THE BEST Thanksgiving stuffing:: Pear Walnut Crispy Bacon Stuffing

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Pear Walnut Crispy Bacon StuffingServes 8-10

You will need:

– 5 slices of bacon

– 1 yellow onion chopped

– 2 stalks of celery chopped

– 3 cloves of garlic minced

– 1 cup toasted walnut halves

– 3 pears cored and cubed

– 4 tablespoons chopped fresh sage leaves

– 4 tablespoons chopped rosemary

– 3 links of Italian sausage, out of the casing and crumbled

– 1 loaf of country bread cubed

– 3 cups of turkey stock

To Prepare:

In a large sauté pan, cook bacon until crispy, drain, and set aside. Reserving about a ¼ cup of the bacon drippings in the pan (discard the rest) sauté the onion, garlic and celery in the bacon drippings, when translucent, add the sausage and sage and rosemary walnuts, pears remove from heat. In a large bowl place the bread cubes and the turkey stock, add the mixture from the sauté pan, and crumble the bacon into the bread bowl combine thoroughly.Grease a casserole dish pour the stuffing into the dish. Set aside until ready to bake*Bake for 30 minutes in a 350 degree oven, serve warm 

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