Sausage Stuffing - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 shallots, chopped fine
1 cup celery
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 lb sausage
1 teaspoon parsley
1 teaspoon dried chives
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1/4 teaspoon marjoram
1/2 bay leaf, finely crushed
kosher salt
fresh ground pepper
8 cups dried bread, cubes
3/4 - 1 cup chicken broth

Preparation

Brown sausage, remove from pan.
Add butter to pan drippings and saute celery and onion till soft.
Combine sausage, onion, celery, herbs, and bread cubes in a bowl and add broth till stuffing is moistened.
Stuff bird or fill casserole dish (if baking in dish bake covered at 325* for 40-45 minutes).
Recipe doubles well, in fact, I usually double it- we love stuffing!