Bacon Jalapeño Dressing: A Hot Holiday Alternative
November 26, 2013
By: Sarah Harlan
Recipe courtesy of Texas Tech Chef Kara Perez of The Market at Stangel/Murdough.

Bacon Jalapeño Dressing
Ingredients
- 1/4 pound bacon, diced
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 onion, chopped
- 3 celery stalks, chopped
- 1 jalapeño, diced
- 1 tablespoon thyme
- 3/4 teaspoon chili powder
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup pepper jack cheese, diced
- 8 cups white bread cubes, toasted
- 6 cups cornbread, crumbled
Directions
- Sauté bacon in butter for 5 minutes. Remove bacon and drain on paper towels. Leave
bacon drippings in pan.
- Add onion, celery, jalapeño, thyme and chili powder. Cook 5 minutes. Add chicken broth.
Simmer while proceeding with next steps.
- In a large bowl, mix eggs, pepper jack cheese and bacon. Add to the white bread cubes
and crumbled cornbread.
- Gently mix in onion and celery mixture.
- Spread stuffing in a buttered 9x13 inch baking dish. Cover and bake for 30 minutes
at 350 degrees. Uncover and bake another 20 minutes or until golden brown.
Yield: 8 servings
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