Bacon and Sausage Homestyle Dressing
- 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
- Preheat oven to 350*.
- Cut the bread into bite sized squares, place into large bowl.
- Drizzle just enough olive oil to coat the squares of bread.
- Add seasonings and stir, spread into an even layer on two baking sheets.
- Bake for about 7 minutes, stir and bake for additional 5 minutes or until croutons are crunchy. Remove from oven and let cool.
- Raise oven temperature to 400*.
- Place all meat and vegetable mixture ingredients into a large skillet on the stove.
- Cook over medium heat, chopping sausage as you cook until sausage is no longer pink in the middle and bacon is cooked through.
- Mix croutons and meat and vegetable mixture together in a large bowl.
- Add chicken broth to mixture and mix.
- Add 3 Tablespoons of melted butter to the mixture and mix.
- Place in a greased cake pan, dot remaining butter over the tops of the dressing
- 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/
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