Sausage, pear and cranberry fruity stuffing

Name: Sausage, pear and cranberry fruity stuffing
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: British recipes
Ingredients: 50g butter, plus extra to grease; 1 onion, finely chopped; 2 celery sticks, finely chopped; 8 good pork sausages, skinned; 2 pears; 6 slices white bread, finely diced; 100g fresh or frozen (and thawed) cranberries; 100g pecans, finely chopped; Grated zest of 1 small lemon; 1 egg, lightly beaten

Portion size: Serves 8
Takes 30 minutes to make and 40 minutes in the oven
Difficulty: easy

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The fruit flavours of sausage, pear and cranberry shine through in this hearty Christmas stuffing. It’s the perfect side dish to serve with your holiday turkey.

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Ingredients

50g butter, plus extra to grease
1 onion, finely chopped
2 celery sticks, finely chopped
8 good pork sausages, skinned
2 pears
6 slices white bread, finely diced
100g fresh or frozen (and thawed) cranberries
100g pecans, finely chopped
Grated zest of 1 small lemon
1 egg, lightly beaten

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Method

Preheat the oven to 190C/fan170C/gas 5. Grease a shallow, 2-litre ovenproof dish. Melt the butter in a frying pan over a high heat. Add the onion, celery and sausages and cook for 10 minutes, breaking up the meat as you go. Tip into a large bowl.
Peel and core the pears, then whizz to a purée in a processor. Add to the mixture with the rest of the ingredients. Season and mix. Tip into the greased dish.
Cover with foil and pop it in the oven for 10 minutes, then uncover and cook at 200C/fan180C/gas 6 for 30 minutes.
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Nutrition

373kcals Calories
25.5g (8.8g saturated) Fat
13.9g Protein
23.3g (6.2g sugar) Carbs
1.8g Salt

Make Ahead

To freeze, make the stuffing up until the end of step 2. Put in a freezer-proof and ovenproof dish, cool and freeze for up to 1 month. Defrost in the fridge for 24 hours, then complete step 3.