Bacon Jalapeño Dressing: A Hot Holiday Alternative

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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