Mushroom Stuffing

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs artisan bread or 2 lbs peasant bread, loaf
• 2 lbs mixed mushrooms, chopped
• 2 shallots, diced
• 2 stalks celery, diced
• 1 onion, diced
• 3/4 cup butter
• 2 tablespoons sage, fresh, chopped
• 1 tablespoon thyme, fresh, chopped
• 1 -2 tablespoon olive oil
• 3 cups broth
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 remove the crust from the bread and cut into 1 inch cubes and toss with olive oil, salt and pepper and place on cookie sheet.
• 3 bake in oven for 20 minutes until golden brown, tossing halfway through.
• 4 saute onion and celery in 1/4 cup butter until soft, about 10 minutes, set aside.
• 5 saute shallots in 1/2 cup butter until softened, about 5 minutes, then add chopped mushrooms and saute until sweating, about 10 minutes.
• 6 toss with bread, herbs, and onion/celery saute, and broth until moistened, 1/2 cup of broth at a time (there may be broth left over).
• 7 spread in pan and cover with foil then bake for 30 minutes, remove foil, and cook for another 25 minutes or until top is crunchy.