Bread stuffing with sausage, pecans, and apricots

Name: Bread stuffing with sausage, pecans, and apricots
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb sweet Italian sausage; 6 Tbsp unsalted butter , melted, plus possibly more dependent on quantity of rendered sausage fat; 1 Large onion, chopped medium (about 1 1/2 cups); 4 ribs celery , diced medium (about 1 1/2 cups); 1/2 tsp dried sage; 1/2 tsp dried thyme; 1/2 tsp dried marjoram; 1/2 Cup minced fresh parsley leaves; 1/2 tsp ground black pepper; 12 Cups dried 1/2 - inch cubes from one 1 - pound loaf French bread or potato, or challah bread; 1 Cups chicken stock or low - sodium canned chicken broth; 3 Large eggs , beaten lightly; 1 tsp table salt; 2 Cups chopped pecans , toasted; 1 Cup dried apricots , sliced thin

4 steps

Prep:30minCook:35min

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 19:27:01 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories458.4 kcal (23%)

Total Fat28.4 g (41%)

Carbs38.2 g (15%)

Sugars9.4 g (10%)

Protein16.5 g (33%)

Sodium734.5 mg (37%)

Fiber5.7 g (21%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

10 servings

1 lbsweet italian sausage

6 Tbspunsalted butter

melted, plus possibly more dependent on quantity of rendered sausage fat

1onion

Large, chopped medium

4 ribscelery

diced medium

½ tspdried sage

½ tspdried thyme

½ tspdried marjoram

½ cupfresh parsley leaves

minced

½ tspground black pepper

1 poundFrench bread

dried, 1/2 - inch cubes from one, loaf, or potato, or challah bread

1 Cupschicken stock

or low - sodium canned chicken broth

3eggs

Large, beaten lightly

1 tsptable salt

2 Cupspecans

chopped, toasted

1 Cupdried apricots

sliced thin

Instructions

Step 1

Cook sausage large skillet over medium heat until browned, about 10 minutes. Transfer sausage to large bowl with slotted spoon. Discard fat and I large pan melt butter.

Step 2

Add onion and celery and cook, stirring occasionally, over medium heat until soft and translucent, 6 to 7 minutes. Add dried herbs and pepper and cook for another minute. Transfer contents of pan to bowl with sausage. Add parsley, pecans, apricot, and mix to combine. Add bread cubes to bowl.

Step 3

Whisk stock and eggs together in small bowl. Pour mixture over bread cubes. Gently toss to evenly distribute ingredients.

Step 4

Place in a butter dish. Dot with pats of butter, cover with foil that has been smeared with butter. Bake in 400° oven for about 25 minutes, remove the foil, and bake an additional 15 minutes.