Herbed Bread Stuffing With Mushrooms And Sausage

• 1 peasant bread (1 1/2 lb)
• 4 Italian turkey sausage links
• 2 teaspoons butter
• 1 lb cremimi mushroom, quartered
• cooking spray
• 2 cups onions, chopped
• 1 1/4 cups carrots, choped
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley, minced
• 1 tablespoon fesh thyme leaves, minced
• 1 tablespoon fresh sage, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 2 large eggs
• one can chicken broth (14oz)

1. Preheat oven to 400u0b0F.
2. Trim crust from bread. Cut bread into 1 1/2 -inch cubes. Arrange bread cubes in a single layer on 2 jelly-roll pans. Bake at 400u0b0F for 10 minutes or until toasted.
3. Reduce oven temperature to 350u0b0F.
4. Cook sausage in a large nonstrick skillet over medium-high heat 10 minutes, browning on all sides. Remove from pan; cut crosswise into 1/4-inch thicke slices.
5. Melt butter in skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms; saute 4 minutes. Combine bread cubes, sausage, and muusrooms in a large bowl.
6. Heat skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add onion, carrot and celery; saute 5 minutes or until lightly browned. Add parsley, thyme sage, salt and pepper; saute 1 minute. Add to bread mixture. Combine eggs and broth, stirring with a whisk. Add to bread mixture; toss to coat. Spoon into a 13x9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350F for 45 minutes or until browned.
7. TIP: Making your own bread cubes is easy and yields delicious results. You can prepare the toasted bread cubes two to three days before Thanksgiving; store at room temperature in a zip-top plastic bag. If there's space in the oven, bake the stuffing while the turkey roasts. otherwise, bake it in the morning, and reheat it while the turkey stands.

bread, italian turkey sausage, butter, cremimi mushroom, cooking spray, onions, carrots, fresh parsley, thyme, fresh sage, salt, fresh ground pepper, eggs, chicken broth

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/herbed-bread-stuffing-with-mushrooms-and-sausage-412662 (may not work)