Ingredients
2 pounds chestnuts (boil nuts for approx. 30 min.)
1 package Pepperidge Farm dry stuffing mix
1 pound mild sausage
1 pound ground beef/turkey mix
1 pound pine nuts
1 cup chopped celery
1 large chopped onion
12 ounces raisins
1 teaspoon sage, thyme and/or marjoram
salt/pepper to taste
Preparation
Boil chestnuts for about 30 minutes; remove shells and skin while hot. Brown sausage; when cooked, transfer cooked sausage to large bowl. Add onion to remaining grease and cook to soften. Transfer to bowl with sausage. Cook ground beef/turkey mixture then add to bowl. When cool, add celery, bread crumbs, pine nuts, raisins and all spices; Mix well and add about a cup of water to moisture you desire. Stuff turkey with stuffing and sew it up with COTTON string! Coat turkey with melted butter and spices.
