What is a good recipe for stuffing without cream of mushroom?

I'm making the stuffing for Thanksgiving this year and I absolutely HATE mushrooms so I won't be using cream of mushroom soup in it. Can I substitute it with cream of celery instead? What is a good recipe for turkey stuffing without using cream of mushroom soup? I'm not sure if we're going to put it in the turkey or not or just cook it on the stovetop.What is a good recipe for stuffing without cream of mushroom?
You don't HAVE to use the cream of mushroom ... or cream of anything, really. You can substitute cream of celery, that will be fine, but you can also use just plain chicken broth.





I'd recommend that you NOT stuff the turkey, for 2 reasons ... first, getting the stuffing up to proper, safe eating temperature inside the bird means you'll dry out the bird. Second, it's too risky. There's a high risk of getting sick if that stuffing's not cooked well enough.What is a good recipe for stuffing without cream of mushroom?
You certainly can make that substitution





Cook it outside the turkey otherwise you'll screw up the turkey cooking properly





Raffy's Turkey Sausage and Chestnut Stuffing





Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis





Show: Everyday ItalianEpisode: Holiday Side Dishes








Ingredients





* 1 medium green apple, cored and diced into 1-inch cubes


* 1 medium red apple, cored and diced into 1-inch cubes


* 1 medium onion, diced into 1/2-inch cubes


* 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil


* 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, plus 2 tablespoons cubed


* 1/4 cup dry white wine


* 1 (6-ounce) bag dried cranberries


* 1/2 tablespoon salt


* 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper


* 1 pound sweet Italian turkey sausage, meat removed from casing


* 8 ounce jar steamed whole chestnuts, roughly chopped


* 1/2 pound day old cornbread or bread, cut into 1/2-inch cubes


* Pinch red pepper flakes


* 1 cup canned chicken stock


* 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan





Directions





Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.





In a medium saute pan add the apples, onion, 1 tablespoon oil and butter cook over a medium low heat for 10 minutes to soften. Add the wine, cranberries, and salt and pepper, simmer for about 5 minutes. Take off the heat and allow the mixture to cool.





In a large saute pan over medium high heat, add 1 tablespoon olive oil and turkey sausage meat and break up with a wooden spoon and cook until browned and cooked through, approximately 8 to 10 minutes.





In a medium bowl toss together the fruit and onion mixture, the sausage, the chestnuts, the cornbread and red pepper flakes. Combine all the ingredients.





Add the chicken stock, and 3/4 cup of the Parmesan. Gently place into an 8 1/2 by 8 1/2- inch glass Pyrex baking dish and top with the remaining Parmesan. Dot with butter. Place in middle rack and bake until top is golden brown, 45 minutes to 1 hour.



I hate mushrooms too and cream of celery has been a good substitute in other recipes, it is more salty though, which might be good in stuffing. You could also look on a recipe site like allrecipes.com or cooks.com. Or just go with stove top. :)











Here is a recipe for ';Awesome Sausage, Apple, and Cranberry Stuffing'; from AllRecipes.com. (http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Awesome-Sau…





INGREDIENTS


1 1/2 cups cubed whole wheat bread


3 3/4 cups cubed white bread


1 pound ground turkey sausage


1 cup chopped onion


3/4 cup chopped celery


2 1/2 teaspoons dried sage


1 1/2 teaspoons dried rosemary


1/2 teaspoon dried thyme


1 Golden Delicious apple, cored and chopped


3/4 cup dried cranberries


1/3 cup minced fresh parsley


1 cooked turkey liver, finely chopped


3/4 cup turkey stock


4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted








DIRECTIONS


1.Preheat oven to 350 degree F (175 degree C). Spread the white and whole wheat bread cubes in a single layer on a large baking sheet. Bake for 5 to 7 minutes in the preheated oven, or until evenly toasted. Transfer toasted bread cubes to a large bowl.


2.In a large skillet, cook the sausage and onions over medium heat, stirring and breaking up the lumps until evenly browned. Add the celery, sage, rosemary, and thyme; cook, stirring, for 2 minutes to blend flavors.


3.Pour sausage mixture over bread in bowl. Mix in chopped apples, dried cranberries, parsley, and liver. Drizzle with turkey stock and melted butter, and mix lightly. Spoon into turkey to loosely fill.





The website also has reviews which usually suggest alternatives and replacements for various ingredients that people have tried.
yeah you can just use cream of celery in ur recipe!


here is another one if your interested...its pretty good and im not a huge fan of stuffing...





Turkey Stuffing





3 cups Dried bread cubes


4 ounces Crumbled sausage, cooked


3/4 cup Diced red apple


1/2 cup Chopped onion


1/2 cup Chopped walnuts


1/2 teaspoon Rubbed sage


1 teaspoon Rosemary leaves, crushed


3/4 cup Water


1/3 cup Margarine





Combine bread, sausage, apple, onion, walnuts and seasonings. Heat water and butter or margarine until butter melts. Toss with bread.





Spoon into a 2 quart casserole dish. Cover and bake alongside turkey during the last 45 minutes of roasting time. Serve with sliced turkey.





Hope this helps! =)





*the link has a lot more stuffing recipes if you dont like the one above...
you can substitute cream of celery, but my favorite is gravy. You should also love these websites for recipes. They are my favorites.





www.cooks.com


www.allrecipes.com


good luck