Sausage Leek Stuffing
Ingredients
- 2 TBSP Garlic & Herb Compound Butter, Follow this link for my Compound Butter - https://jackieseatsandtreats.com/garlic-herb-compound-butter/
- 1 TBSP bacon grease, if needed because the veggies look dry
- EVOO
- 12 oz Jones Pork Sausage
- 4 slices bacon, sliced and crisped
- 2 large celery stalks, chopped
- 2 leeks, chopped
- 4 mini corn breads, cut into bite sized pieces
- 5 slices sourdough, cut into bite sized pieces
- 1½ TBSP Bell's Seasoning
- 2 cups chicken broth or stock
- 1 cup milk, I used 1%
- Salt & Ground Pepper, as needed
Instructions
Prep Day
- Begin by melting the compound butter in a large fry pan. Once melted, add the celery and leeks and cook with 1 TBSP of Bell's Seasoning. Salt the veggies, as desired, and cook until the leeks are translucent. Note: If the veggies look dry add a bit of bacon grease or butter. Remove the veggies from the heat and set aside in a heat resistant storage container.
- In the same fry pan, add the sausage and cook allowing a char to develop on the sausage. Using a slotted spoon, remove the sausage and set aside in a heat resistant storage container.
- Add the corn bread to the sausage bacon grease that's remaining in the fry pan and toast the cornbread. Set aside once done.
- If the fry pan is dry add a drizzle of EVOO and add the sourdough. Add a ½ TBSP of Bell's Seasoning and a bit of salt & ground pepper. Toast and set aside when done.
- If making the day before, place the veggies and sausage into the refrigerator. Add the bread bites to a storage bag and keep open overnight to allow the bread to stale a bit.
Baking Day
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, add the veggies, sausage and bread.
- Mix together with 2 cups of chicken broth.
- Add the stuffing to a large casserole dish and spread out evenly.
- Add 1 cup of milk across the stuffing and spread cooked bacon over the top of the stuffing.
- Cover with foil and add to a 350 degree oven and bake for 1 hour. At the 1 hour mark, remove the foil and allow the top to brown a bit.
- Serve warm, as a holiday side. Enjoy and cheers 🥂!
