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Nothing pleases the senses like a home filled with family, friends and the welcoming aroma of a
holiday meal.
Whether you’re cooking up a full-menu feast from your own kitchen or you need a delicious idea
or two to share at a potluck-style gathering — these dishes please the palate. With timeless flavors of
turkey and butternut squash, or treats that charm ngly display a symbol of the season, guests will surely
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be encouraged to dig in.
Roast Turkey with Sausage Stuffing
Prep time: 15 minutes
Total time: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Servings: 20
1 pound breakfast pork sausage
1 1/2 cups hot water
2 packages (6 ounces each) Stove Top Stuffing Mix
for Turkey
1 Butterball Frozen Whole Turkey (10
pounds), thawed
Heat oven to 325°F.
Brown sausage in skillet; drain, reserving 1/2 cup
drippings. Add drippings to large bowl; stir in hot water.
Add stuffing mixes and sausage; stir just until stuffing
mixes are moistened.
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Stuff neck and body cavities lightly with stuffing.
Truss turkey; place, breast-side up,
on rack in large roasting pan sprayed with cooking spray.
Spoon any remaining stuffing into separate baking dish
sprayed with cooking spray; cover. Refrigerate stuffing
until ready to bake.
Bake turkey 3 to 3 1/4 hours or until internal
temperature of thigh is 180°F and breast and center of
stuffing are 165°F, adding dish with remaining stuffing to
oven for the last 30 minutes.
Keeping it safe: Do not stuff turkey unt [