Chestnut Bacon Dried Apple and Corn Bread Stuffing

Name: Chestnut, Bacon, Dried Apple, and Corn Bread Stuffing
Ingredients: 1/2 pound thick-cut bacon slices, cut crosswise into 1/2-inch-wide strips; 4 cups chopped onions; 3 cups chopped celery; 1 cup chopped dried apples; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme; 1 1/2 teaspoons dried rubbed sage; 2 7.4-ounce jars roasted whole chestnuts, coarsely broken; 8 cups dried corn bread stuffing mix (from two 16-ounce packages); 1 3/4 cups (or more) low-salt chicken broth; 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) butter, melted