Bacon and Sausage Homestyle Dressing
 
 
Ingredients
  • Croutons
  • 1 loaf of whole wheat bread
  • 2-3 Tablespoons olive oil
  • pinch of thyme
  • pinch of basil
  • pinch of oregano
  • pinch of sage
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • Meat and Vegetable Mixture
  • 1 pound pork sausage
  • ½ pound raw bacon, chopped into bite sized pieces
  • 1 cup celery chopped
  • 1 medium onion chopped
  • pinch of thyme
  • pinch of basil
  • pinch of oregano
  • pinch of sage
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 30 ounces chicken broth
  • 4 Tablepoons butter
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350*.
  2. Cut the bread into bite sized squares, place into large bowl.
  3. Drizzle just enough olive oil to coat the squares of bread.
  4. Add seasonings and stir, spread into an even layer on two baking sheets.
  5. Bake for about 7 minutes, stir and bake for additional 5 minutes or until croutons are crunchy. Remove from oven and let cool.
  6. Raise oven temperature to 400*.
  7. Place all meat and vegetable mixture ingredients into a large skillet on the stove.
  8. Cook over medium heat, chopping sausage as you cook until sausage is no longer pink in the middle and bacon is cooked through.
  9. Mix croutons and meat and vegetable mixture together in a large bowl.
  10. Add chicken broth to mixture and mix.
  11. Add 3 Tablespoons of melted butter to the mixture and mix.
  12. Place in a greased cake pan, dot remaining butter over the tops of the dressing
  13. Bake for 20 minutes, if you want a fluffier dressing cover with foil.
Recipe by The Domestic Geek Blog at http://www.thedomesticgeekblog.com/bacon-and-sausage-homestyle-dressing/