Recent herbs, savory sausage, and home made cornbread stuffing imply unbelievable taste on this from-scratch cornbread stuffing recipe. Comply with my make-ahead or freezing directions so there’s one much less aspect dish to fret about on Thanksgiving!
I initially printed this recipe in 2016 and have since added new images and extra useful success suggestions.
Thanksgiving turkey is nice and all (and let’s not overlook the Thanksgiving pies), however Thanksgiving aspect dishes are the crown jewels on the desk. And whether or not it’s stuffed into the turkey or served on the aspect, you completely should make this cornbread stuffing a part of your feast.
Salty, savory, herby, and crisp, this stuffing has all of it. Plus, it smells unbelievable because it cooks.
Inform Me About This Cornbread Stuffing
- Texture: Mild and moist with bite-size items of tender sausage and celery, and large buttery chunks of cornbread.
- Taste: The recipe is a extra flavorful model of my basic sausage & herb stuffing, as a result of I take advantage of cornbread as a substitute of standard bread as the bottom. So many savory, soul-warming flavors to like!
- Ease: This dish is like 2 brief recipes in 1. The cornbread comes first, with all of the substances blended in 1 bowl. Then comes the stuffing, which comes collectively in 3 easy steps. Make it upfront for ease and comfort!
- Time: 1 hour and 40 minutes to make each the contemporary cornbread and the stuffing (plus in a single day cooling time for the cornbread). You’ll be able to shave off 40–45 minutes by utilizing store-bought cornbread.
Highlight on Some Cornbread Stuffing Substances
- Cornbread: With regards to cornbread, you possibly can select both home made or store-bought. Use your favourite cornbread recipe or decide up a cornbread combine from the shop. I really like the tremendous easy cornbread recipe under and urge you to attempt it, too. It’s similar to my common cornbread recipe and comes collectively in simply 1 mixing bowl.
- Herbs: I take advantage of contemporary herbs together with parsley, thyme, and sage for best taste, however you possibly can substitute dried. See recipe under.
- Sausage: This provides savory richness to the dish. For a vegetarian choice, change the sausage with mushrooms or diced butternut squash. It’s also possible to use vegetable broth as a substitute of rooster broth.
- Pecans (Non-compulsory): For additional taste and texture, you possibly can add pecans. The pictured dish doesn’t embody them, however I typically make this Thanksgiving aspect with pecans. Add them whenever you’re mixing all the pieces collectively earlier than baking.
Overview: Easy methods to Make Cornbread Stuffing (Dressing)
The total printable recipe is under, however let’s stroll by means of it so that you perceive every step earlier than you get began.
Make the cornbread. Preheat the oven. Mix all of the substances in a bowl, then switch the combination to a baking dish and bake till golden brown. Cool fully.
Minimize cornbread into cubes + flippantly toast. Slice cornbread into 1-inch cubes. Unfold them out on a lined baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes to toast them. Flippantly toasting the cornbread helps it soak up a number of the liquid substances, which prevents your stuffing from tasting soggy.
Put together stuffing. Whisk broth and eggs collectively in a big bowl.
Cook dinner down the flavors and herbs. Place onion, celery, and herbs into a big skillet. Cook dinner till the greens are delicate. Add sausage and prepare dinner principally by means of.
Combine all the pieces collectively, after which unfold into a big greased casserole dish.
Bake till golden brown.
This cornbread stuffing is definitely *finest* prepped forward of time as a result of the flavors have extra time to settle and mingle collectively. Retailer the assembled stuffing within the fridge for as much as 3 days forward of time, or freeze for as much as 2 months. Convey to room temperature after which bake.
Sure, completely. I normally use the home made recipe under, and you can also make it a pair days forward of time. To avoid wasting much more time, use store-bought cornbread combine.
In case you’re stuffing the turkey, permit the cornbread stuffing combination to chill fully earlier than stuffing into the turkey.
Cornbread Stuffing Recipe
Prep Time: 1 hour
Cook dinner Time: 40 minutes
Complete Time: 1 hour, 40 minutes
Yield: serves 8-10
Class: Dinner
Methodology: Baking
Delicacies: American
Description
Recent herbs, savory sausage, and home made cornbread make for unbelievable taste on this from-scratch cornbread stuffing recipe. Comply with my make-ahead or freezing directions under so there’s one much less aspect dish to fret about on Thanksgiving!
Directions
- Cornbread: (Put together 1 day upfront!) Preheat oven to 375°F (191°C). Whisk all the cornbread substances collectively in a big bowl. Pour right into a greased 9-inch sq. baking pan. Bake for 22–24 minutes or till the highest is flippantly browned. Put aside to chill in a single day. Don’t cowl.
- Preheat oven to 300°F (149°C). Minimize the cornbread into 1-inch cubes. You should have about 7–8 cups of cubes. Unfold onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat and bake for 10 minutes. Put aside to chill as you put together the stuffing. In case you’re baking the stuffing by itself and never inside a turkey, flip the oven as much as 375°F (191°C).
- Stuffing: In a really massive bowl, whisk the broth and eggs collectively. Put aside.
- Warmth butter in a big skillet over medium-high warmth. Add the onion, celery, thyme, sage, parsley, salt, and pepper. Cook dinner for 4 minutes till greens start to melt. Squeeze the sausage meat out of the casings into the skillet. Break up with a spoon. Cook dinner for about 4 minutes, till sausage meat is nearly cooked by means of.
- Pour sausage combination into the broth + egg, together with any liquid from the skillet. Add the toasted cornbread cubes and pecans, if utilizing. Very gently fold all the pieces collectively.
- If utilizing to stuff a turkey, permit to chill fully earlier than stuffing. If baking the stuffing individually like I did in these images, spoon stuffing right into a greased 9×13-inch baking pan. Bake for 40 minutes, or till flippantly browned and crisp on high.
- Garnish with contemporary herbs earlier than serving, if desired. Serve heat.
Notes
- Make Forward & Freezing Earlier than Baking: Put together the cornbread (step 1) 1 day upfront. It’s also possible to chop and toast it 1 day upfront (step 2). To avoid wasting time, you can even chop the onion and celery 1 day upfront as effectively. Cowl and refrigerate them in a single day. It’s also possible to put together your complete recipe by means of step 5, cowl and refrigerate in a single day, or freeze for as much as 3 months. Convey to room temperature, after which proceed with step 6.
- Freezing Baked Stuffing: Cowl and freeze the baked stuffing for as much as 2 months. Thaw in a single day within the fridge, permit to return to room temperature, then reheat it in a 350°F (177°C) oven for 20–25 minutes, or till warmed by means of, earlier than serving.
- Particular Instruments (affiliate hyperlinks): Glass Mixing Bowls | Whisk | 9-inch Sq. Baking Pan | Baking Sheet | Silicone Baking Mat or Parchment Paper | 9×13-inch Baking Pan
- Buttermilk: Buttermilk is required within the cornbread recipe. In case you don’t have any, you can also make a DIY buttermilk substitute by including 2 teaspoons of contemporary lemon juice or white vinegar to a liquid measuring cup. Then add sufficient complete milk to make 1 cup whole. Stir and let sit for five minutes earlier than utilizing. Entire milk is strongly really helpful for moistest, richest texture, however you should use lower-fat or nondairy milk in a pinch.
- Replace in 2024: This recipe used to name for 1 chopped pear or apple. In case you’d like so as to add both for slightly sweetness, add the chopped fruit to the skillet whenever you add the sausage in step 4.