Sausage Dressing

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 lb bulk lamb sausage
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 2 cups chopped onions
• 1 1/2 cups chopped celery
• 1/2-1 tablespoon poultry seasoning
• 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon dried rubbed sage
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 10 cups dried cubed bread
• 3 cups low sodium chicken broth

Recipe

• 1 if you are making the bread cubes yourself - *at least* one day before you plan to make the dressing: take whatever bread you are planning to use and cut it into small 1/2" cubes. measure out 10 cups of cubed bread and spread them out on cookie trays. let these sit out, uncovered, so the bread will dry out. it is best to let the bread dry for 2 days if possible.
• 2 to make the dressing:.
• 3 preheat the oven to 350º.
• 4 in a large pot, cook the sausage, breaking up any large bits and stirring frequently, until the sausage has begun to brown. do not drain. add the butter and stir until it is melted.
• 5 add the onions and celery to the sausage and sauté for 5 minutes over medium heat.
• 6 remove the sausage/vegetable mixture from the heat and add the spices to the mixture: if you are using home made bread cubes, add 1 tablespoon of poultry seasoning. if you are using packaged herb-seasoned stuffing, add 1/2 tablespoon of poultry seasoning. add the garlic powder, dried rubbed sage, and salt. mix well to distribute the spices throughout the mixture.
• 7 place the bread cubes in a very large mixing bowl. *note*: if you are using packaged stuffing, measure out 10 cups of the stuffing. do not use two entire 14 ounce packages of stuffing, this will be too much and the ratio to the rest of the ingredients will be off. pour the sausage/vegetable mixture over the bread cubes and mix thoroughly.
• 8 pour the chicken broth over the dressing mixture and mix well so that the dressing is evenly moist, with no dry spots.
• 9 grease a large baking dish and pour the dressing into it. cover and bake at 350º for 30 minutes, then uncover and bake for 10 more minutes.