Sausage Stuffing Bites With Cranberry Sauce
Sausage Stuffing Bites with Cranberry Sauce are savory bite-sized appetizers made from seasoned sausage mixed with traditional bread stuffing, baked until golden, and served with tangy cranberry sauce for a festive sweet-and-savory flavor.
Ingredients
Sausage Bites
- Cooking spray
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups store-bought stuffing mix (such as Pepperidge Farms)
- 3/4 cup whole milk
- 1 Tbsp. unsalted butter
- 1/2 medium yellow onion, finely chopped (about 1/2 c.)
- 1 stalk celery, finely chopped (about 1/2 c.)
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 lb. uncooked bulk sweet Italian sausage
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley, finely chopped
- 3/4 tsp. poultry seasoning
Cranberry Sauce
- 1 cup whole berry cranberry sauce
- 1 Tbsp. honey
- 2 tsp. Dijon mustard
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Chopped fresh parsley, for serving
Instructions
Sausage Bites
- Preheat oven to 400°. Lightly grease 2 baking sheets with cooking spray. In a large bowl, whisk eggs to combine. Add stuffing and milk, then stir to coat. Let sit until stuffing cubes are softened, about 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium heat, melt butter. Add onions, celery, and a pinch of salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 5 to 7 minutes. Let cool slightly.
- Crumble sausage over stuffing mixture, then add onion mixture, parsley, and poultry seasoning; season with salt and pepper. Mix until just combined.
- Roll stuffing mixture into 1 1/2" balls (about 2 Tbsp. each) and arrange on prepared sheets.
- Bake bites, rotating sheets top to bottom halfway through, until deeply browned and cooked through, about 20 minutes.
Cranberry Sauce
- In a medium bowl, combine cranberry sauce, honey, and mustard; season with salt and pepper.
- Transfer bites to a platter. Top with parsley. Serve with cranberry sauce alongside.
Nutrition
Calories: 2192kcalCarbohydrates: 243gProtein: 110gFat: 85gSaturated Fat: 31gCholesterol: 558mgSodium: 4595mgPotassium: 2108mgFiber: 12gSugar: 128gCalcium: 617mgIron: 16mg
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