Thanksgiving is a time for family, friends, and of course, delicious food. And what Thanksgiving dinner would be complete without a classic sausage and raisin dressing? This savory and flavorful dish is a must-have for any holiday table. Each recipe in this article offers a unique take on this classic dish, so you're sure to find one that everyone will love. From a traditional sausage and raisin dressing to a more modern version with dried cranberries and pecans, there's something for everyone. Additionally, there are tips and tricks for perfecting your dressing, such as using fresh herbs, adding a splash of white wine, or toasting the bread cubes before mixing them with the other ingredients. With so many delicious options to choose from, you're sure to find the perfect sausage and raisin dressing recipe to make your Thanksgiving dinner a memorable one.
Here are our top 10 tried and tested recipes!
CINNAMON RAISIN BREAD STUFFING WITH SAUSAGE
Provided by Valerie Bertinelli
Categories side-dish
Time 1h10m
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly butter a 3-quart baking dish.
- Arrange the bread cubes on a rimmed baking pan in a single layer. Bake until light golden, about 15 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl.
- Melt 1 tablespoon of the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and cook, breaking up any clumps, until brown, about 6 minutes. Transfer the sausage to the bowl with the bread using a slotted spoon. Reduce the heat to medium, add the remaining 3 tablespoons butter with the celery, fennel, onion, 3/4 teaspoon salt and pepper to taste and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 8 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 2 more minutes. Transfer to the bowl.
- Add the broth, sage and thyme to the bowl and toss to coat thoroughly. If the mixture is very hot, cool until it is just warm, then add the eggs and toss to coat.
- Increase the oven temperature to 400 degrees F. Transfer the stuffing to the prepared baking dish and bake, uncovered, until hot throughout and lightly browned on top, about 35 minutes.
STUFFING WITH GOLDEN RAISINS AND WALNUTS
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9 by 13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Place the raisins in a small bowl and cover with 1 cup hot water. Set aside.
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onions and celery, season with salt, pepper, and poultry seasoning, and cook until softened, 6 to 7 minutes.
- Drain the raisins, reserving the liquid, and put them into a large bowl with the bread, walnuts, parsley, and sage. Add the cooked onions and celery. Mix everything together, pour over the chicken broth, season with salt and pepper, and mix again. If the mixture seems too dry, add some of the reserved soaking liquid from the raisins. Spoon the stuffing into the prepared baking dish (stuffing can be made ahead to this point, covered, and refrigerated overnight). Bake until the top is golden brown, about 30 minutes.
SAGE, SAUSAGE AND APPLE DRESSING
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories side-dish
Time 1h20m
Yield 8 to 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
- Put the stuffing cubes in a large bowl and set aside. Butter a 3-quart casserole dish.
- Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and break it up with a wooden spoon. Cook until it loses most of its pink color, but not so much that it's dry, about 5 minutes. Add the sausage and pan drippings to the stuffing cubes. Melt the remaining butter in the pan. Add the onion, apple, celery, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook until the vegetables get soft, about 5 minutes. Add the broth and parsley and bring to a boil.
- Pour the vegetable mixture over the stuffing cubes and toss until evenly moistened. Mix in the walnuts and eggs. Loosely pack the dressing in the prepared pan and cook uncovered until the top forms a crust, about 40 minutes. Drizzle about 2 tablespoons of turkey pan drippings or melted butter over the top. Cook until the top is crisp and golden, about 20 minutes more.
SAGE SAUSAGE, APPLE AND CRAISIN DRESSING
This is a recipe I use every year for our Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. I usually double this recipe for the amount of people we have over. It is wonderful as left-overs, also. The nice thing about this is that it can be prepped the day before, so on the day your cooking, you just pop it into the oven (less dirty dishes and more free time that morning). I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as our family does.
Provided by rosie316
Categories Pork
Time 1h25m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Pre-heat oven to 325*F. Butter a 3 quart casserole dish. Place stuffing cubes in a large bowl.
- Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat and add sage sausage (breaking up with a wooden spoon). Cook until almost all the pink is gone, but not so much that it gets dry (about 5 minutes). Pour cooked sausage AND all the drippings over the top of the stuffing cubes (Do Not mix in yet).
- Melt the remaining 4 tablespoons of butter in the same pan and add onion, apple, celery and the salt. Cook (stirring often) until veggies start to soften (about 5 minutes). Add the chicken broth and parsley to the pan and bring to just boiling.
- Once boiling, pour broth and veggie mixture over the stuffing cubes and sausage.Gently toss everything until evenly moistened (if it seems that it needs more moisture, add 1 tablespoon of water). Now add in Craisins and the beaten egg. Mix well.
- "Loosely" pack the dressing into the prepared casserole dish. (At this point you can "tightly" cover the dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate it over night to bake the next day, just remove the wrap, gently stir in about 1 tablespoon of water, "lightly "pack again and let it rest on the counter about a 1/2 hour before placing in the oven).
- Bake the dressing, UNCOVERED, until the top starts forming a crust (about 40 minutes). While it's baking, melt an additional 2 tablespoons of butter (unless you prefer to use 2 tablespoons turkey drippings). Once the 40 minutes are up, drizzle the butter (or turkey drippings) over the top of the dressing and return to the oven for an additional 20 minutes. Serve warm.
- (If your turkey is already roasting at the same temperature, you could add the dressing during the last hour. If your oven temp is different, you may need to adjust baking time). Enjoy!
RAISIN-STUDDED APPLE STUFFING
This is the only stuffing my family will permit on our holiday table. With Italian sausage and a blend of so many great flavors, it's almost a meal in itself. No wonder it won first prize in a local recipe contest! -Teri Lindquist, Gurnee, Illinois
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 1h40m
Yield 18 cups.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a saucepan, bring raisins and 1 cup orange juice to a boil. Remove from the heat; set aside (do not drain). In a skillet, saute celery and onion in 1/2 cup butter until tender. Transfer to a large bowl. In the same skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Add the sausage, stuffing, apples, pecans, remaining orange juice and reserved raisins to celery mixture. In a saucepan, melt the remaining butter; add broth, thyme and pepper. Pour over stuffing mixture; mix well. Place in 2 greased 13x9-in. baking dishes. Cover and bake at 325° for 1 hour. Uncover; bake 10 minutes longer or until lightly browned. Refrigerate any leftovers.
Nutrition Facts :
BAKED APPLE-RAISIN STUFFING
After sampling a friend's turkey dressing one Thanksgiving, I was inspired to add apples, raisins and sage to my own stuffing recipe.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 1h
Yield 2 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a small skillet, saute onion and celery in butter until tender. Add the apple, raisins, bouillon, salt, sage, poultry seasoning and pepper. Cook and stir 1-2 minutes longer. Stir in broth. Pour over bread crumbs; toss to coat., Transfer to a greased 1-qt. baking dish. Cover and bake at 350° for 25 minutes. Uncover; bake 20-25 minutes longer or until golden brown.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 280 calories, Fat 13g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 31mg cholesterol, Sodium 984mg sodium, Carbohydrate 39g carbohydrate (18g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 4g protein.
APPLE RAISIN DRESSING
Sweeten traditional cornbread stuffing with apples and raisins - made deliciously moist with Progresso® broth. This is a perfect side dish recipe for the Thanksgiving table.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Side Dish
Time 1h20m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat oven to 325°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray.
- In 12-inch skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Cook onion and celery in butter 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender. Add apples; cook 3 minutes or until tender. Stir in sage, salt and pepper.
- In large bowl, mix stuffing, raisins, pecans and onion mixture. Add broth and eggs; mix well. Spoon into baking dish.
- Bake uncovered 50 to 60 minutes or until well browned.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 320, Carbohydrate 46 g, Fat 2, Fiber 5 g, Protein 7 g, SaturatedFat 3 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 900 mg
SAUSAGE DRESSING
I relied on this slow-cooker recipe at Thanksgiving when there was no room in my oven to bake stuffing. The results were fantastic. Even family members who don't usually eat stuffing had some. -Mary Kendall, Appleton, Wisconsin
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 3h20m
Yield 10 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a large skillet, cook and crumble sausage with onion and celery over medium heat until no longer pink, 5-7 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer sausage mixture to a greased 5-qt. slow cooker., Stir in broth, eggs, melted butter, sage and pepper. Add remaining ingredients; mix lightly to combine., Cook, covered, on low until a thermometer inserted in center reads 165°, 3-4 hours, stirring once.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 412 calories, Fat 25g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 75mg cholesterol, Sodium 1080mg sodium, Carbohydrate 37g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 13g protein.
BEST SAUSAGE STUFFING
This stuffing has lots of flavor and is nice and moist. You can also change the ingredients to your liking. I quadruple this recipe and make the extra in my electric roaster, that's how much everyone loves it. This recipe is very adaptable, you can change it around anyway you like and it will still be delicious!
Provided by MOMMY5
Categories Side Dish Stuffing and Dressing Recipes Sausage Stuffing and Dressing Recipes
Time 35m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Place sausage in a large, deep skillet; cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown, about 10 minutes. Remove sausage from the skillet and let drain on paper towels. Combine melted margarine with the sausage drippings until there is 1 cup of drippings and margarine combined.
- Cook and stir onion and celery in the margarine-dripping mixture in the same skillet over medium heat until onion is tender but not browned, about 10 minutes . Stir in about 1/3 of the bread cubes. Pour onion mixture into a large bowl and stir in remaining bread cubes, sausage, poultry seasoning, and pepper. Watch your hands, it's hot. Mix well. This stuffing is ready for baking.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 325.1 calories, Carbohydrate 13.5 g, Cholesterol 27 mg, Fat 26.9 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 6.9 g, SaturatedFat 7.5 g, Sodium 512.3 mg, Sugar 1.8 g
SAUSAGE & APPLE STUFFING
Can't decide what kind of stuffing to make? Try this recipe...it's very easy to prepare, loaded with great flavor and goes from stovetop to table in just 25 minutes!
Provided by Campbell's Kitchen
Categories Trusted Brands: Recipes and Tips Swanson®
Time 25m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Heat the broth, celery, onion and apples in a 3-quart saucepan over medium-high heat to a boil. Reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook for 5 minutes or until the vegetables and apples are tender.
- Add the sausage and stuffing and stir lightly to coat.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 200.1 calories, Carbohydrate 25.6 g, Cholesterol 17.3 mg, Fat 7.6 g, Fiber 2.3 g, Protein 7.2 g, SaturatedFat 2.3 g, Sodium 826.9 mg, Sugar 3.8 g
Tips:
- Use a variety of sausages for a more complex flavor. Try using a combination of pork, beef, and/or turkey sausage.
- If you don't have any raisins on hand, you can substitute dried cranberries or cherries.
- Be sure to toast the bread cubes before adding them to the dressing. This will help them to absorb the flavors of the other ingredients and prevent them from becoming soggy.
- If you want a more moist dressing, add a little chicken broth or vegetable broth to the mixture.
- Season the dressing to taste with salt, pepper, and other herbs and spices.
- Bake the dressing in a covered dish for about 30 minutes, or until it is heated through.
- Serve the dressing hot or at room temperature.
Conclusion:
Sausage and raisin dressing is a classic holiday side dish that is easy to make and always a crowd-pleaser. With its savory sausage, sweet raisins, and moist bread cubes, this dressing is sure to be a hit at your next holiday gathering. So next time you're looking for a delicious and easy side dish, give sausage and raisin dressing a try. You won't be disappointed!
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