Easy Sausage and Herb Stuffing

This was terrific. Recipe courtesy of Once Upon a Chef.

• Ready In: 1 hr 25 mins
• Serves: 8-10

Ingredients

• 8  cups  unseasoned  stuffing cubes
• 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter
• 1 1⁄2 cups  diced yellow onions (from 1 large or 2 small onions)
• 1  cup  diced celery (from 3 celery stalks)
• 4  garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1  lb  bulk  sweet Italian sausage
• 2 3⁄4 cups low sodium chicken broth
• 1  large egg, beaten
• 1  tablespoon  chopped fresh rosemary
• 1  tablespoon  chopped fresh sage
• 1⁄4 cup  chopped fresh parsley
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish with butter.
2. Place the stuffing cubes in a large mixing bowl.
3. In a large saute pan, melt the butter. Add the onions and celery and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, for about 8 minutes, or until the vegetables are soft.
4. Add the garlic and cook 2 minutes more. Add the vegetables to the stuffing cubes. Don't wash the pan but scrape out every last bit of vegetables, otherwise they will burn in the next step.
5. In the same pan, cook the sausage over medium heat for 8 to 10 minutes, until browned and cooked through, breaking up the sausage with a metal spatula while cooking (the largest pieces should be no greater than 1/4 inch). Add the browned sausage and fat to the bread cubes and vegetables.
6. Add the chicken broth, egg, rosemary, sage, parsley, salt, and pepper to the bread cube mixture and mix until the bread is soft and moistened. Transfer the stuffing to the prepared baking dish and bake for 65 to 75 minutes, uncovered, until deeply golden and crisp on top.