Veggie night: Sweet potato dressing

Tonight was veggie night.

And because we live in Mississippi, tonight's veggie night began with frying up some sausage for the sweet potato dressing.

Sweet potato dressing, buttered spaghetti squash, a glass of wine.

SWEET POTATO DRESSING

Preheat oven to 350.

1/2 lb. sweet potatoes, peeled, cut into 2" cubes covered with water and 1/4 tsp. salt brought to boil over high flame. Reduce flame, cover & simmer 20 mins. or until fork tender. Drain.

1 Tbsp butter + an additional 2 Tbsps, melted and cooled

1/2 C celery chopped

1/4 C onion chopped

1/4 tsp salt

1/8 tsp freshly ground black pepper

1/8 tsp poultry seasoning

1/4 lb. bulk pork sausage 

1/2 an apple, cored, peeled and chopped

1 1/2 C dry stuffing mix

1 egg beaten lightly

2 tsp raisins

3 Tbsp chicken stock, preferably home made

Melt 1 Tbsp butter in a skillet. Add celery & onion. Cook until tender. Add salt, pepper and poultry seasoning, and spoon mixture into a mixing bowl. Saute sausage in skillet until brown, and add to onion-celery mixture. Add stuffing mix, apples, and raisins. Add beaten egg, chicken stock and cooled melted butter, and stir to mix well. Cut sweet potatoes into 1/2" cubes and fold into stuffing mixture. Pour stuffing into a greased casserole and bake 35-40 minutes.

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He did this from memory.