Cornbread Sausage Wild Rice and Cranberry Stuffing

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Cornbread, Sausage, Wild Rice and Cranberry Stuffing
Yield: Makes 8 servings
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Ingredients:
1/2
cup uncooked wild rice

3/4
pound (12-ounce package) bulk pork sausage

2
tablespoons oil

2
cups chopped onions

1-1/2
cups chopped celery

1
teaspoon fennel seeds

6
tablespoons butter

1
can (14-1/2 ounces) reduced-sodium chicken broth

1/2
package (14 to 16 ounces) cornbread stuffing (4-1/2 cups)*

3/4
cup dried sweetened cranberries

1/2
cup chopped parsley

1/2
teaspoon dried sage

1/2
teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1/4
teaspoon salt



Preparation:
1.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 13X9-inch pan. Bring 2 cups salted water to a boil in medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add rice and cook 45 minutes until grains have opened; drain and reserve.

2.
Cook sausage in large nonstick pot over medium-high heat, 10 minutes until cooked through, breaking up larger pieces with side of spoon. Use slotted spoon to transfer sausage to large bowl.

3.
Add oil, and heat in same pot over medium-high heat. Add onion, celery and fennel seeds, and cook 6 to 8 minutes until softened, stirring occasionally. Transfer to bowl with sausage.

4.
Add butter and chicken broth to same pot and heat over high heat until butter melts. Remove from heat, add cornbread and toss to mix.

5.
To the sausage mixture, add the reserved rice, cornbread mixture, cranberries, parsley, sage, pepper and salt. Toss to mix. Transfer to prepared pan. Bake covered 30 minutes. Uncover and bake 30 minutes more until top is crisped.



Nutritional Information:
Serving Size:
Sodium 754 mg
Protein 11 g
Fiber 6 g
Carbohydrate 42 g
Cholesterol 55 mg
Saturated Fat 9 g
Total Fat 23 g
Calories from Fat 49 %
Calories 427
Dietary Exchange:
Fat 4.5
Starch 3


This recipe appears in: Rice & Grains