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Italian Bread Dressing
A simple, delicious, homemade bread dressing. This is a wonderful side dish that is perfect for thanksgiving or anytime of the year. Substitute bread of your choice if desired.
Servings 10 people
Calories 280kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pound Italian bread loaf cubed
- 3/4 cup butter
- 1 onion diced
- 4 celery stalks diced
- 1 granny smith apple peeled, cored, and diced
- 2 tsp poultry seasoning
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 pound ground breakfast sausage
- 1 cup chicken broth
Instructions
- Place the cubed bread pieces on a large baking sheet and allow to dry for 1-2 days (see note below for alternative)
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- Cook ground breakfast sausage in a skillet over medium heat until cooked through. Set aside
- In a dutch oven over medium heat, melt the butter. Add onion, celery, and apple and cook until soft about 8-10 minutes. Add the poultry seasoning and salt and pepper to taste and cook 2 minutes longer. Mix in the cooked breakfast sausage. Remove from heat
- Stir in bread bread cubes until evenly coated. Moisten with chicken broth and mix well. Place dressing into a 9×13 inch casserole dish and bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes
Notes
If you don’t want to dry out your bread for 1-2 days. Simply bake the bread cubes on a baking sheet in a 200 degree F preheated oven for 20-30 minutes, shaking the pan halfway through. You can store dried cubes in a Ziploc bag until ready to use.