No Bake Dressing - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 c. white bread, cubed (3/8-inch)
1/2 c. butter or oleo
2 c. sliced celery
1 c. chopped onion
1/4 c. chopped fresh parsley
4 oz. sliced mushrooms
13 1/2 oz. chicken broth
2 tsp. rubbed sage
1/8 tsp. pepper
1 c. chopped nut meats (optional)

Preparation

Bake cubes in 325\u00b0 oven until dry and golden brown, stirring occasionally.
Melt butter in 4-quart Dutch oven or 4-quart saucepan with medium heat.
Add celery and onion and saute 10 minutes or until tender.
Do not brown.
Add parsley and cook 2 minutes (drain canned mushrooms).
Saute fresh mushrooms (reserve juice from can, enough water to make 2/3 cup).
Stir mushrooms, liquid chicken broth, sage and pepper into vegetables in pot.
Cook over high heat until it reaches boil.
Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes.
Remove from heat and stir in bread cubes (and nuts, if used).
Cover and let set 10 minutes.
Stir to fluff and serve.