Mama's Stuffing Recipe

- 1 large onion chopped

- 1/2 lb. top round or chuck

- 1/2 lb. pork sausage (look for a tube of ground sausage in the freezer section)

- cooked chestnuts (you can by them in a jar or canned)

- 1 lb. sliced fresh mushrooms

- 2 tbs. salt

- 1 tbs. poultry seasoning

- dash of cinnamon

- 1 tbs. tomato sauce

- 1 16 oz. package of stuffing mix (I use Pepperidge farm cubed stuffing)

- 2 chicken bouillon cubes

- 4tbs. of butter (whatever amount of butter your stuffing package dictates)

- 1 egg

- Sauté onion

- Add meat, seasonings and tomato sauce

- Cook for 1/2 an hour adding water as needed

- Sauté mushrooms in a separate pan

- Add sautéed mushrooms and chestnuts to meat mixture

- Cook for another 15-20 minutes adding 2 dissolved chicken bouillon cubes

- In a separate pot prepare stuffing according to package - however allow for less water and substitute some of the water required with liquid from the meat mixture

- Add meat mixture to stuffing

- Add one egg to stuffing mixture and mix thoroughly

- Melt 1/2 stick (4 tbsp.) in microwave or separate pan on the stove

- pour butter over stuffing mixture

- Place stuffing in a Pyrex baking dish and bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees

Credit: Lia Faraclas (My Mama)