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Sweet & Savory Sausage Squash Stuffing

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This Sweet & Savory Sausage Squash Stuffing is free of grains but full of classic spices, tender sweet squash, sautéed mushrooms, and sausage. It tastes like Thanksgiving, but there’s no wrong time of the year to enjoy this.

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Happy first day of November – and welcome to the first annual Bloggers Gonna Blog Friendsgiving!

I’ve talked about Bloggers Gonna Blog before, but just to refresh you, it’s a lovely and supportive community of multi-talented ladies who blog. It’s great, and while we’d love to get together for a real-life Friendsgiving, that’s not exactly feasible.

So, we’re having a virtual one. We’re spending the first half of the week linking up all sorts of appetizer, entree, and dessert recipes perfect for Thanksgiving. My contribution? Sweet & Savory Sausage Squash Stuffing.

I’ll be the first to admit that traditional Thanksgiving food is not my thing. I’ve probably talked about it before, but I look forward to Christmas food way more. That said, I would eat this stuffing every day. And since it makes a big pan, I basically did after I made it.

My issue with traditional stuffing is that the bread gets too soft and makes the whole thing mushy. Even if my stomach hates it, I can demolish a bread basket with the best of them, but I’ve never been a fan of bread in casseroles.

Sweet & Savory Sausage Squash Stuffing | This stuffing is free of grains but full of classic spices, tender sweet squash, sautéed mushrooms, and sausage. It tastes like Thanksgiving, but there’s no wrong time of the year to enjoy this. | www.myuncommoneveryday.com

But I digress. This stuffing doesn’t have bread. Instead, it has soft roasted squash, sweet apples, crispy roasted broccoli, and buttery sautéed mushrooms. Also, lots of herby sausage. It has a ton of texture and even more flavor, and is perfect for bite-building. You can even make it ahead of time and simply heat it through when you’re ready to serve to minimize the stress that almost inevitably comes with the holidays.

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And if you’re like me and aren’t cooking for Thanksgiving, it makes for an excellent weeknight meal with plenty of leftovers.

So, yes. Cozy comfort food as perfect for a night alone as for serving a crowd. I’ll eat to that. Don’t forget to check out the other fabulous dishes linked up below!

Sweet & Savory Sausage Squash Stuffing
This Sweet & Savory Sausage Squash Stuffing is free of grains but full of classic spices, tender sweet squash, sautéed mushrooms, and sausage. It tastes like Thanksgiving, but there’s no wrong time of the year to enjoy this.
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Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 10 min
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 10 min
Ingredients
  1. 2 T. grassfed butter or coconut oil, melted
  2. 1 lb. cubed butternut squash
  3. 1 small broccoli crown, chopped
  4. 1 lb. sweet Italian sausage*
  5. 2 t. minced garlic
  6. 1/2 onion, chopped
  7. 8 oz. mushrooms, chopped
  8. 2 apples, chopped
  9. 1/2 c. dried cherries**
  10. 1/2 t. black pepper
  11. 1 t. dried rosemary
  12. 1 t. dried sage
  13. 2 large eggs, whisked
For the roasted vegetables
  1. Preheat oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. In a large bowl, toss cubed squash and chopped broccoli with melted butter or oil.
  3. Spread coated vegetables on the parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
  4. Roast for 15 minutes. Remove broccoli and set aside. Flip butternut squash before returning to the oven for 20 more minutes.
For the sausage
  1. In a large skillet, brown sausage over medium. Drain and set aside, leaving a little fat in the skillet.
  2. Add garlic, chopped onions, and mushrooms and cook until soft, about 3 minutes.
  3. Add chopped apples and dried cherries to the skillet. Season mixture with the pepper, rosemary, and sage.
  4. Mix browned sausage into the sautéed vegetables.
For the final product
  1. Lightly grease a 9x13 pan.
  2. Add roasted broccoli and squash to the pan. Then, add sausage mixture.
  3. Pour whisked eggs over the stuffing and mix to coat.
  4. Bake for about 25 minutes and serve.
Notes
  1. *I used a sweet Italian turkey sausage because it's what I could find, and it was delicious. This would be great with pork sausage - or your favorite!
  2. **Feel free to use dried cranberries, too. I liked the extra pop of tartness from the cherries.
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Comments

  1. SuzLyfe says

    I usually look forward to cooking for Thanksgiving, but we are going to a giant house filled with Alex’s family and I’m not going to get to.. SADFACE. WHEN AM I GOING TO MAKE MY ENCHILADAS.
    This looks delish, btw!

    • EllenSlater says

      I’ve never gotten to host Thanksgiving, but it’s definitely something I’d love to do. And hey, those enchiladas look like they’d be good anytime!

  3. Emily Swanson says

    OOH wow, this looks amazing! I think I might like it more than bread stuffing. And I’m definitely looking forward to my aunt and uncle coming out from Las Vegas. It’s always such a good time of fellowship with them and hearing what is going on in their lives. They are really sweet people.

  5. Liv @ Healthy Liv says

    Can you believe it’s already almost Thanksgiving?! Just a few short weeks away and I’m pumped about it. I’m honestly not a huge stuffing fan but I love how packed yours is with all of those yummy ingredients!

  8. My Healthyish Life says

    I’ve never liked traditional Thanksgiving food (I can’t stand mushy food) but it’s still my favorite holiday for the family (and football). That said, this is my kind of stuffing! I always bring roasted fingerling sweet or regular potatoes to dinner.

  10. Ellie | Hungry by Nature says

    So I used to hate stuffing – literally did nothing for me. Then my uncle started adding Italian sausage and pecans and it was MIND-BLOWING. A total game changer. And I can only imagine how much better it would be with the addition of squash! This looks epic. #iloveleftovers 🙂

  12. awhiskandtwowands says

    My husband would be all over this pan of stuffing! Love all the flavors and veggies you added. Happy Friendsgiving!

  13. Kelly @ Eat the Gains says

    These stuffing has so many of my favorite fall foods! I’m with you and don’t really like bread in my stuffing. It also weirded me out and I never really ate it growing up. This I can get down with!! Happy Friendsgiving Ellen!

  14. Kristy from Southern In Law says

    This looks deeeeeeeeelicious! This year for thanksgiving I’m bringing my vegan baked mac and cheese recipe – even though our thanksgiving meal will be anything but vegan. It just happens to be the one mac and cheese recipe EVERYONE loves!

    • EllenSlater says

      Thanks, Kristy! That sounds delicious! Gotta love when a “special diet” recipe is loved by people NOT on that diet. That’s how you know it’s a winner!

    • EllenSlater says

      It’s awesome! I just had more leftovers for dinner 😀 And froze the rest. Seriously SUCH a winner!