SOUTHERN CORNBREAD DRESSING

prep time:
30 min
total time:
1 hr 50 min
Makes 6 to 8 servings
Pam and JohnPam and John

The ultimate Southern Thanksgiving side dish.

ingredients

Southern Cornbread Dressing
  • Cornbread, recipe follows
  • 7 slices oven-dried white bread
  • 1 sleeve saltine crackers
  • 8 tablespoons butter
  • 2 cups celery, chopped
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 7 cups chicken stock
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon sage
  • 1 tablespoon poultry seasoning
  • 5 eggs , beaten
Cornbread
  • 1 cup self-rising cornmeal
  • 1/2 cup self-rising flour
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

directions

  • 1

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

  • 2

    In a large bowl, combine crumbled cornbread, dried white bread slices, and saltines; set aside.

  • 3

    Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the celery and onion and cook until transparent, approximately 5 to 10 minutes. Pour the vegetable mixture over cornbread mixture. Add the stock, mix well, taste, and add salt, pepper to taste, sage, and poultry seasoning. Add beaten eggs and mix well. Reserve 2 heaping tablespoons of this mixture for the giblet gravy. Pour mixture into a greased pan and bake until dressing is cooked through, about 45 minutes. Serve with turkey as a side dish.

Cornbread

  • 1

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

  • 2

    Combine all ingredients and mix well. Pour batter into a greased shallow baking dish. Bake for approximately 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool.

notes

No Thanksgiving meal of mine is complete without a dish of this sitting on the table.

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