Sausage-and-Herb Dressing

2 tablespoons butter or stick margarine
2 (4-ounce) links sweet Italian turkey sausage -- crumbled
2 cups onion -- chopped
2 cups fennel bulb -- chopped
1/2 cup celery -- chopped
3 garlic cloves -- minced
1 1/2 cups fat-free less-sodium chicken broth
1/3 cup fresh parsley -- chopped
1 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme
1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon salt
12 cups French bread -- (about one 1-pound loaf) 1-inch cubes
1 cup green onions -- thinly sliced
1 large egg -- lightly beaten
Cooking spray

Preheat oven to 375º.

Melt the butter in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add sausage; cook 4 minutes or until browned. Add chopped onion, fennel, celery, and garlic; sauté‚ 8 minutes. Stir in broth and next 4 ingredients (broth through salt), scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Remove from heat. Stir in bread, green onions, and egg. Spoon into a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake at 375º for 35 minutes.

Servings: 13
Serving size: 3/4 cup
3 points per serving

Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 146 Calories; 5g Fat (28.3% calories from fat); 8g Protein; 19g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 29mg Cholesterol; 471mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 1/2 Fat.