SAUSAGE AND SOURDOUGH STUFFING

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Savory stuffing, a classic, and enough for an 8- to 12-pound turkey. Can also be doubled. Also excellent to make in advance and refrigerate until it's time to bake/roast. This recipe came about when I decided to marinate a turkey in salt brine. Most packaged stuffings are too salty to put in a brined turkey. This stuffing is outstanding. Simply scrumptious. My husband, who hates stuffing, loves it.

Provided by CookieMonkey

Categories Side Dish Stuffing and Dressing Recipes Sausage Stuffing and Dressing Recipes

Time 1h40m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

½ pound bulk breakfast sausage
4 tablespoons sweet butter
1 medium onion, diced
8 stalks celery, diced
3 cloves garlic, diced
1 ½ cups low-sodium chicken broth, or more if needed
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, or to taste
4 leaves fresh sage, leaves finely chopped
2 sprigs rosemary, leaves stripped and finely chopped
4 cups stale sourdough bread cubes
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a baking dish.
Heat 1/2 cup water in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add sausage and cook, breaking it up into 1-inch pieces until no longer pink and most of the water has evaporated. Drain and discard any grease.
Add butter and increase heat. As sausage starts to sizzle, add onion, celery, and garlic. Cook to a light to medium brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Add 1 1/2 cups chicken broth and bring to a gentle boil. Add parsley, sage, and rosemary; cook for 2 to 4 minutes.
Add bread cubes and turn gently to moisten, being careful not to break them. Add more chicken broth in 1/4-cup increments, if needed. Taste and season with salt and pepper, being careful not to burn yourself. Transfer stuffing to the prepared baking dish and cover with aluminum foil.
Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake until golden brown, another 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 242.2 calories, Carbohydrate 23.1 g, Cholesterol 32.2 mg, Fat 12.7 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 9.2 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, Sodium 575.2 mg, Sugar 2.3 g