Sourdough-Oyster Dressing

Ingredients

• 0.3 cup butter 
• 4 rib celery chopped
• 8  bacon crumbled cooked
• 2  garlic cloves minced
• 0.5 teaspoon ground pepper black
• 6 ounce marinated artichoke hearts drained chopped
• 1  onion finely chopped
• 0.3 cup parsley fresh italian chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt 
• 8 ounce shucked oysters drained coarsely chopped ( 2 dozen oysters)
• 8 cups sourdough bread cubed ( 8 slices)
• 0.5 cup whipping cream 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• baking sheet
• oven
• baking pan

Directions

1. Arrange bread cubes on 2 baking sheets.
2. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes or until dry and golden.
3. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add onion, celery, and garlic. Saut 6 to 8 minutes or until tender.
4. Add salt and next 3 ingredients; cook 1 minute.
5. Remove from heat.
6. Combine bread cubes, oyster mixture, bacon, parsley, and artichoke hearts in a large bowl, tossing well. Spoon dressing into a greased 11" x 7" baking dish.
7. Bake, uncovered, at 375 for 45 minutes.