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Sausage Stuffing

1 pound sausage
2 medium onions, chopped
1 and one half cups chopped celery
5 cups crumbled cornbread
1 cup crumbs from white bread
2 eggs beaten
1 Tbsp. sage
One quarter cup melted butter
Salt and pepper to taste

Saute sausage until cooked then remove from pan. Saute onions and celery in small amount of sausage drippings and then drain. Blend sausage, onions and celery together, add cornbread, white bread, eggs, sage and salt and pepper. Fold in butter. Stuffing should be cooked in a separate covered casserole rather than in the turkey.

The Skinny: Use low fat sausage.

Baked Pineapple Casserole

1 tsp. vanilla
One quarter cup sugar
2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
2 eggs beaten
1 20-oz can crushed pineapple, 2 eggs beaten with juice
One eighth cup butter
1 cup white bread cubed

Mix vanilla, sugar, flour, eggs and pineapple together. Saute bread in melted butter until golden brown. Add bread to mixture. Place in greased casserole dish and bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.

The Skinny: Use egg substitutes. The rest of the ingredients are pretty much necessary.

Frozen Cranberry Salad

1 16-oz. can cranberry sauce
1 20-oz. can crushed pineapple, drained
1 14-oz. can low fat sweetened condensed milk
One quarter cup lemon juice
2 cups whipped topping
One quarter cups walnuts or pecans, chopped

Combine all ingredients except nuts in a large bowl. Spread out in baking dish. Top with nuts and freeze. Remove from freezer 20 minutes before serving. Cut into squares.

The Skinny: Use low fat whipped topping, which is like prepared whipped cream but not as good as the real thing. We already use low fat condensed milk in this recipe.

Broccoli Casserole

2 heads fresh broccoli or
3 16-oz. packages of frozen broccoli
4 Tbsp. butter
1 medium onion chopped and sauted in butter
1 can cream of mushroom soup
2 eggs beaten
1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese
3 and one half cups cubed stuffing

Combine all ingredients except dressing and butter in baking dish. Spread dressing on top. Pour the 4 Tbsp. of melted butter over the dressing. Bake 350 degrees for 35 minutes for frozen broccoli or 60 minutes for fresh broccoli. Fresh broccoli is always better. You can also peel the skin off of the stalks and cut the stalks into thin slices for an almost “water chestnut” type addition to the casserole.

The Skinny: Use low fat mayo and reduced fat cheese. You can use low fat mushroom soup as well.

Cranberry Orange Relish

2 cups fresh raw cranberries
One half cup brown sugar
2 Tbsp. orange peel, grated
1 Tbsp. lemon peel, grated
1 tart apple, cored and chopped
One half cup walnuts or pecans, chopped
2 naval oranges, peeled and sectioned
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
One half tsp. ground cloves
One half tsp. ground allspice

Combine all ingredients in a food processor and process until mixed well but still chunky.