Sweet Bread, Sausage & Medjool Date Stuffing

A sweet dinner roll stuffing mixed with sausage, caramelized onions, medjool dates and parsley.

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 1 20

Total Time 1 35

Servings Servings

1 package Hawaiian Dinner Rolls cut into 1 inch cubes, or other sweet dinner rolls
4 Italian sausages casings removed
1 cup yellow onion diced
4 tbsp unsalted butter plus more for coating baking pan
1 ½ cups chicken stock
1 egg lightly beaten
¼ cup minced parsley
4 medjool dates pitted and diced
1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes
kosher salt to taste
black pepper to taste

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Preheat oven to 300º F.
Place the bread cubes on a large rimmed baking sheet. Bake until lightly browned and crisp, about 15-20 minutes. Remove and cool on baking sheet.
Meanwhile, add the sausage to a hot saute pan coated with cooking spray. Brown until no longer pink, breaking into bite sized pieces. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside. In the same pan, add the butter and onions and cook on medium-low for 25-30 minutes until the onions are very soft and caramelized.
Increase oven temperature to 375ºF.
Add the bread cubes, sausage, onions, parsley, dates and crushed red pepper flakes to a large bowl. Toss gently to combine. Add chicken stock, beaten egg, salt and pepper and toss to combine.
Generously butter a 9x3 baking dish and pour the bread mixture into the dish. Top with a sheet of parchment paper and then tightly wrap in foil. Bake for 50-60 minutes. Remove foil for the last 10 minutes of baking to crisp the top. Serve immediately.

Makes a great addition to your open-faced turkey sandwich the next day!