Recipe: Jalapeno Cornbread Stuffing

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Jalapeno Corn Bread Stuffing

Recipe By : Houston Chronicle
Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Corn Bread Appetizers And Sides

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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Jalapeno Corn Bread
6 cups dry bread cubes
1 lb bulk turkey sausage
1 cup chopped onion
1 1/2 cups chopped celery
1 tsp salt
1 tsp poultry seasoning
1/4 cup seeded and chopped jalapeno
1 cup or more reserved turkey broth or chicken
broth
2 eggs

Prepare corn bread. When cool, crumble into a large bowl. Add bread cubes. In a large skillet over med. heat, saute turkey sausage, onion and celery until sausage loses its red color and is crumbly. Drain all but 1/4 cup fat from sausage. Stir in salt, poultry seasoning and jalapeno. Add sausage mixture to bread mixture and toss to mix well. In a small bowl, beat together broth and eggs; stir into stuffing. Add more broth, if needed, for taste and texture. Lightly spoon stuffing into neck and body cavities. Roast, uncovered, in preheated 325 degree oven 20-22 min per pound, or until internal temp. reaches 180 degrees. Bake remaining stuffing in a greased, covered, 1-1/2-qt. casserole 1 hr. Uncover during the last 10 min. of cooking.

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NOTES : Unstuffed-350 degrees for 45 min.