Bread casserole, or as it is also called in America, bread stuffing is a side dish that is traditionally served with a festive turkey or chicken. Bread filling can be baked inside birds, and in the form of a casserole and serve on a plate next to chopped meat. The basis of such a casserole is diced bread. It must be a bread that is well soaked, for example, rustic. Cubes of bread mixed with fried vegetables along with all their juices, add broth, egg, and spices and other brightly flavored ingredients. It will be ideally combined with fried bacon and goat cheese stuffed with bread. Mix everything bake in casserole and serve with meat birds. Additionally on the photo: Turkey Pies for the Day ThanksgivingShare with friends: 
Time: 1 hour. 35 minutes Difficulty: easy Servings: 8 In the recipes volumetric containers are used in volume: 1 cup (tbsp.) – 240 ml. 3/4 cups (st.) – 180 ml. 1/2 cup (tbsp.) – 120 ml. 1/3 cup (Art.) – 80 ml. 1/4 cup (st.) – 60 ml. 1 tablespoon (tbsp) – 15 ml. 1 teaspoon (tsp) – 5 ml.
Ingredients for the recipe:
- 1 loaf of yesterday’s rustic bread diced 2.5 cm each.
- 450 gr Tuscan cabbage, cut the stems, tear the leaves or chop coarsely
- 3 tbsp. l (45 gr.) Butter + optionally for lubrication mold
- 5 tbsp. l rapeseed oil
- A pinch of red pepper flakes
- 2 large eggs
- 4-7 Art. chicken broth
- 220 gr small goat cheese
- 0.5 tbsp. coarsely chopped parsley leaves
- 3 tbsp. l finely chopped fresh sage
- About 1 tbsp. l honey, optional
- 450 gr double smoked raw bacon on oak wood chips
- 2 medium carrots, peeled and diced
- 2 medium stalks of celery, diced in small cubes
- 1 medium Spanish onion, diced
- 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
Recipes with similar ingredients: white bread, kale, carrots, celery, goat cheese, sage, bacon
Recipe preparation:
- Preheat the oven to 190 ° C. Butter a large baking dish.
- In a large frying pan over medium heat, heat 2 tbsp. l rapeseed oil. Add half the bread cubes and fry until golden color on all sides, 3-5 minutes. Salt, pepper and transfer to a baking sheet. Heat another 2 tbsp. l oil and exactly the same toast the remaining bread.
- Place the pan over medium heat. Add the remaining 1 tbsp. l butter and bacon, cut into small strips and fry until the bacon will not turn golden brown and crispy for about 5 minutes. Put the bacon with a slotted spoon on a plate covered with paper towels.
- Add the butter to the pan with melted bacon fat. After the butter has melted, add the carrots, celery and onions and fry over medium heat until soft, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and pepper and cook for 30 seconds. Add the cabbage and fry until it fades, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and cool slightly.
- Put the bread cubes in a large bowl of cooled vegetable a mixture. In a separate bowl, beat the eggs until smooth and pour on the bread. Add the broth so that the whole mixture becomes very wet. Salt, pepper and stir in goat cheese, parsley, sage and fried bacon. Transfer to the prepared form and add honey, if you use it.
- Bake until golden and crisp, about 35 minutes. Remove from oven and let rest 15 minutes before serving.
