This Easy Lightened Up Sausage Stuffing is the BEST LIGHTENED UP stuffing recipe. Made with simple ingredients and with minimal effort, making it an easy side dish that is full of flavor! Perfect for your Thanksgiving feast!

Makes 10 servings

There’s nothing better at the holidays than a large bowl of classic Thanksgiving stuffing. Right? The fluffy texture and savory flavors that you get with that first bite of deliciousness.

I love using the Jimmy Dean® Sausage Crumbles and Pepperidge Farm® Herb Seasoned Cubed Stuffing mix, which saves me time: no need to cut up sausages or bread cubes and the stuffing mix has been seasoned with classic stuffing flavors like thyme, rosemary, and parsley. It’s so simple, yet so delicious!

Just follow the simple instructions below and enjoy your Thanksgiving meal!

What ingredients do I need to make this Easy Lightened Up Sausage Stuffing?

• Jimmy Dean Sausage Crumbles- I get the sausage crumbles at my local Walmart store. You could also use ground breakfast turkey or chicken sausage, if desired.  
• Celery-chopped
• Onion– chopped
• Shredded carrots-chopped
• Garlic-minced
• Rosemary- you can use fresh or dried. I love using fresh rosemary.
• Frozen spinach-thawed and drained. The spinach helps keeps this stuffing nice and moist.
• Cubed herb seasoned stuffing mix- I like to use Pepperidge Farm Herb Seasoned Stuffing
• Reduced sodium chicken broth
• Egg– lightly beaten
• Kosher salt and black pepper-to taste

What other ingredients can I add to this Easy Lightened Up Sausage Stuffing?

• Mushrooms-sliced
• Cranberries-dried
• Sweet apples-chopped
• Nuts– chopped. Chestnuts, pine nuts, walnuts ect.

How do I make this Easy Lightened Up Sausage Stuffing?

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray a 2-quart casserole dish with non stick cooking spray. Set aside.
Spray a large stockpot with non stick cooking spray. Heat skillet over medium heat and add sausage crumbles.

Cook until sausage crumbles they are throughly cooked and golden brown. Remove from heat and set the sausage crumbles aside on a plate.
Add celery, onion, shredded carrots, garlic, and rosemary into the same stockpot. Sauté over medium to hight heat until onions are translucent.

Add spinach and cook until spinach is soft and well combined. Remove from heat. 

Add sausage crumbles, stuffing mix, chicken broth, and beaten egg.

Season with salt and pepper.

Mix just until blended.

Pour mixture into prepared casserole.

Cover with foil. Bake for 40 minutes.

Remove foil and then bake for another 10 to 15 minutes or until slightly crispy on top.

Serve warm. Enjoy!

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups Jimmy Dean Sausage Crumbles 
• 1½ cups celery, chopped
• 1 large onion, chopped
• ¾ cup shredded carrots, chopped 
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 Tbsp fresh rosemary, chopped or 2 tsp dried rosemary
• 1 ( 10 oz.) package frozen spinach, thawed and drained
• 1 ( 12 oz.) bag herb seasoned stuffing mix- I like to use Pepperidge Farm Herb seasoned stuffing mix
• 2 cups reduced sodium chicken broth
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• Kosher salt and black pepper, to taste

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray a 2-quart casserole dish with non stick cooking spray. Set aside.
2. Spray a large stockpot with non stick cooking spray.  Heat skillet over medium heat and add sausage crumbles.
3. Cook until sausage crumbles they are throughly cooked and golden brown. Remove from heat and set the sausage crumbles aside on a plate.
4. Add celery, onion, shredded carrots, garlic, and rosemary into the same stockpot. Sauté over medium to hight heat until onions are translucent. Add spinach and cook until spinach is soft. Remove from heat. 
5. Add sausage crumbles, stuffing mix, chicken broth, and beaten egg. Season with salt and pepper. Mix just until blended.
6. Pour mixture into prepared casserole. Cover with foil. Bake for 35 minutes. Remove foil and then bake for another 10 to 15 minutes or until slightly crispy on top.
7. Serve warm. Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.

Recipe adapted from Jimmy Dean’s Easy Sausage Stuffing

Makes 10 (1/2 cup) servings

5 WW Points per serving

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