Garlic Bread Stuffing
Ingredients
1 pkg.
Kowalski's Traditional Take & Bake Garlic Bread (from the Bakery Department)
½ lb.
fresh mild Italian sausage
4 tbsp. (½ stick)
Kowalski's Unsalted Butter, divided
1
small onion, finely chopped
1 cup
chopped celery
1 cup
sliced button mushrooms
1 tbsp.
finely minced garlic
2 ½ cups
chicken broth
1 cup
freshly shredded Kowalski's Signature Parmesan Cheese (from the Specialty Cheese Department)
3
eggs, beaten
¼ cup
finely chopped fresh Italian parsley, plus more for garnish, if desired
1 tbsp.
Kowalski's Pizza Seasoning
½ tsp.
kosher salt
Directions
- Bake garlic bread according to pkg. directions; let cool completely.
- Cut bread into ½" cubes; set aside to dry out for several hrs. to overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- In a large nonstick skillet, cook and crumble sausage over medium-high heat until well browned and cooked thoroughly (about 10 min.).
- Add butter, onion, celery and mushrooms; cook until tender (6-7 min.).
- Add garlic; cook until fragrant (30-60 sec.).
- In a large mixing bowl, combine sausage-vegetable mixture with chopped bread, broth, cheese, eggs, parsley, pizza seasoning and salt; mix well.
- Spoon mixture into a 13x9" baking dish sprayed lightly with cooking spray; bake in preheated oven until stuffing is crispy on top and hot throughout (30-40 min.).
- Serve garnished with parsley, if desired.
