Sunny's Simple Stuffing

Ingredients

• One 12-ounce bag stuffing mix, such as Pepperidge Farm
• 1/4 cup loosely packed chopped fresh parsley
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 cup chopped onions
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
• 5 to 6 fresh sage leaves, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, grated on a rasp
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 2 1/2 cups turkey or chicken stock
• 8 ounces sausage, sauteed
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped and sauteed
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped and sauteed
• 1 yellow bell pepper, chopped and sauteed
• 8 large oysters (about 1 cup)
• 2 hard-boiled eggs, coarsely chopped
• 1 cup dried apricots, diced
• 1 bulb fennel, sliced and sauteed
• 1 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped
• 2 apples, diced