rosemary
½ teaspoon dried thyme
1 Golden Delicious apple, cored and chopped
¾ cup dried cranberries
⅓ cup minced fresh parsley
1 cooked turkey liver, finely chopped
¾ cup turkey stock
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degree F (175 degree C). Spread the white and whole wheat bread cubes in a single layer on a large baking sheet. Bake for 5 to 7 minutes in the preheated oven, or until evenly toasted. Transfer toasted bread cubes to a large bowl.
  • In a large skillet, cook the sausage and onions over medium heat, stirring and breaking up the lumps until evenly browned. Add the celery, sage, rosemary, and thyme; cook, stirring, for 2 minutes to blend flavors.
  • Pour sausage mixture over bread in bowl. Mix in chopped apple, dried cranberries, parsley, and liver. Drizzle with turkey stock and melted butter, and mix lightly. Allow stuffing to cool completely before loosely stuffing a turkey.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 235.5 calories, Carbohydrate 21.7 g, Cholesterol 80.2 mg, Fat 11.6 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 12.5 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, Sodium 547.5 mg, Sugar 8.7 g

CRANBERRY, APPLE AND SAUSAGE STUFFING



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Provided by Robert Irvine : Food Network

Categories     side-dish

Time 1h15m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

8 tablespoons (1/2 cup or 1 stick) butter, unsalted
2 medium onions, finely diced
3 cups chopped celery, (about 6 large stalks)
6 cups coarsely chopped leeks, (about 12)
4 apples, peeled, cored and chopped
1 pound breakfast sausage or Italian sausage, casings removed
6 teaspoons poultry seasoning
2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary leaves, (about 4 sprigs)
2 teaspoons chopped fresh sage leaves, (about 6 leaves)
2 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley leaves, (about 4 to 6 sprigs)
2 cups dried cranberries
1 box stuffing mix (not cornbread) (recommended: Pepperidge Farm)
2 cups (1 pint) vegetable stock
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Melt the butter in a large skillet and saute the onions, celery, leeks, apples, and sausage, breaking up the sausage as you cook. After about 10 minutes, add the poultry seasoning, fresh herbs and dried cranberries. Add the dried stuffing mix and moisten with the vegetable stock. Season stuffing mix with salt and pepper, to taste. (I like the stuffing a little wetter - if you don't, just add less stock)
  • Place into a buttered casserole dish and bake for 45 minutes.

SAUSAGE & CRANBERRY STUFFING



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Make stuffing balls to serve alongside your Christmas turkey, or cook the mix in a baking dish if you prefer

Provided by Good Food team

Categories     Side dish

Time 1h5m

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 onion , finely chopped
25g butter
2 slices white bread , whizzed to chunky breadcrumbs
200g sausagemeat
1 apple , peeled and grated
200g cranberry
50g pistachios
4 sage leaves, finely sliced
½ tsp mixed spice
bay leaves , to serve (optional)

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Cook the onion in the butter until soft but not browned. Add the breadcrumbs and stir so they soak up all the excess butter and fat. Let the mixture cool. Tip into a bowl with the sausagemeat, apple, cranberries, pistachios, sage and mixed spice. Mix well, then roll into balls. You can now cover and chill for up to a day before cooking.
  • To cook, place in a roasting tin and bake for 40 mins, turning a few times, or until browned all over. Add the bay leaves, if using, for the final ten minutes of cooking.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 176 calories, Fat 13 grams fat, SaturatedFat 4 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 11 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 5 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 5 grams protein, Sodium 0.59 milligram of sodium

CRANBERRY SAUSAGE STUFFING



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My friend would make this often and i just love the taste of the different flavors. I crave it for turkey dinners. When i have made turkey dinners and used this recipe, everyone loved it.

Provided by alliewelke

Categories     Winter

Time 35m

Yield 1 large skillet, 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 (8 ounce) packages italian sweet sausage
4 -6 green apples
1 (8 ounce) box chicken stove top stuffing mix
1 (8 ounce) package craisins
2 -3 onions
salt
pepper
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1/2 cup butter

Steps:

  • In large skillet brown onions in olive oil.
  • take sausage meat out of the casing, cook in skillet mixture.
  • when almost done, add green apples, craisens, salt, pepper,garlic powder.
  • Add stovetop stuffing and follow the directions of the box with amount of water and butter to add. let cook following package instructions for stovetop stuffing.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 578.6, Fat 24, SaturatedFat 12.6, Cholesterol 65, Sodium 1130.4, Carbohydrate 78, Fiber 6, Sugar 39.9, Protein 18.1

Tips:

  • Use fresh cranberries for the best flavor. Fresh cranberries are available in the fall and winter months. If you can't find fresh cranberries, you can use frozen cranberries, but thaw them completely before using.
  • Don't overcook the sausage. Sausage is done cooking when it is no longer pink in the center. Overcooked sausage will be dry and tough.
  • Use a variety of bread cubes. This will give the stuffing a more interesting texture. You can use white bread, wheat bread, or even cornbread.
  • Add some fresh herbs to the stuffing. Fresh herbs like sage, thyme, and rosemary will add a lot of flavor to the stuffing. Choose herbs that you like and that will pair well with the other ingredients in the stuffing.
  • Don't pack the stuffing too tightly. The stuffing should be light and fluffy. If you pack it too tightly, it will be dense and heavy.
  • Bake the stuffing until it is golden brown and cooked through. The stuffing is done cooking when it reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit. You can use a meat thermometer to check the temperature.

Conclusion:

Cranberry sausage stuffing is a delicious and festive side dish that is perfect for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner. It is easy to make and can be made ahead of time. You can also use different types of bread, sausage, and herbs to customize the stuffing to your liking. No matter how you make it, cranberry sausage stuffing is sure to be a hit with your family and friends.

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