Meng Menu: Thanksgiving +(Recipe for Apple Sausage Stuffing!)

Sunday: Calzones, salad

Monday: Ham, roasted herbed red potatoes, green beans

Tuesday: Stuffed Shells w/marinara sauce, greek salad

Wednesday: Cheeseburger Soup, rolls

Thursday: Thanksgiving = Turkey, Apple Sausage Stuffing (RECIPE BELOW!), Mashed potatoes and gravy, cranberry sauce, green bean casserole, Cressent rolls, blueberry pie

Friday: Turkey Pot Pie

Saturday: Turkey Sandwiches, leftovers

So, I had such a hard time coming up with menu planning this week before Thanksgiving--I had turkey on the brain! We are just doing Thanksgiving alone this year (sniff!); our plans to go to FL fell through due to copious medical bills....oh well. 

We budgeted at total of $300 for groceries for this week and last week because of Thanksgiving shopping but I am proud to say that we didn't need the extra $$! I spent $122 last week ant $119 this week! YEA! Plus, included in the $119 was shampoo and conditioner, paper towels, a brining bag for the turkey, plus a few extra "yummies" like root beer, goldfish crackers, and egg nog! YUM!

I am looking forward to holiday food--we are still trying to figure out how we are going to cook our turkey: fried or smoked? 

I am looking forward to a break from school this week--relaxing, crafting, holiday decorating, painting the livingroom, and cooking (oh, and grading...:P) coming right up!

Apple Sausage Stuffing

Serves 10-12

Ingredients:

2 stalks celery, finely diced

3 small (or two medium) apples (I used gala), peeled, cored and finely diced

1 red onion, finely diced

1/2 pound mild sausage

3-4 TBS butter

One bag Pepperidge Farm herbed stuffing

2 cups hot chicken stock

Make it:

1. Brown the sausage in a large skillet. Drain and set aside.

2. In the same skillet, melt the butter and add the veggies and fruit. Saute for 5-8 minutes, or until tender-crisp. 

3. Pour stuffing into a 9 x 13 casserole dish and add veggies/fruit and sausage. 

4. Pour chicken stock on top and mix everything together. 

5. Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes. Cover with foil if you like a soft stuffing, or leave uncovered for a crispy top. 

Enjoy! And Happy Thanksgiving to you all!