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his Individual Bread Dressing with Pears, Bacon, and Blue Cheese gives
tradition a twist. Dressing, prepared into individual servings, creates a
modern presentation to the usual side dish. e pears, blue cheese and
caramelized onions offer a pleasing gourmet variation.
Individual Bread Dressing with Pears, Bacon,
Blue Cheese and Caramelized Onions
Ingredients
10 cups dried bread cubes
8 ounces of bacon
¾ cup finely chopped celery
1 large onion or 2 small onions, finely
chopped
1 ½ cup chopped pears
Directions
Preheat oven to 350.
Grease two 12 serving muffin pans.
Set aside.
Place bread in large mixing bowl.
Cook bacon until crispy. Drain
bacon reserving 2 tablespoon of the
drippings. Crumble bacon and add to
bread bowl.
Sauté celery and onion in bacon
drippings until soft. Add in chopped
pears.
Sauté mixture until onions begin to
caramelize. Add brown sugar.
Sauté additional minute for sugar to
flavor the mixture.
Add sautéed mixture to bread bowl.
Add parsley, blue cheese, and sage to
bread bowl. Mix well.
Beat eggs in separate bowl. Add eggs
and broth to bread bowl. Mix well.
Evenly distribute dressing mix in the
two prepared muffin pans.
Bake for approximately one hour.
Serve.
As Julia Child said, "People who love
to eat are always the best people." ere
is nothing better than sharing great
meals with the ones you love. I hope
you have a fabulous holiday season
filled with amazing food and treasured
moments. If you like these dressing rec-
ipes, be sure to check out my other blog
recipes at A Fork's Tale at www.aforks
tale.com.
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1 tablespoon brown sugar
¾ cup fresh chopped parsley
1 cup blue cheese, crumbled
½ teaspoon dried sage
4 cups chicken or turkey broth
2 eggs
Indvidual Bread Dressing
with Pears, Bacon, Blue
Cheese and Caramalized
Onions
