Low Fat Thanksgiving Day Stuffing

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 4 ounces sweet italian turkey sausage, casings removed
• 1 cup mushroom, chopped
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 3 celery ribs, chopped
• 1/2 cup celery leaves, chopped (from inner celery ribs)
• 1 lb reduced-calorie whole wheat bread, cut into 1/2-inch cubes and dried overnight (or in the oven)
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley leaves, chopped
• 2 teaspoons poultry seasoning
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 1/2 cups turkey broth or 1 1/2 cups chicken broth, as needed
• 1/2 cup egg substitute

Recipe

• 1 in a big skillet, brown the sausage bits gently in half the butte, reduce heat to medium.
• 2 add chopped or minced onions, mushrooms, celery, and celery leaves.
• 3 cook, stirring often, until the onions are golden, about 8 minutes.
• 4 scrape the vegetable mixture into a big bowl; mix in the bread cubes, parsley, poultry seasoning, salt, and pepper.
• 5 gradually stir in broth combined with the egg substitute, until the stuffing is evenly moistened but not soggy.
• 6 transfer stuffing to a lightly buttered casserole dish; drizzle with additional broth and remaining melted butter as desired, cover, and bake in a preheated 350° oven for 30-45 minutes.