Cornbread Dressing Recipe
Made with homemade cornbread, stuffing cubes, and savory herbs this Cornbread Dressing is a Southern classic that belongs on every holiday table. It will quickly become one of your favorite easy holiday side dishes as it requires minimal prep (and hardly any dirty dishes).
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 170kcal
Ingredients
Cornbread
- 1 cup cornmeal
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ⅔ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk
- 2 lsrge eggs
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened (1 stick)
Stuffing
- 12 ounce bag dry stuffing cubes
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup onion chopped
- 1 cup chopped celery 3-4 stalks
- 2 large eggs
- 2 ½ - 3 cups chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley
- 2 teaspoons dried sage
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
Instructions
Cornbread
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F
- Coat a square 8x8 baking pan with cooking spray
- In a large bowl, whisk together cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt
- Add milk, eggs and butter
- Beat until smooth
- Pour into prepared pan
- Bake for 20-30 or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean
Preparing Cornbread
- Prepare cornbread 1-2 days ahead
- Be sure cornbread is dry, if not, cut into 1 inch cubes and spread on baking sheet
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees F
- Dry cornbread in oven for 30-45 minutes, toss every 10-12 minutes
Stuffing
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- Coat 13x9 baking dish with cooking spray
- In a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat
- Add chopped onions and celery and cook until soft
- Remove from heat
- Add seasonings and mix well
- Add cornbread and stuffing cubes to very large bowl
- Add onion mixture and mix well
- Lightly beat eggs and add to cornbread mixture, mix well
- Gradually add broth to cornbread mixture and stir with each addition ** see notes
- Spread stuffing into prepared baking dish
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown
- Remove from oven and serve immediately
Notes
If you don't mix the ingredients fully, you may end up with clumps that have a "gummy" texture. For this reason, I always recommend combining each ingredient fully before adding the next.
Nutrition
Calories: 170kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 713mg | Potassium: 243mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 89IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 87mg | Iron: 1mg