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A big batch of Thanksgiving stuffing for Mia Marie, my baby granddaughter ... the little forest elf!
By Cathy Lopez Negrete
INGREDIENTS:

8 boxes of fresh mushrooms, cleaned and sliced
4 sticks butter
Onion salt, garlic powder, and pepper (CLN's seasonings)
Couple splashes Worcestershire sauce
2 bunches celery
4-5 large yellow onions, chopped
2 pounds hamburger 80/20
4 pounds hot or regular Jimmy Dean® sausage
6 bags Pepperidge Farm® white bread cubes, follow directions (replace water with chicken stock)
6 eggs
Chicken stock

PREPARATION:

Saute mushrooms with 2 sticks of butter and CLN's seasonings; throw in a few splashes of  Worcestershire sauce. Drain mushrooms, keep juice. Cook celery and onions in 2 sticks of butter with CLN's seasonings. When tender, add mushrooms; reserve this juice with the mushroom juice ... this is a secret, yummy cooking element. Cook hamburger and Jimmy Dean with CLN's seasonings; when meat is no longer pink, add to vegetables (mushrooms, onion and celery). Make the Pepperidge Farm® according to package directions, using chicken stock instead of water. Add the meat and vegetable ingredients and mix well. Beat eggs, add to ingredients, and mix well. At this point, add saved juices to moisten stuffing to your liking; this is personal, so make it moist, but not mushy. Stuff turkey front and bake. Take the remaining stuffing and place in buttered dish, sprinkling more of the saved juice on top; cover and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. This is it! Make sure you serve with gravy! Yummy!