The Best Venison Sausage Cornbread Stuffing

This Cornbread Sausage Stuffing is great when you are looking for new Thanksgiving food ideas.

Without a doubt, stuffing is my absolute favorite of all Thanksgiving foods. And I love to wow family and friends with this wild game twist on a Southern cornbread stuffing.

It's important to note this stuffing is best cooked in a baking dish separate from the Thanksgiving turkey.

All you do is combine venison sausage with cornbread, onions, celery, apples, and dried cranberries for a new tasty and easy stuffing recipe.

HOW TO MAKE CORNBREAD SAUSAGE STUFFING

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Cook venison sausage, onion, celery, salt & pepper a large skillet over medium-high heat for about 8 minutes or until sausage is thoroughly cooked, stirring frequently.

2. Mix in apples and dried cranberries and sauté for 2 minutes.

3. Add cornbread, broth, egg and walnuts. Mix until well blended.

4. Spoon into lightly greased 9 X 13 casserole dish and bake for 30 minutes.

5. Remove from oven and sprinkle with ¼ cup crumbled cornbread and chopped parsley before serving.

SUBSTITUTIONS FOR THIS SAUSAGE CORNBREAD STUFFING

Sausage: This sausage cornbread stuffing recipe calls for my homemade venison sausage but you can use either spicy or mild pork sausage from your local grocery store. The only real difference between spicy and mild is that the spicy version contains some red pepper flakes in addition to the other seasonings both varieties have. You could also use chicken or turkey sausage.

Walnuts: You'll notice I used walnuts for a little crunch instead of the traditional pecans you might see in other recipes. That's because walnuts are half the price of pecans and my Minnesota in-laws who will be eating this at Thanksgiving aren't picky.

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Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cornbread stuffing, homemade stuffing recipe, how to make stuffing, sausage cornbread stuffing, sausage stuffing, southern cornbread stuffing, venison sausage, venison sausage stuffing

Prep Time: 20

Cook Time: 40

Total Time: 1

Servings: servings

Author: Jeff Benda

Ingredients

1 pound venison breakfast sausage
1 cup yellow onion, diced
2 cups celery, diced
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
1 Granny Smith apple, peeled and diced
1 cup dried cranberries
6 cups cooked cornbread, crumbled (reserve ¼ cup)
2 cups venison or beef broth
1 egg, beaten
1 cup walnuts, chopped
¼` cup chopped fresh parsely

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Cook venison sausage, onion, celery, salt & pepper a large skillet over medium-high heat for about 8 minutes or until sausage is thoroughly cooked, stirring frequently.
Mix in apples and dried cranberries and sauté for 2 minutes.
Add cornbread, broth, egg and walnuts. Mix until well blended.
Spoon into lightly greased 9 X 13 casserole dish and bake for 30 minutes.
Remove from oven and sprinkle with ¼ cup crumbled cornbread and chopped parsley before serving.

The Best Venison Sausage Cornbread Stuffing