Awesome Sausage, Apple, and Cranberry Stuffing

Ingredients

• 3.75 cups cubed white bread
• 1.5 cups cubed whole wheat bread
• 1 pound ground turkey sausage
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 0.75 cup chopped celery
• 2.5 teaspoons dried sage
• 1.5 teaspoons dried rosemary
• 0.5 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 Golden Delicious apple, cored and chopped
• 0.75 cup dried cranberries
• 1/3 cup minced fresh parsley
• 1 cooked turkey liver, finely chopped
• 0.75 cup turkey stock
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

Steps

1. Gather the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Spread white and whole wheat bread cubes in a single layer on a large baking sheet.
3. Bake in the preheated oven until evenly toasted, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer toasted bread cubes to a large bowl.
4. Cook sausage and onions in a large skillet over medium heat, stirring and breaking up lumps, until evenly browned, 6 to 8 minutes. Add celery, sage, rosemary, and thyme; cook and stir until flavors blend, about 2 minutes.
5. Pour sausage mixture over bread in bowl. Mix in chopped apple, dried cranberries, parsley, and liver. Drizzle with turkey stock and melted butter; mix lightly.
6. Allow stuffing to cool completely before loosely stuffing a turkey.