Sausage Fennel Stuffing - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
This Sausage Fennel Stuffing is a PCOS-friendly recipe.
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 7 cups coarsely crumbled buttermilk corn bread
- 1 lb sweet Italian sausage, casings discarded
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter
- 2 medium onions, finely chopped (2 cups)
- 1 1/2 lb fennel (sometimes called anise; 2 medium), stalks cut off and discarded and bulbs coarsely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 teaspoons fennel seeds
- 2 teaspoons dried thyme, crumbled
- 2 teaspoons dried tarragon, crumbled
- 1 cup turkey giblet stock or low-sodium chicken broth
- Special equipment: an electric coffee/spice grinder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 °F.
- Spread bread crumbs in 2 shallow baking pans and bake in upper and lower thirds of oven until golden and dry, about 15 minutes. Cool crumbs in pans on racks, then transfer to a large bowl.
- Cook sausage in a dry 12-inch nonstick skillet over moderate heat, stirring and breaking up pieces with a fork, until browned and cooked through, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer to bowl with bread crumbs with a slotted spoon.
- Melt 6 tablespoons butter in skillet over moderate heat, then add onions, fennel bulb, salt, and pepper and cook, stirring frequently, until vegetables are softened, 10 to 15 minutes.
- Finely grind fennel seeds in coffee/spice grinder, then add to vegetables in skillet along with thyme and tarragon and cook, stirring, 1 minute.
- Transfer vegetables to bowl with bread crumbs and sausage and toss gently but thoroughly. Spoon stuffing into a buttered 3- to 3 1/2-quart shallow baking dish. Drizzle with stock and dot with remaining 2 tablespoons butter, cut into bits. Bake, covered, in middle of oven 30 minutes, then uncover and bake until browned, about 30 minutes more.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, this Sausage Fennel Stuffing recipe is designed to be PCOS-friendly., it supports balanced blood sugar and hormonal health.
Yes, this recipe works well as a PCOS-friendly Lunch. Pair it with other PCOS-friendly foods throughout the day for balanced nutrition.
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