# @therealbillyz on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DQ6tAUSEQad
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/54922517-therealbillyz-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-11-11T13:08:51.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Billy Zureikat (@therealbillyz) — https://gondola.cc/therealbillyz

## Caption

Chicago Combo Stuffing ™️

Thanksgiving is almost here and I'm blessing you with the most Chicago side dish around, my deconstructed Italian beef and sausage combo stuffing/dreessing, complete with sweet peppers, giardniera, and of course au jus. I'm running back this classic recipe that I developed a few years ago.

This is how you celebrate Turkey Day, the real Chicago way.

Makes about 6 servings and can easily be scaled up.

Ingredients:
2 Italian beef sandwiches (sweet and dipped)
1/2 lb Italian sausage
1 cup diced onion
1/2 cup of diced celery
1/2 cup diced carrots
5 garlic cloves minced
2 tbsp italian seasoning
3 tbsp unsalted butter
1 cup mild or hot giardiniera (drained off oil)
2 eggs
1 cup beef stock
Salt to taste

Method:
Seperate beef and sweet peppers from the bread.  Roughly chop the peppers and set aside.  Cut bread into large cubes and spread on a baking sheet.  Bake at 350 F for 25 minutes or until completely dried and toasted.  Place in a large bowl and let cool.  In a skillet, cook off sausage until brown and fat renders, about 6-8 minutes.  Remove from pan and place in a bowl, leaving fat in the skillet. Add 2 tbsp of butter to the reserved fat and add your onion, celery, garlic, pinch of salt, and italian seasoning.  Cook until onions are transluecent, about 5-7 minutes.  Remove from heat and add your reserved sausage, beef, sweet peppers, and drained giardiniera peppers and mix. Let the mixture cool for 10-15 minutes. Whisk eggs with beef stock.  

Pour cooled beef mixture over the dried beef bread and add egg/stock mixture and combine.  Pour mixture into a buttered 8x10 baking dish and cover with aluminum foil.  Bake at 400F for 30 minutes covered, and then another 10-15 minutes uncovered until the top is well brown and crisp. 

Let rest for 10 minutes, then slice.  Top with au jus and additional giardinera.
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