Cracker Stuffing

Ingredients

• 6 large carrots chopped
• 0.5 teaspoon thyme dried
• 1  fennel bulb chopped
• 13.5 oz mushrooms drained
• 1 large onion chopped
• 8 servings salt and pepper 
• 16 oz saltines crumbled
• 1 pound turkey sausage 
• 4 tablespoons butter unsalted

Equipment

• frying pan
• oven
• baking pan

Directions

1. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
2. Add onion and salt and saute until soft, 5 minutes.
3. Add sausage, break into pieces and saut until cooked through, 8 minutes.
4. Add fennel, mushrooms, carrots and thyme; cook, stirring, until softened, 8 minutes (add more butter, 1 Tbsp. at a time, if needed).
5. Preheat oven to 350F. Mist a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Stir crackers into stuffing mixture. If mixture is dry, add mushroom liquid (or broth) to moisten.
6. Spoon mixture into baking dish and bake until heated through and edges are crunchy, 35 to 45 minutes.