Sausage and Sweet Potato Thanksgiving Stuffing

Bahan-bahan (12 porsi)

• 1 pound ground Italian sausage (or your favorite kind of sausage)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
• 2 medium leeks, halved and thinly sliced, white and pale green parts only
• 2 stalks celery, thinly sliced
• 1 apple, cored and diced
• 5 cloves garlic, minced
• 6 cups roughly-diced stale crusty bread*
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1/3 cup dried cranberries
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh herbs (I used a combo of fresh parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme)
• 2 1/2 cups chicken or vegetable stock
• 2 eggs