Slow Cooker Stuffing

I'm always looking for new recipies. Always. This particular time i was looking for a different kind of stuffing for Thanksgiving. What sold me on this recipe is the use of the crockpot. It turned out pretty good. I think it might have needed a bit more spices but it was still yummy. And... i had TONS of complements!!!!

Slow Cooker Stuffing
yeilds: about 12 servings

3/4 cup butter
1 1/2 cups chopped onion
1 1/2 cups chopped celery
3 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
2 Tbsp minced garlic
9 oz fresh sliced mushrooms (i chopped about 3/4 of them finely and the rest i left whole)
9 cups dry bread cubes (i added almost 12 cups bakery bread leftovers)
3/4 tsp poultry seasoning
1 tsp sage
3/4 tsp thyme
1/2 tsp marjoram
1 tsp salt (i didn't use it, didn't think i needed it with the salted butter i used)
1/4 tsp pepper
1 lb sausage (i used sage sausage so i ommited the sage seasoning)
up to 4 cups of chicken broth (start out with 1 1/2 - 2 cups and add more as needed)
2 eggs beaten

1. Melt buter in a skillet over medium heat. Cook onion, celery, mushroom, garlic and parsley in butter until tender and translucent.
*NOTE - the mushrooms will sweat off a lot of liquid. It will take a while to cook down the liquid.
2. Spoon cooked vegetable over bread cubes in a very large mixing bowl. Season with seasonings. Pour in enough broth to moisten, and mix in eggs. Transfer to slow cooker and cover.
3. Cook on HIGH for 45 minutes, then reduce heat to LOW and cook for 4 to 8 hours (mine did NOT take that long to cook... only about 3 hours if that).

A few tips:
*stir every hour or so. If you don't the edges will get brown and the center will stay soggy
*spray the crockpot with Pam for easier removal
*cover the crockpot before putting on the lid to help suck up the moisture.
*if the stuffing is too moist, cook the last 30 minutes to hour with the lid off.
*if the stuffing is too dry, add additional chicken stock to your preference.
*it will NOT take as long as the recipe says to cook. Mine was finished cooking about 2-3 hours after i started.