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Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Place cut bread on a baking sheet.
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Bake for 25-30 minutes until bread is stale and dried out.
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Toss bread midway through baking to ensure even cooking.
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Alternatively, cut bread ahead of time and leave out on counter for a day or two to dry out.
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Place bread in a large bowl.
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Set aside.
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Grab a long piece of foil.
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Fold it a couple of time over itself to create a band.
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Line the sides of the slow cooker pot with the foil.
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Lightly coat with nonstick spray.
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In a large skillet, heat about 1 Tbsp of oil.
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Add breakfast sausage (removed from casing).
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Cook until sausage is brown and cooked throughout.
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As sausage is cooking, break into small chunks using a wooden spoon.
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Drain cooked sausage and add to bread.
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Keep all the browned bits in the pan.
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Using the same pan you cooked sausage in, add butter and set over medium heat.
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Once butter has melted add onions and celery.
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Cook until onions have softened.
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Add chopped thyme and sage.
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Toss to combine and cook until herbs are aromatic.
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Add about 1/3 cup of chicken broth.
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Use a wooden spoon to scrape up any of the browned bits of sausage on the bottom of the pan.
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Cook until broth comes to a boil.
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Remove from heat and pour mixture on top of bread-sausage mixture.
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In another bowl, whisk together remaining chicken broth, egg, and salt and pepper.
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Pour over bread mixture and gently toss to combine.
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Make sure all the bread pieces are coated.
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Transfer mixture to prepared slow cooker pot.
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Cover and cook for 4-5 hours on low setting.
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Make sure mixture has reached temperature of at least 165 degrees F to ensure egg is cooked.
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Turn off slow cooker and remove foil.
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Transfer stuffing to serving dish.
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Garnish with additional herbs.
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*note: The foil ring is supposed to prevent the sides of slow cooker from burning the stuffing.
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Depending on how hot your slow cooker gets, you may want to also line the bottom of the slow cooker pot with foil to prevent burning.
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( I did not line the bottom the pot, and I had minimal burning.
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