Bacon Jalapeño Stuffing
Ingredients
- 8 ounces bacon, cooked and diced
- 1 onion, chopped
- 3 celery sticks, chopped
- 1 jalapeño, diced (more if you like it spicy)
- 1 tablespoon thyme
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 3 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup pepper jack cheese, shredded
- 5 cups whole wheat bread, cut into chunks and dried overnight (about half a loaf)
- 5 cups sourdough bread, cut into chunks and dried overnight (about half a loaf)
- 2 tablespoons butter, roughly chopped
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Cover a cookie sheet with aluminium foil, then cover with nonstick spray.
- Spread out the bread chunks onto the cookie sheet into a single layer.
- Bake for about 30 minutes to make sure that the bread is completely dried out.
- Transfer to a large bowl.
- Leave the oven on.
- In a large stockpot, cook the bacon, onion, celery, jalapeño, thyme, salt, and pepper.
- After the bacon is cooked through, add the chicken stock and simmer.
- In a large bowl, mix the eggs, pepper jack cheese, and bacon mixture.
- Add the hot broth mixture to the bowl with the bread and toss until the liquid is absorbed.
- Cover a cookie sheet in foil, then cover with nonstick spray.
- Transfer the stuffing to the cookie sheet.
- Sprinkle the butter over the top.
- Cover with tin foil.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove tin foil, then bake for an additional 20 minutes.
| NUTRITIONAL INFO | PER SERVING |
|---|---|
| Calories | 150 (80 from fat) |
| Total fat | 9g |
| Saturated fat | 3.5g |
| Cholesterol | 35mg |
| Sodium | 260mg |
| Carbohydrate | 13g (1g dietary fiber, 2g sugar) |
| Protein | 7g |
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