Best 10 Wild Rice Sausage And Fennel Stuffing Recipes

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Indulge in the enticing aromas of Wild Rice Sausage and Fennel Stuffing, a hearty and flavorful dish that will elevate your next gathering. Crafted with a medley of textures and tastes, this stuffing features a blend of savory wild rice, succulent sausage, and aromatic fennel. The addition of crisp celery, onion, and tart cranberries adds a delightful crunch and tanginess, while fresh herbs like sage and parsley infuse a burst of freshness. Whether you serve it as a traditional stuffing for your Thanksgiving turkey or as a delightful side dish, this Wild Rice Sausage and Fennel Stuffing is sure to impress with its irresistible flavors and textures.

**Additional Recipes Mentioned in the Article:**

- **Easy Sausage Stuffing**: Discover a classic sausage stuffing recipe that combines ground sausage, bread cubes, celery, onion, and a blend of herbs and spices. This versatile stuffing can be used to stuff your favorite poultry or as a delectable side dish.

- **Cornbread Sausage Stuffing**: Delight in a Southern-inspired cornbread stuffing that features a moist and flavorful cornbread base, savory sausage, and a hint of sweetness from corn kernels. This hearty stuffing is perfect for those who love the combination of sweet and savory flavors.

- **Wild Rice and Mushroom Stuffing**: For a vegetarian twist, try this wild rice and mushroom stuffing. Packed with earthy flavors, this stuffing combines wild rice, a variety of mushrooms, and aromatic herbs. It's a delightful option for those seeking a meatless yet satisfying stuffing.

- **Apple and Sausage Stuffing**: Introduce a touch of sweetness to your stuffing with this apple and sausage stuffing. Featuring a combination of ground sausage, crisp apples, and a hint of cinnamon, this stuffing offers a unique and flavorful twist on the classic dish.

With this collection of stuffing recipes, you're sure to find the perfect accompaniment to your next meal, whether it's a holiday feast or a cozy weeknight dinner.

Here are our top 10 tried and tested recipes!

WILD RICE STUFFING



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This wild rice stuffing recipe is an unexpected addition to your Thanksgiving meal. It's delicious alongside a roast turkey.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Ingredients     Pasta and Grains     Rice Recipes

Number Of Ingredients 17

1/2 cup slivered almonds
5 tablespoons olive oil
2 medium onions, coarsely chopped
4 celery ribs, chopped into 1/2-inch pieces
5 large cloves garlic, finely minced
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh rosemary
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh sage
Salt and freshly ground pepper
1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
8 ounces sweet fennel sausage, casings removed
2 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and cut into 1/2-inch dice
1/2 cup Calvados, or white wine
6 cups cooked wild rice
4 cups cooked white rice
20 dried apricot halves, quartered
12 dried pitted prunes, halved
Unsalted butter, for baking dish

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 375 degrees. Spread almonds on a baking pan, and toast until golden, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove pan from oven, and set almonds aside to cool.
  • Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large saute pan set over medium heat. Add onion, celery, and garlic. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 7 minutes.
  • Increase heat to high, and add rosemary and sage; season with salt and pepper. Continue cooking until vegetables are golden, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove pan from heat; stir in parsley. Transfer vegetables to a large bowl, and set aside. Return pan to heat.
  • Crumble sausage, separating meat. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to saute pan. Add sausage, and cook, stirring and breaking up meat until well browned, 2 1/2 to 3 minutes. Transfer sausage to bowl with reserved vegetables. Return pan to heat.
  • Add remaining tablespoon olive oil to pan. Add apple, and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Add Calvados. Using a wooden spoon, scrape up any brown bits on bottom of pan. Cook until most of the liquid has evaporated, about 1 minute.
  • Remove pan from heat, and transfer mixture to bowl with sausage and vegetables. Add wild and white rice, apricots, prunes, and reserved toasted almonds. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a buttered baking dish and bake at 375 degrees until browned and heated through.

COUNTRY WILD RICE WITH SAUSAGE



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Provided by Kardea Brown

Categories     side-dish

Time 50m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

3 tablespoons canola oil
2 cups long-grain and wild rice mix, rinsed
3 cups low-sodium chicken stock
Kosher salt
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 large sweet onion, diced
1 green bell pepper, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
8 ounces pork breakfast sausage, removed from casing
2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
1 teaspoon minced fresh sage
2 tablespoons minced fresh chives

Steps:

  • Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large saucepot over medium-high heat. Add the rice and cook, toasting until the rice begins to smell nutty, about 5 minutes. Add the chicken stock along with some salt and bring it to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cover. Simmer until the rice is tender and has absorbed all the liquid, about 25 minutes
  • Meanwhile, heat the remaining tablespoon oil along with the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion, pepper and a generous pinch of salt and cook until just tender and beginning to brown, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, sausage, thyme and sage, and cook, breaking up with a wooden spoon until browned and cooked through, 4 to 5 minutes more.
  • When the rice is cooked and liquid is absorbed, turn off the heat, remove the lid and add the sausage and vegetables. Fluff and stir gently with a fork to combine. Add the rice to a serving dish and sprinkle with the chives before serving hot.

WILD RICE, SAUSAGE AND FENNEL STUFFING



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Categories     Rice     Side     Sauté     Thanksgiving     Stuffing/Dressing     Sausage     Fennel     Bon Appétit

Yield Makes 6 cups

Number Of Ingredients 8

3 cups canned low-salt chicken broth
1 1/2 cups wild rice (about 9 ounces), rinsed, drained
1 cup water
2 teaspoons fennel seeds
1 pound sweet Italian sausage, casings removed
3 small fennel bulbs, trimmed, chopped (about 2 1/2 cups)
2 medium onions, chopped (about 2 cups)
3/4 cup chopped toasted walnuts (optional)

Steps:

  • Combine broth, rice, 1 cup water and fennel seeds in heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium, cover and simmer until rice is tender, stirring occasionally, about 55 minutes. Drain.
  • Sauté sausage in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat until cooked through, breaking up with back of spoon, about 10 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer sausage to paper towels and drain. Add chopped fennel bulbs and onions to drippings in skillet. Sauté over medium-high heat until vegetables are golden, about 10 minutes. Add rice and sausage to skillet. Sauté until heated through, about 3 minutes. Stir in walnuts, if desired. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. If serving as side dish, rewarm covered in 350°F. oven for 20 minutes.) Transfer to bowl and serve. If using as stuffing, cool completely and fill bird.

FENNEL-SAUSAGE STUFFING



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Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     side-dish

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 0

Steps:

  • In a large deep skillet, saute 1/2 pound crumbled sweet Italian sausage in 6 tablespoons butter for 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and add 1 diced fennel bulb, 1 diced onion, and 1 tablespoon each chopped sage and thyme; cook 5 minutes, then add 1 diced peeled apple and cook 2 minutes. Pour in 2 1/2 to 3 cups chicken broth. In a large bowl, mix 2 eggs and 1/4 cup chopped parsley. Add to the bowl 16 cups toasted white bread cubes and the hot broth mixture. Gently toss the stuffing, then spread in a buttered 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Dot the top with butter or turkey pan drippings, cover and bake 30 minutes at 350. Uncover and bake until golden, 20 more minutes.

WILD RICE AND QUINOA BREAKFAST STUFFING



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Breakfast in general is a good place for leftovers, as this wild rice and quinoa dish, a kind of morning stuffing, shows. Sausage and nuts round out this recipe and will keep you going maybe even beyond your normal lunch time.

Provided by Mark Bittman

Categories     breakfast, main course

Time 1h

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 cup wild rice, rinsed and drained
1 tablespoon fennel seeds
1/2 cup quinoa
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1/2 pound sweet Italian sausage, casings removed
1 large fennel bulb, trimmed and chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
Salt
freshly ground black pepper
3/4 cup chopped toasted walnuts or pecans (optional)

Steps:

  • In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, combine 4 cups water with wild rice and fennel seeds; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium, then cover and cook for 30 minutes. Add quinoa and continue cooking, covered, until grains are just tender, about 20 minutes more. Drain if necessary and set aside.
  • Meanwhile, put olive oil in a large, deep pan over medium-high heat. Sauté sausage, breaking it up with a fork or wooden spoon, until it is cooked through, about 10 minutes. Transfer sausage to a bowl with a slotted spoon. Add chopped fennel and onion to pan and sauté over medium-high heat until vegetables are soft and golden, about 10 minutes more.
  • Add rice-quinoa mixture and sausage to vegetables and cook until everything is warmed through, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle with salt and pepper; serve hot or at room temperature, sprinkled with toasted nuts, if desired.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 270, UnsaturatedFat 6 grams, Carbohydrate 36 grams, Fat 9 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 13 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 353 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams

RICE AND SAUSAGE STUFFING



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Provided by Craig Claiborne And Pierre Franey

Categories     dinner, main course

Time 15m

Yield About 6 cups

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/2 pound sausage meat, sweet or hot
1 cup finely chopped onion
1 tablespoon finely minced garlic
1/2 cup finely chopped celery
1 cup finely chopped green pepper
2 1/2 cups mushrooms cut into half-inch cubes
1 teaspoon finely chopped dried or fresh rosemary
3 cups cooked rice (see recipe)
Salt to taste, if desired
Freshly ground pepper to taste

Steps:

  • Put the sausage meat and onion in a saucepan, and cook, stirring to break up lumps, until the meat loses its raw look and the onion is wilted. Add the garlic, celery, green peppers and mushrooms, and cook, stirring occasionally, about five minutes.
  • Drain the sausage mixture, if desired, and return it to the saucepan. Add the rosemary and stir to blend. Add the rice, salt and pepper, and stir. Let cool briefly.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 238, UnsaturatedFat 6 grams, Carbohydrate 28 grams, Fat 10 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 10 grams, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 484 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams, TransFat 0 grams

BROWN AND WILD RICE WITH SAUSAGE AND FENNEL



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Categories     Pork     Rice     Side     Bon Appétit     Dairy Free     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     No Sugar Added

Yield 2 Main-course or 6 side-dish servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 cups water
1/2 cup wild rice
8 ounces sweet Italian sausage, casings removed
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 12-ounce fennel bulb, trimmed, diced
1 large red bell pepper, diced
1/4 teaspoon chopped fennel seeds
2 large leeks (white and pale green parts only), chopped
3 large garlic cloves, minced
1 1/3 cups long-grain brown rice
2 14 1/2-ounce cans low-salt chicken broth

Steps:

  • Simmer water and wild rice in small saucepan 20 minutes. Drain.
  • Heat heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat. Fry sausage until cooked through, breaking up sausage with fork, about 4 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer sausage to large bowl.
  • Add 2 tablespoons oil to same saucepan. Mix in fennel, bell pepper and fennel seeds and sauté until tender, about 10 minutes. Add to sausage. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in same saucepan. Add leeks and garlic and sauté until tender and golden, about 8 minutes. Add brown rice and stir 1 minute. Mix in broth and wild rice. Season with pepper. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, about 40 minutes. Add hot rice to sausage mixture and toss well. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.) Serve hot.

CORNBREAD, WILD RICE AND SAUSAGE STUFFING



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I have been making this for Thankgiving for years. My daughter asked me to post it. The recipe makes plenty. I usually freeze half of it to use for Christmas dinner as well.

Provided by Elizabeita

Categories     < 60 Mins

Time 35m

Yield 16-20 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

16 ounces cornbread stuffing mix (Pepperidge Farm)
6 ounces long grain and wild rice blend, Original Recipe (Uncle Bens)
2 (14 ounce) cans low sodium chicken broth
1/2 cup butter (one stick)
2 onions, chopped
3 celery ribs, sliced
1 lb sage sausage
poultry seasoning, to taste
sage, to taste

Steps:

  • Sweat vegetables until tender in 1 tbsp butter.
  • Make package of rice according to directions on box.
  • Remove vegetables to a bowl and then brown sausage in pan until no longer pink.
  • put 2 cans of chicken broth and stick of butter into a medium sauce pan and bring to a boil.
  • Empty cornbread stuffing mix into large bowl.
  • Pour chicken broth mixture over cornbread mixture, toss with fork until liquid is absorbed.
  • 7. Toss in rice, celery, onions, and sausage and mix until combined.
  • 8. Add poultry seasoning and sage to taste.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 175.9, Fat 7.3, SaturatedFat 4, Cholesterol 15.2, Sodium 425.9, Carbohydrate 24, Fiber 4.4, Sugar 2.1, Protein 4.1

WILD RICE AND SAUSAGE STUFFING



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A picture of this dish should be in the dictionary under "savory". Made this a few times, years ago, to rave reviews and have been looking for the recipe ever since. Found it. I recommend baking it separately in a casserole and don't wait for a holiday. This is good anytime. If you prefer, leave out the bacon and sausage, it's still great. Cooking wild rice is not included in prep or cook times.

Provided by sugarpea

Categories     Pork

Time 45m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

3 cups cooked wild rice
8 ounces mild sausage
4 slices bacon, cut into 1 ",pieces
1 1/2 cups onions, chopped
8 ounces mushrooms, sliced
1 cup celery, chopped
1 teaspoon crushed leaf oregano
1/2 teaspoon crushed sage leaf
2 cups breadcrumbs
salt and pepper

Steps:

  • Crumble and cook the sausage, drain and set aside.
  • Wipe out skillet and add bacon, onion, mushrooms and celery; saute until bacon is crisp and vegetables are slightly softened.
  • Add this to the wild rice, along with the oregano, sage and bread crumbs; add cooked sausage; add salt and pepper to taste.
  • Bake, covered, in an oiled casserole at 350° for 30-40 minutes; add 1/4 to 1/2 cup stock, if needed, for moisture.

CRANBERRY-WILD RICE STUFFING



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Bread stuffing is classic for Thanksgiving, but it isn't the only choice. In this recipe by the cookbook author Nancy Harmon Jenkins, wild rice takes on the starchy role, while sausage and cranberries lend richness and tang. You can mix the elements together one day ahead, then bake just before serving.

Provided by Nancy Harmon Jenkins

Categories     side dish

Time 2h15m

Yield 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 pound wild rice
1 bay leaf
6 tablespoons butter, more for greasing baking dish
2 medium yellow onions, diced
4 Italian-style sweet fennel sausages
3 cups cranberries (258 grams)
2 teaspoons kosher salt (12 grams), or to taste
1 teaspoon black pepper
2 to 3 teaspoons chopped fresh sage (optional)

Steps:

  • Place wild rice in a saucepan and pour over just enough boiling water to cover. Set aside, covered, for one hour. Drain rice. Add fresh boiling water to cover by half an inch, and the bay leaf. Bring to a simmer and cook gently until rice is soft but not mushy, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain well, discard bay leaf, and set aside.
  • Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 2-quart gratin dish or a 9x13 baking dish if not stuffing into a turkey.
  • Melt 4 tablespoons butter in a sauté pan over medium heat and gently cook the onions until soft, about 7 minutes. Remove skins from sausages and add sausage meat to the pan with the onions. Raise the heat to medium-high and cook, crumbling the sausage with a fork, until it is browned. Remove from the heat and stir in the wild rice.
  • Rinse cranberries, picking them over and discarding any that are spoiled. Chop them roughly or process them briefly in a food processor. Add to the sausage-rice mixture and mix well. Add salt, pepper and sage if using and stir to combine. Taste for seasoning.
  • Either stuff into a turkey or pour into the prepared dish. Cut the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter into small pieces and dot the top. Cover the dish with foil. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for an additional 15 to 20 minutes, or until the top is lightly golden. Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 334, UnsaturatedFat 9 grams, Carbohydrate 33 grams, Fat 18 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 11 grams, SaturatedFat 8 grams, Sodium 285 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams, TransFat 0 grams

Tips:

  • To save time, use pre-cooked wild rice or cook it according to the package instructions before starting the recipe.
  • If you don't have fennel seeds, you can use 1 teaspoon of dried oregano or thyme instead.
  • If you like a more crispy stuffing, cook it for an additional 15 minutes or until the top is golden brown.
  • This stuffing can be made ahead of time and refrigerated for up to 2 days before baking.

Conclusion:

This wild rice sausage and fennel stuffing is a delicious and easy-to-make side dish that's perfect for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or any other special occasion. The combination of wild rice, sausage, fennel, and apples creates a flavorful and unique stuffing that will be a hit with your guests. So next time you're looking for a stuffing recipe, give this one a try. You won't be disappointed!

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