Sausage Stuffing

Ingredients

• 12 cups bread, cubed
• 1 stick butter, divided
• 1 pound ground breakfast sausage or sweet Italian sausage
• 1 large yellow onion, diced
• 3 ribs celery, diced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 teaspoons dried parsley
• 2 teaspoons dried rosemary
• 2 teaspoons dried thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon ground sage
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 3 cups chicken broth, room temperature
• fresh parsley, optional, to taste, chopped, for garnish