Mmmmm! That's a keeper! I make something similar w/o meat,
oysters and dried fruit.

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On Thu, 06 Nov 2003 21:19:37 GMT, Puester
wrote:

1 pkg. Pepperidge Farm seasoned bread crumbs
1 pkg. Jimmy Dean hot sausage
1/4 c. butter
1/2 to 1 lb. mushrooms, sliced
1 lge. onion, diced
2-3 celery stalks, chopped
1 or 2 sweet-tart apples, peeled and diced
1 cup pecans
chicken broth
Bell's seasoning or other poultry seasoning
(My sister in law adds oysters to this but
my family prefers it without. You could also
add dried fruit--apricots, prunes, golden raisins,
etc. which have been soaked to plump up.)

Sauté sausage, drain and set aside.
Melt butter (or use sausage fat if you prefer) in a skillet,
sauté mushrooms, onion and celery till tender. Add apples,
crumbs and pecans with enough broth to moisten. Add poultry
seasoning, salt and pepper to taste. Pack lightly into a
greased casserole. Refrigerate until ready to bake.

gloria p