Italian Sausage Stuffing
(makes 12 cups)

Ingredients
1 lb. Sweet Italian sausage, casings removed
1 package herbed stuffing mix
1/2 cup butter,
2 celery stalks, diced
1 medium onion, diced

Directions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

In a large skillet, brown sausage over medium heat; stir frequently to break up sausage. With a slotted spoon, remove sausage into a large bowl. Stir stuffing mix into sausage.

Place butter in the skillet with the drippings and heat until butter has melted. Add onions and celery; cook vegetables until they are tender and golden. Add vegetables and 2.5 cups of water to sausage-stuffing mix. Mix well. Place stuffing in a greased 13x9 baking pan; cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes until stuffing has heated through.