Pretzel and Sausage Stuffing with Beer

5 from 8 votes

Sweet and salty, spongy and crispy, buttery with a touch of beer flavors, this Pretzel Sausage Stuffing is the only stuffing recipe you'll ever need! It's a fantastic combination of flavors that pairs with all your favorite holiday dishes.

Prep Time30

Cook Time40

Total Time1 10

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: holiday side dish, stuffing, thanksgiving recipe

Servings: Servings

Calories: 1001kcal

Author: Aline Shaw

Ingredients

1/2 pound breakfast sausage
8 cups pretzel buns, diced from about 4 buns
1 cup of diced onions
1/4 cup of diced celery
1 11.5 ounce can of a pilsner beer 11.2 ounce bottles are ok, too
1/2 cup of chicken stock
1 tablespoon of fresh thyme
4 tablespoons of unsalted butter

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 275F.
Arrange the diced pretzels in a baking tray in one layer. Bake for 30 minutes, turning halfway to ensure they bake evenly.
When the pretzels are dried and crisp, remove the tray from the oven and let them sit out to cool.
Increase the oven temperature to 350F.
In the meantime, in a medium pot on stovetop over medium heat, melt 2 tablespoons of butter.
Add the onions and celery. Saute until the onions are translucent.
Add the sausage and cook until browned.
Pour in the beer, and stir to deglaze the pan. Simmer a few minutes to let the alcohol evaporate.
Add the stock, the thyme, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Gently stir in the dried pretzels to incorporate the liquid. This might take a few minutes, so work slowly and gently to get them combined without crushing the pretzel cubes.
Butter a baking dish and arrange the pretzel stuffing inside it. Add 2 tablespoons of butter on top.
Bake for 30-45 minutes until the top is golden brown and crispy.

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