Healthy Cornbread Sausage Stuffing made with chicken sausage, cornbread, and dried cranberries is a lightened upversion of everyone's favorite side dish.
1
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Heat a pan over medium high heat. Add the butter. Once melted, add the onions and celery. Season with salt and pepper. Cook for 6-8 minutes until tender. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute until very fragrant.
2
Remove the sausage from the casing and add to the pan. Break up with a spoon and cook until browned and fully cooked. Stir in the sage and thyme. Cook for 1 minute. Taste and season with salt and pepper if needed.
3
In a large bowl, toss together the sausage mixture, dried cornbread stuffing mix, and cranberries. Pour in the chicken broth and mix well. The mixture should be moist, almost wet. Add extra broth if needed. You can also taste the mixture to check if you need more salt and/or pepper at this step.