17 italian thanksgiving Recipes

bulk italian sausage, olive oil, pancetta bacon, diced, onions, chopped, stalks celery, chopped, garlic, minced, day-old french bread, cut into 1/2 inch cubes, crumbled cornbread, rubbed dried sage, poultry seasoning, salt, toasted pine nuts, chicken broth, shredded mozzarella cheese, butter, chopped fresh sage, shaved parmesan cheese

bread , of choice i used italian and rye, thick sliced bacon , fried crisp, swiss cheese, crumbled stilton cheese, sliced turkey breast, leftover, cooked, leftover prepared stuffing (i used a mushroom stuffing ), leftover sauerkraut, spicy brown mustard , to taste, wasabi-horseradish mayonnaise , to taste, three cheese ranch dressing , to taste, salt and pepper, hot sauce, to taste (i used jump up and smack your mom, my original sauce.)

crusty italian or french bread, cut into 1/2-inch cubes or, if drying and toasting bread is too much trouble, buy unflavored croutons or bread cubes, butter, onions, diced, celery stalks, diced, minced fresh parsley leaves, dried sage , rubbed between fingers, dried thyme leaves, salt, ground black pepper, low-sodium chicken broth, eggs

ground beef, day-old italian bread, onion, chopped, stalks celery with leaves, chopped, chopped fresh mushrooms (optional), garlic, chopped, or more to taste, chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, freshly shredded parmesan cheese, egg, salt and ground black pepper to taste, whole turkey , neck and giblets removed, olive oil, lemons, cut in half, garlic, chopped , or to taste, garlic powder , or to taste, water (optional)

unsalted butter, melted (3/4 stick), russet baking potatoes , scrubbed, leaves flat-leaf italian parsley

good-quality french bread or 1 lb white bread, unsalted butter, prewashed organic baby spinach leaves, chopped onions, minced garlic, button mushrooms , wiped clean, trimmed, and quartered, fresh shiitake mushrooms , wiped clean, trimmed, and cut into 8 pieces each, dozen shucked small oysters , juices reserved (see above), fresh italian pork sausage, cooked and diced, pitted prunes, diced, dried cherries, golden raisin, salt, freshly ground black pepper, cage-free eggs, organic whipping cream, organic milk, minced fresh parsley leaves, minced fresh sage leaf, minced fresh thyme leave, minced fresh rosemary leaf

cubed italian bread (stale, day old), whole berry cranberry sauce (or chutney), olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt, sweet potato, peeled and cubed, onion, peeled, cut in wedges, thyme (dried ), pepper, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt, turkey breast (bite size), dried parsley (or 4 tsp. fresh ), dried cranberries, chopped pecans or 1/3 cup hazelnuts, toasted

turkey, zesty italian salad dressing, butter or 3/4 cup margarine, melted (i use parkay sticks), stalks celery, chopped in 1 inch chunks, onion, quartered, carrots, cut in 1 inch chunks, butter, zesty italian salad dressing, butter or 3/4 cup margarine, melted (i use parkay sticks)

onion, diced, stalk celery, diced, carrot, diced, garlic cloves, sliced, bay leaves, black peppercorns, fresh rosemary, fresh thyme, fresh sage, fresh italian parsley, iodized salt, cold water, whole turkey , brined (neck and giblets removed and discarded), salt and pepper, to season turkey, carrots, roughly chopped, celery ribs, roughly chopped, apple, sliced into wedges, orange, sliced into wedges, garlic cloves, peeled and whole, onion, diced, carrot, diced, stalk celery, diced, garlic cloves, whole, fresh sage, fresh rosemary, fresh thyme, fresh italian parsley, bay leaves, unsalted butter, sliced into pats, chicken stock or 5 cups chicken broth, divided

vermont or other fresh turkey, about 10 lb, fattened on corn and walnuts, killed 3 days earlier, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, lemon, apple, onion, fresh thyme, branches fresh rosemary, branches fresh sage, italian parsley, bay leaves, vegetable oil, trimmings from the turkey, onion, stalks celery, carrot, bay leaves, black peppercorns, italian parsley stems, unsalted butter, all-purpose flour, all-purpose flour, unsalted butter, water, leek, white part only, cut in 1/4-inch dice, turkey stock, giblets from turkey, finely diced, hard-boiled egg, finely diced, salt and freshly ground pepper, country sausage and sage dressing, cranberry relish

unsalted butter, sweet italian turkey sausage, casings removed, mushroom, chopped, onions, chopped, celery ribs, chopped, celery leaves, chopped (from inner celery ribs), reduced-calorie whole wheat bread, cut into 1/2-inch cubes and dried overnight (or in the oven), fresh parsley leaves, chopped, poultry seasoning, salt, fresh ground black pepper, turkey broth or 1 1/2 cups chicken broth, as needed, egg substitute

turkey liver, giblets broiled , can be sauted in a bit of oil, mushrooms, cut up, onions, cut up, stalks celery, cut up, italian bread, dried and crumbled, chicken stock , to soften crumbs, eggs, beaten, salt, pepper, ginger, allspice

sweet butter, chopped onions, stalks celery, coarsely chopped, tart apples , chunked (don tsp peel), bulk sage sausage (turkey is fine!), coarsely crumbled cornbread, coarsely crumbled whole wheat bread , homemade if possible, coarsely crumbled white bread , homemade if possible, garlic cloves, minced (to taste...this really makes a difference, adds fabulous flavor!!), coarsely chopped toasted pecans, dried cherries or 1 cup raisins or 1 cup dried cranberries, thyme, sage, salt & pepper, italian parsley, chopped, chicken broth or 1/2 cup turkey broth

ground beef (or venison, turkey, pork or italian sausage), onion, chopped, stalks celery, diced, whole wheat bread, 1 # size, cubed (include crust), butter, melted, milk (optional) or 1/2 cup water (optional), poultry seasoning (sage, pepper, thyme, tarragon), salt & pepper, to taste

unsalted butter, plus more for greasing, sweet italian fennel sausage, casings removed, broken into small pieces, leeks, white and light-green parts only, sliced, butternut squash, peeled and diced, kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, kale, leaves trimmed and chopped, stale onion focaccia, cubed, egg, low-sodium chicken broth or turkey stock, diced parmesan cheese, plus 1/4 cup shredded