Recent 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 facet dish to fret about on Thanksgiving!
I initially revealed this recipe in 2016 and have since added new pictures and extra useful success ideas.
Thanksgiving turkey is nice and all (and let’s not overlook the Thanksgiving pies), however Thanksgiving facet dishes are the crown jewels on the desk. And whether or not it’s stuffed into the turkey or served on the facet, 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 unimaginable 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 exploit cornbread as a substitute of standard 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 components 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 may shave off 40–45 minutes through the use of store-bought cornbread.
Highlight on Some Cornbread Stuffing Components
- Cornbread: With regards to cornbread, you possibly can select both selfmade or store-bought. Use your favourite cornbread recipe or choose 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 exploit contemporary herbs together with parsley, thyme, and sage for very best taste, however you possibly can substitute dried. See recipe beneath.
- Sausage: This provides savory richness to the dish. For a vegetarian choice, substitute the sausage with mushrooms or diced butternut squash. You may also use vegetable broth as a substitute of rooster broth.
- Pecans (Non-obligatory): For additional taste and texture, you possibly can add pecans. The pictured dish doesn’t embody them, however I usually make this Thanksgiving facet with pecans. Add them whenever you’re mixing the whole lot collectively earlier than baking.
Overview: How one can Make Cornbread Stuffing (Dressing)
The total printable recipe is beneath, 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 components in a bowl, then switch the combination to a baking dish and bake till golden brown. Cool fully.
Lower cornbread into cubes + calmly toast. Slice cornbread into 1-inch cubes. Unfold them out on a lined baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes to toast them. Evenly toasting the cornbread helps it take up among the liquid components, 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 gentle. Add sausage and prepare dinner largely by means of.
Combine the whole lot collectively, after which unfold into a big greased casserole dish.
Bake till golden brown.
This cornbread stuffing is definitely *greatest* 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 selfmade recipe beneath, and you can also make it a pair days forward of time. To save lots of much more time, use store-bought cornbread combine.
For those who’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
Prepare dinner Time: 40 minutes
Whole Time: 1 hour, 40 minutes
Yield: serves 8-10
Class: Dinner
Technique: Baking
Delicacies: American
Description
Recent 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 facet dish to fret about on Thanksgiving!
Directions
- Cornbread: (Put together 1 day upfront!) Preheat oven to 375°F (191°C). Whisk all the cornbread components 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 calmly browned. Put aside to chill in a single day. Don’t cowl.
- Preheat oven to 300°F (149°C). Lower 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. For those who’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 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 the whole lot collectively.
- If utilizing to stuff a turkey, permit to chill fully 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 calmly 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. You may also chop and toast it 1 day upfront (step 2). To save lots of time, you can even chop the onion and celery 1 day upfront as effectively. Cowl and refrigerate them in a single day. You may also 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. For those who 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 entire milk to make 1 cup complete. Stir and let sit for five minutes earlier than utilizing. Complete milk is strongly advisable 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. For those who’d like so as to add both for just a little sweetness, add the chopped fruit to the skillet whenever you add the sausage in step 4.
