Ground pork sausage, onions, and celery are baked along with seasoned cubes of bread and fresh herbs.
Ingredients :
1 pound ground pork sausage
1 tablespoon butter
1 large onion diced
1 cup celery diced
2 cloves garlic minced
2 tablespoons fresh herbs 2 tbsp total of any combination of parsley, thyme, rosemary and/or sage or 1 teaspoon dried herbs
½ teaspoon poultry seasoning
¼ teaspoon black pepper
8 cups dry bread cubes
2 to 3 cups chicken broth
¼ cup butter melted
Directions :
Preheat the oven to 375˚F
In a large skillet, brown the sausage over medium-high heat until no pink remains. Transfer the sausage to a bowl, reserving the drippings.
Add 1 tablespoon butter to the skillet along with the drippings. Add onion, celery, garlic, and poultry seasoning and cook over medium heat until softened, about 5 minutes.
In a large mixing bowl, add dried bread cubes, cooled sausage, onions mixture, and fresh herbs. Toss to combine.
Add 1 cup of broth, gently tossing it with the bread, and let it sit briefly to absorb. Add more broth as needed to moisten the bread cubes, you may not need all of the broth. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Place in a 2 ½ qt casserole dish and drizzle with ¼ cup melted butter.
