People fight over the best part of Thanksgiving dinner, and I would venture to say that the best part might just be a traditional cornbread dressing recipe like this homemade cornbread dressing.
This is a perfect side dish recipe for your Thanksgiving table this year. It’s a family favorite recipe that makes an appearance at our holiday meal every year. The best part? You can make the cornbread ahead of time in a prepared baking dish to save more time on the big day.
Honestly, there’s no need to limit this family recipe to only Thanksgiving day, you can make this homemade cornbread recipe even just to serve as a flavorful side dish for any holiday dinner.
Recipe Ingredient Notes
To make our homemade cornbread stuffing, you need the following ingredients:
- Dressing mix: grab a box of Cornbread Mix (we like Famous Dave’s cornbread mix, but any will do)
- Butter: use unsalted butter
- Vegetables: you will need to have diced onion and sliced celery stalks
- Eggs: use large eggs that have been beaten
- Liquid: use your favorite chicken stock. You could also use chicken broth or homemade chicken stock
- Seasoning: make sure to have dried sage, salt and black pepper
Equipment Needed
For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:
How to Make Homemade Cornbread Dressing
- Preheat oven to 350℉.
- Prepare cornbread mixture according to package directions. Let cool and crumble into bite-size pieces.
- Add the stick of butter to a large skillet over medium heat and saute the celery and onion for a few minutes until soft.
- In a large bowl, combine celery, onion, crumbled corn bread, eggs, chicken stock, sage, and salt and pepper.
- Spread mixture in a 9×13 inch baking pan sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until cooked through and center is set.
Frequently Asked Questions
The main difference is that stuffing is cooked inside the bird you are cooking aka it is stuffed inside the cavity of the bird, Dressing mixture is only cooked in a separate cooking dish and needs more liquid to become flavorful.
If you find that your dressing is more liquidy or gummy, try throwing the casserole dish back into the oven uncovered and let the oven dry out the bread cubes more.
You definitely can add cooked chicken or cooked turkey to the crumbled cornbread dressing mixture. It will add a good amount of flavor to this delicious recipe.
The biggest thing is that you might not have added enough liquid to the cornbread stuffing mixtures. So, bump up the turkey broth or chicken stock you use and then watch it carefully so you don’t overcook the classic dish.
Make Ahead and Storage Instructions
Fridge: This one is super simple to make ahead of time. To do so, make the recipe as instructed up until right before you cook it. Then, cover it with aluminum foil, and store it in the fridge until you are ready to throw it into the oven. It can be prepped and stored in the fridge for 1-2 days, then place it in the oven to cook when ready.
Reheat: The best way to reheat his classic side dish is to put it in the microwave for 30-60 seconds.
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Homemade Cornbread Dressing
Ingredients
- 16 ounces Corn Bread Mix, (I used Famous Dave's cornbread mix)
- 2 Tablespoons butter
- 1 onion, diced
- 3 celery stalks, sliced
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 2 teaspoons dried sage
- to taste salt and pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉.
- Prepare corn bread mix according to package directions. Let cool and crumble into bite size pieces.
- Add butter to a large skillet over medium heat and saute the celery and onion for a few minutes until soft.
- In a large bowl, combine celery, onion, crumbled corn bread, eggs, chicken stock, sage and salt and pepper.
- Spread mixture in a 9×13 inch baking pan sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until cooked through and center is set.
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