Recipe Colin's Stuffing (Turkey Optional!) (Thanksgiving)

Required Ingredients:

• 1 cup shelled macadamia nuts
• 1 cup shelled pistachio nuts
• 1 cup shelled walnuts
• 1 cup slivered almonds
• 1 pound pork sausage
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 2 cups chopped yellow onion
• 1 1/2 cups thinly sliced celery
• 1 1/2 cups peeled, diced carrots
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped garlic
• 2 (16 ounce) packages dry bread stuffing mix
• 2 1/2 tablespoons dried sage
• salt and pepper to taste
• 5 cups chicken stock

Preparing/Cooking:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Butter a large baking dish.
• Spread macadamia nuts, pistachios, walnuts, and almonds in a single layer on a baking sheet, and bake 5 to 10 minutes, stirring often, until lightly toasted.
• Place sausage in a large skillet over medium heat, and cook until evenly brown.
• Set aside, and drain skillet.
• Melt butter in the skillet, and cook the onion, celery, carrots, and garlic until tender.
• In a large bowl, toss together the dry bread stuffing mix, roasted nuts, sausage, onion, celery, carrots, and garlic.
• Season with sage, salt, and pepper.
• Mix in 3 cups chicken stock.
• Gradually add remaining chicken stock as needed to make the mixture evenly moist.
• Transfer to the prepared baking dish.
• (Or use to stuff the turkey just before roasting.
• )Bake stuffing 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until crisp and golden brown.

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