Contemporary herbs, savory sausage, and selfmade 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 revealed this recipe in 2016 and have since added new pictures and extra useful success suggestions.
Thanksgiving turkey is nice and all (and let’s not neglect 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 need to 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: Gentle and moist with bite-size items of tender sausage and celery, and massive 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 an alternative of normal bread as the bottom. So many savory, soul-warming flavors to like!
- Ease: This dish is like 2 quick recipes in 1. The cornbread comes first, with all of the elements 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 recent cornbread and the stuffing (plus in a single day cooling time for the cornbread). You possibly can shave off 40–45 minutes by utilizing store-bought cornbread.
Highlight on Some Cornbread Stuffing Elements
- Cornbread: With regards to cornbread, you possibly can select both selfmade or store-bought. Use your favourite cornbread recipe or decide up a cornbread combine from the shop. I like the tremendous easy cornbread recipe beneath and urge you to strive it, too. It’s similar to my common cornbread recipe and comes collectively in simply 1 mixing bowl.
- Herbs: I take advantage of recent herbs together with parsley, thyme, and sage for perfect taste, however you possibly can substitute dried. See recipe beneath.
- Sausage: This provides savory richness to the dish. For a vegetarian possibility, change the sausage with mushrooms or diced butternut squash. You can even use vegetable broth as an alternative of hen broth.
- Pecans (Non-compulsory): For additional taste and texture, you possibly can add pecans. The pictured dish doesn’t embrace them, however I typically make this Thanksgiving aspect with pecans. Add them if you’re mixing all the things collectively earlier than baking.
Overview: Make Cornbread Stuffing (Dressing)
The complete printable recipe is beneath, however let’s stroll by it so that you perceive every step earlier than you get began.
Make the cornbread. Preheat the oven. Mix all of the elements in a bowl, then switch the combination to a baking dish and bake till golden brown. Cool utterly.
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. Calmly toasting the cornbread helps it take in a number of the liquid elements, which prevents your stuffing from tasting soggy.
Put together stuffing. Whisk broth and eggs collectively in a big bowl.
Prepare dinner down the flavors and herbs. Place onion, celery, and herbs into a big skillet. Prepare dinner till the greens are tender. Add sausage and cook dinner principally by.
Combine all the things 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. Deliver to room temperature after which bake.
Sure, completely. I often use the selfmade recipe beneath, and you can also make it a pair days forward of time. To avoid wasting much more time, use store-bought cornbread combine.
In the event you’re stuffing the turkey, enable the cornbread stuffing combination to chill utterly earlier than stuffing into the turkey.
Cornbread Stuffing Recipe
Prep Time: 1 hour
Prepare dinner Time: 40 minutes
Whole Time: 1 hour, 40 minutes
Yield: serves 8-10
Class: Dinner
Methodology: Baking
Delicacies: American
Description
Contemporary herbs, savory sausage, and selfmade cornbread make for unbelievable taste on this from-scratch cornbread stuffing recipe. Comply with my make-ahead or freezing directions beneath 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 the entire cornbread elements 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’ll 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 the event 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. Prepare 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. Prepare dinner for about 4 minutes, till sausage meat is nearly cooked by.
- 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 things collectively.
- If utilizing to stuff a turkey, enable to chill utterly earlier than stuffing. If baking the stuffing individually like I did in these pictures, spoon stuffing right into a greased 9×13-inch baking pan. Bake for 40 minutes, or till flippantly browned and crisp on prime.
- Garnish with recent herbs earlier than serving, if desired. Serve heat.
Notes
- Make Forward & Freezing Earlier than Baking: Put together the cornbread (step 1) 1 day upfront. You can even chop and toast it 1 day upfront (step 2). To avoid wasting time, you may also chop the onion and celery 1 day upfront as properly. Cowl and refrigerate them in a single day. You can even put together your complete recipe by step 5, cowl and refrigerate in a single day, or freeze for as much as 3 months. Deliver 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, enable to return to room temperature, then reheat it in a 350°F (177°C) oven for 20–25 minutes, or till warmed by, 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 the event you don’t have any, you can also make a DIY buttermilk substitute by including 2 teaspoons of recent 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 beneficial 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 the event you’d like so as to add both for somewhat sweetness, add the chopped fruit to the skillet if you add the sausage in step 4.
