BASIC YANKEE BREAD DRESSING

BASIC YANKEE BREAD DRESSING

1 lb. ground pork sausage
1 T. butter
6 stalks chopped celery
2 onions, chopped
2 (1 lb.) loaves day-old bread, torn into small pieces
1-1/2 tsp. sage seasoning mixture
salt and pepper to taste
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup chicken broth

Preheat oven to 325^. Lightly grease a 9-x-13-inch baking dish.

Place pork sausage in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Drain and set aside.

Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Place the onions and celery in the saucepan, and slowly cook and stir until tender.

Mix together the sausage, onion, celery, bread, sage, salt and pepper in a large bowl.

Pour the eggs and chicken broth into the mixture. Use more broth if needed. The stuffing should be moist, and not mushy.

Press the mixture into the baking dish. Bake 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until the top is brown and crisp.

Yield: 12 servings.