Tom Szaller's Great Pan or Bird Stuffing

This great sausage and bacon stuffing contains so many ingredients, some say it could be a meal in itself. Bake it as a side dish, or use it to stuff the bird.

• Preparation Time: 45 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins
• Calories: 258 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter
• 4 cups water
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
• 1 pound ground pork sausage
• 2 tablespoons garlic powder
• 2 red bell peppers, chopped
• 1 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 1 tablespoon seasoning salt
• 2 green bell peppers, chopped
• 2 tablespoons celery salt
• 3 (1 pound) loaves white bread, torn into pieces
• 6 ounces sliced bacon
• 1 ½ pounds sweet onions, peeled and chopped
• 2 ½ tablespoons poultry seasoning

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

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

Step 3

Place sausage in a large Dutch oven. Cook over medium high heat, stirring to crumble, until evenly brown. Drain.

Step 4

Add the bacon to the sausage along with the onions, green bell peppers, red bell peppers, mushrooms, butter, pepper, celery salt, seasoning salt, poultry seasoning, basil, garlic powder and water. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 10 to 20 minutes, until the vegetables are soft.

Step 5

Gradually place the bread into the mixture, thoroughly blending until all pieces are coated. Transfer to a large baking dish or two medium baking dishes.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven 40 to 60 minutes, or until the top begins to brown.