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Ingredients
3 tbsp butter or oil
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped celery
1 lb raw sausage meat or seasoned
meat substitute
3-4 cups bread crumbs
Pinch of sage
1 tsp each salt and pepper or to taste
Method
On medium-low heat sauté onion and celery in oil or butter until clear
Chop and mix raw sausage meat or substitute in with celery and onion
Mix in sage, salt and pepper to meat/veg mixture
Add bread-crumbs and fold together
Stuff uncooked turkey or bake on the side in greased pan at 325 C for 45 minutes or until brown.
As a stuffed turkey takes more roasting time than an unstuffed turkey, consult roasting chart to ensure proper doneness
Approximate Roasting Times for Stuffed Turkey
| Turkey Weight | Hours |
| 6 to 8 pounds | 3 to 3-1/2 hours |
| 8 to 12 pounds | 3-1/2 to 4-1/2 hours |
| 12 to 16 pounds | 4-1/2 to 5-1/2 hours |
| 16 to 20 pounds | 5-1/2 to 6 hours |
| 20 to 24 pounds | 6 to 6-1/2 hours |
Approximate Roasting Times for Unstuffed Turkey
| Turkey Weight | Hours |
| 6 to 8 pounds | 2-1/2 to 3 hours |
| 8 to 12 pounds | 3 to 4 hours |
| 12 to 16 pounds | 4 to 5 hours |
| 16 to 20 pounds | 5 to 5-1/2 hours |
| 20 to 24 pounds | 5-1/2 to 6 hours |
