Step by Step: Extra Special Turkey Stuffing Recipe

Prep Time: 20 Mins

Total Time to Serve: 2 Hours 50 Mins

Servings: 12-14

Step 1: Slightly break up crackers.

Step 2: In large bowl combine crackers, celery, parsley, poultry seasoning and pepper.

Step 3: In large skillet cook sausage and onion until sausage is no longer pink.

Step 4: Drain off fat. Stir into cracker mixture along with eggs and margarine or butter.

Step 5: Drizzle with 1/2 cup of chicken broth. Toss to combine.

Step 6: Lightly stuff body cavity of turkey with 2 cups of cracker mixture (do not pack).

Step 7: Pull neck skin to back. Fasten with skewer. Tie legs to tail. Twist wing tips under back.

Step 8: Insert meat thermometer into center of inside thigh muscle (do not touch bone).

Step 9: Place, breast side up, on rack in shallow pan. Brush surface with oil.

Step 10: Toss remaining stuffing with 1/4 to 1/2 cup of remaining chicken broth.

Step 11: Place in 1 1/2-quart casserole coated with nonstick cooking spray. Cover and refrigerate until ready to bake.

Step 12: Roast turkey at 325°F for 2 1/2 to 3 hours or until thermometer reads 180°F and center of stuffing is at least 165°F. Cover with foil, if necessary, during last 30 minutes of roasting to prevent overbrowning.

Step 13: Place casserole of stuffing in oven beside turkey during the last 45 minutes of baking.

Step 14: Let turkey stand for 15 minutes before carving.