The Silver Palate's Corn Bread-Sausage Stuffing With Apples Recipe

Ingredients (12)

• 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter
• 2 1/2 cups finely chopped yellow onions
• 3 tart apples (Jonathan and Winesap are good), cored and chunked; do not peel
• 1 pound lightly seasoned bulk sausage (breakfast sausage with sage is best)
• 3 cups coarsely crumbled corn bread
• 3 cups coarsely crumbled whole-wheat bread
• 3 cups coarsely crumbled white bread (French or homemade preferred)
• 2 teaspoons dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon dried sage
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh Italian (flat-leaf) parsley
• 1 1/2 cups shelled pecan halves