Stuffing Without The Bird

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 12 pieces bread, any assortment (ex. rye, 12 grain, marble)
• 1/2 cup softend butter
• 2 -3 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 -3 garlic cloves
• 8 ounces mushrooms
• 4 stalks celery, with green leafy tops
• 2 medium onions
• 1 1/2 cups chicken stock
• 1/4 cup toasted almond (any nut you enjoy will work)
• 2 tablespoons fresh curly-leaf parsley
• 1 1/2 teaspoons poultry seasoning

Recipe

• 1 in toaster, toast all of the bread and immediately spread generous amounts of butter on toast.
• 2 use entire stick of butter to do this.
• 3 set toast aside.
• 4 finely chop garlic, onion, celery, and mushrooms.
• 5 heat olive oil in large skillet.
• 6 add chopped vegetables, cook until tender, about 6-8 minutes.
• 7 while vegetables are cooking.
• 8 chop parsley and almonds.
• 9 when vegetables are tender add, parsley, almonds, and poultry seasoning.
• 10 stir well and cook one more minute.
• 11 cut toasted bread into cubes.
• 12 add bread and chicken stock.
• 13 stir until bread is softened, about one minute.
• 14 remove from heat and transfer to serving dish.
• 15 let sit covered 5 minutes.
• 16 **please note that i occasionally add chopped cooked apples&/or browned breakfast sausage to this stuffing when adding the bread.