Wild Rice Sausage and Leek Stuffing with Walnuts
Servings
12servings
Servings
12servings
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. In a medium saucepan toast wild rice over medium heat, stirring occasionally for about 5 minutes.
  2. Add broth and bring to a boil. Turn down heat to simmer, cover and cook 45 minutes until rice is tender.
  3. While the rice is cooking, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet and cook turkey sausage, breaking up with a spoon and stirring occasionally until it turns brown.
  4. Add leeks, celery and thyme and cook over medium heat. If it is too dry, add 1 – 2 tablespoons olive oil; cook until leeks and celery are tender. Remove from heat.
  5. Mix wild rice with vegetables, parsley and chopped walnuts.
  6. Bake Stuffing in Turkey: Fill neck and main cavities of turkey with stuffing. Spoon remaining stuffing into a buttered baking dish. Cover with foil and bake about 25 minutes. Uncover stuffing and bake until the top is golden and it is crisp around the edges, about 15 minutes. OR
  7. Bake Stuffing in Baking Dish Only: Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter a 13x9x2-inch baking dish. Place stuffing to prepared dish. Cover with buttered foil, buttered side down. Bake until heated through, about 40 minutes. Uncover and bake until top is slightly crisp and golden, about 20 minutes longer.
Recipe Notes
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