Apple Sausage and Cranberry Stuffing

Apple Sausage and Cranberry Stuffing

What you will need:
1 stick of unsalted butter
2 medium onions
3 cups of celery chopped
6 cups of leeks chopped
4 apples peeled and cored
1 pound of italian sausage- sweet or spicy (with casings removed)
6 teaspoons of poultry seasoning (I use Bell seasoning)
2 teaspoons/about 4 sprigs of fresh rosemary
2 teaspoons of chopped fresh sage leaves (about 6 leaves)
2 teaspoons of fresh parsley
2 cups of dried cranberries
1 box of stuffing mix (not cornbread)
2 cups of vegetable stock
Salt and Pepper

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350
Melt the butter in large skillet
Saute onion, celery, leaks, apples and sausage (breaking up the sausage as you cook)

After about 10 minutes, add the poultry seasoning, fresh herbs, and dried cranberries. Add the dried stuffing mix and moisten with the stock. Season with salt and pepper. Put in a buttered casserole dish and bake for 45 mins