Family, food and Thanksgiving stuffing

Now that it’s November we can leave the candy and treats behind us and focus on every foodies favorite holiday – Thanksgiving!

With turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce and so many more options to choose from it’s hard to pick a favorite dish. Just a simple search for any of these dishes will return a countless number of recipes with each version being different from the next. (I still want to have a deep fried turkey one day!)

It also seems like every family has a few special Thanksgiving recipes passed down from generation to generation. For my family that recipe would be my mom’s stuffing recipe, which she received from her mother. Although this would be my favorite Thanksgiving dish regardless, the sense of family heritage reminds me what I’m most thankful for every year – family.

I’ve included my mom’s stuffing recipe below, which I hope you enjoy! What’s your favorite part of Thanksgiving? Which of your go-to recipes have been passed down in your family?

Mom’s Thanksgiving Stuffing

Ingredients:

• Jones sausage – 16 oz.
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 green pepper, chopped
• 1 package (16 oz.) crumb herb seasoned stuffing mix (not cubed)
• 2 cups chicken broth
• ¼ cup parsley, chopped

Directions:

1. Pull apart and brown sausage. Remove from pan and drain on paper towel.
2. Sauté celery, onion and green pepper just until tender.
3. Add all ingredients to large bowl and mix. If too dry add little more broth.
4. Stuff lightly in turkey just before ready to put in oven or put in oven safe dish and cook at 375^o for 20-25 minutes or 325^o (turkey temp) for 40-45 minutes.

Matt Schuierer is part of the Project Management team at Mom Central Consulting. As a self-proclaimed foodie, when Matt isn’t watching the Food Network you can find him fixing something in the kitchen.

Stacy DeBroff

Stacy DeBroff, founder and CEO of Mom Central.com and social and digital consultancy, Influence Central, is a social media strategist, attorney, and best-selling parenting author. A sought-after expert for national media, she trend-spots regularly with national brands and speaks frequently to national and international audiences on a wide range of subjects, including influencer marketing, social media, entrepreneurship, and consumer trends. A passionate cook, gardener, reader, and tennis player, she adores this new chapter of post-college-age parenting.