Italian Sausage Stuffing

🧂 Ingredients

• 8 Cups Fresh Rosemary Bread - cubed
• 1 Stick Salted Butter
• 1 Large Yellow Onion - diced
• 4 Celery Sticks - chopped
• 1 tablespoon Fresh Minced Garlic
• 1 Lb Spicy Italian Sausage
• 1 tablespoon Fresh Sage - chopped
• 1 tablespoon Dried Parsley
• ½ teaspoon Kosher Salt
• ½ teaspoon Black Pepper
• 1 Egg - beaten
• 2 ¼ Cups Chicken Stock

Instructions

• 1 Begin by drying out your fresh bread. Preheat the oven to 275°f, cube the bread
  into about 1 inch pieces, and spread them evenly on a baking sheet.
• 2 Once the oven has come to temperature, place the baking sheet in the oven and
  allow the bread cubes to dry out. This will take about an hour, but I recommend
  checking around the 45-minute mark.
• 3 Once completely dried, remove the pan from the oven and allow the bread cubes to
  cool.
• 4 While the bread crumbs are cooling, begin browning your Italian Sausage in a
  large skillet. I prefer cast iron, but any non stick will do. Be sure to break
  it up into a fine ground meat texture. Set the meat aside in a separate bowl.
• 5 Now, in the same skillet on medium heat, melt the butter, and add onions and
  celery to sauté until softened and aromatic.
• 6 Add the fresh minced garlic and continue to sauté for about another 2-3 minutes,
  or until the garlic also becomes fragrant.
• 7 Once the bread is completely cooled, add the cubes to a large mixing bowl. Top
  with the sautéd vegetables, cooked Italian sausage, herbs and spices, and beaten
  egg. Then, pour about half of the chicken stock over the mixture.
• 8 Begin stirring to combine everything, and add the remaining chicken stock as you
  stir.
• 9 Next, preheat the oven to 350°f and butter the entire inside of a 9 x 13 baking
  dish.
• 10 Pour all the Italian Sausage Stuffing mixture into the baking dish, pressing it
  down with a spatula or spoon to even it out in the dish.
• 11 Bake for about an hour and fifteen minutes, or until it has completely browned
  on top.
• 12 If you'd like an even crispier top, which I highly recommend, you can turn the
  broiler on for about 2-3 minutes, but watch closely to ensure it doesn't burn.

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