Apple-Stuffed Sausage Patties - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. pork or turkey sausage
1/2 lb. ground lean beef
1/4 c. finely chopped celery
1/4 c. finely chopped onion
vegetable spray
1/4 c. apple juice
3/4 c. herb seasoned stuffing mix
3/4 c. finely chopped apple
2 Tbsp. chopped parsley
1/4 tsp. dry mustard
1/4 tsp. pepper

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375\u00b0.
Mix sausage and beef; shape into ten 1/4-inch thick patties.
Spray saucepan with vegetable spray; add celery and onion.
Cook until tender.
Remove from heat.
Add juice; stir in stuffing mix, apple, parsley, mustard and pepper. Place about 1/4 cup stuffing atop each of 5 patties, spreading to within 1/2 inch of edges.
Top each with remaining 5 patties, pressing meat around edges to seal.