Sourdough Stuffing With Pears And Sausage

• 8 cups cubed sourdough bread
• 1 lb turkey sausage
• cooking spray
• 5 cups chopped onions
• 2 cups chopped celery
• 1 cup chopped carrot
• 1 (8 ounce) package pre- sliced mushrooms
• 2 cups cubed peeled bartlett pears (2 medium)
• 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
• 2 teaspoons chopped fresh tarragon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups reduced-sodium fat-free chicken broth
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

1. Preheat oven to 425u0b0F.
2. Arrange bread ina single layer on a baking sheet. Bake at 425u0b0F for 9 minutes or until golden. Place in a large bowl.
3. Remove casings from sausage. Heat a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add sausage, and cook for 8 minutes or until browned, stirring to crumble. Add sausage to bread cubes, tossing to combine. Set aside.
4. Return pan to medium-high heat. Add onion, celery, and carrot; saute 10 minutes or until onion begins to brown. Stir in mushrooms; cook 4 minutes. Stir in pear, basil, tarragon, and salt; cook 4 minutes or until pear begins to soften, stirring occasionally. Add pear mixture to bread mixture, tossing gently to combine. Stir in broth and pepper.
5. Place bread mixture in a 13x9-in baking dish coated with cooking spray; cover with foil. Bake at 425u0b0F for 20 minutes. Uncover; bake stuffing an additional 15 minutes or until top of stuffing is crisp.

bread, turkey sausage, cooking spray, onions, celery, carrot, mushrooms, bartlett, fresh basil, tarragon, salt, chicken broth, fresh ground black pepper

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/sourdough-stuffing-with-pears-and-sausage-147021 (may not work)