I always thought my grandmother made the best stuffing for the turkey. I cannot believe someone actually was able to one-up my grandmother on anything. Turns out my mother-in-law did with her stuffing. Even my sister (the one that never cooks) likes my mother-in-law's recipe better than my grandmother's. I can't believe it. So I don't even make my grandmother's anymore. That last sentence actually makes me sad.
So here is the beat all, end all, greatest stuffing recipe on the planet. And you HAVE to put it in the turkey. We are all still alive after eating much stuffing cooked in the turkey, so have at it.
Betty's Turkey Stuffing:
Fry up one pound of mild sausage. Sprinkle a little bit of ground sage into it as you are frying. Make sure you drain the grease.
Prepare one box of Stove Top Stuffing with Herbs. (I cannot believe I am telling you all to use Stove Top Stuffing - but trust me, this is great!) Where it calls for the amount of butter, put one full stick of butter in. My mother-in-law put two in! I think that is a bit much.
Once the Stove Top Stuffing is done, mix in the sausage. Then mix in chopped walnuts. You have to add the right amount of walnuts to your tasting. Usually if you get at least a walnut piece or two into each forkful after you've mixed it up good, you're good to go.
Go ahead and stuff it into the turkey and cook it. I love to baste the turkey so I baste ALOT! The part of the stuffing that gets all that basting is SO good!
Enjoy! I think the best Thanksgiving I ever had was the first one my hubby and I spent together. His parents came to visit and Betty made the stuffing (first time I ever had it). We had such a wonderful time that Thanksgiving - I think it was the first Thanksgiving I truly enjoyed.
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Yum, yum but I haven't had a stuffed turkey before... *sob sob*
I grew up on my Grandmother's stuffing (home made, in the bird), but my husband only had a sage stuffing (usually hard as a brick), which he hated, and in turn has always made stove top for himself while the rest of his family chewed on the bricks. We don't knock the stove top. My husband really enjoys my Grandma's stuffing, but throughout the year always gravitates towards the stove top... mainly because of it's great flavor and quick cooking. We can have it with a meal in minutes. Maybe your "Betty's Turkey Stuffing" would be a great compromise. We'll definitely have to try it sometime. But this year, I've already called dibs on a stuffing recipe I want to try (with sausage, cranberries, etc).
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