3 apple sausage dish Recipes

unsalted butter plus more for baking dish, day-old cornbread, broken into 1 1/2 -2 pieces (9 cups), breakfast sausage links, casings removed, chopped yellow onions, celery, apple cider vinegar, low-sodium chicken broth, divided, chopped toasted pecans (optional), chopped flat-leaf parsley, chopped fresh sage, chopped fresh rosemary, chopped fresh thyme, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, eggs

unsalted butter, plus more for the dish, kosher salt, pasta shells, diced onion, chicken-apple sausage, sliced 1/2 inch thick, mustard powder, cayenne pepper, all-purpose flour, apple juice, monterey jack cheese, shredded (4 cups), extra-sharp cheddar cheese, shredded (2 cups), sour cream, butter crackers (1 sleeve ritz), crushed