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cornbread turkey dressing

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Recipe by
Carol Davis
@FadingParadise
Silver City, NM

I made this dressing recipe my first Thanksgiving meal I cooked myself, well, Mal's dad helped, a lot. I was so green at cooking, and so pregnant. My Mom always made a more traditional herb stuffing with lots of sage and regular bread crumbs. I, of course, had to be different. For a few years I used the boxed cornbread stuffing bits. Then I had one of those hit the head moments when I realized I had the best corn bread ever, why not use that instead? So I've included my corn bread recipe here as well and hope you will go that route as well.

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yield 8 serving(s)
prep time 30 Min
cook time 30 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For cornbread turkey dressing

  • 1/2 lb
    bacon
  • 1 c
    chopped celery
  • 1 md
    onion, chopped
  • 1/2 c
    water
  • 3 c
    coarse corn bread crumbs (use box or recipe to follow)
  • 1 1/2 c
    bread crumbs (or you can use panko)
  • 1 tsp
    ground sage
  • 1 c
    chicken broth (or more if you like it moist)
  • CORN BREAD INGREDIENTS
  • 1 c
    corn meal
  • 1/2 c
    flour
  • 1/8 c
    sugar
  • 3 tsp
    baking power
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1 c
    milk
  • 1 Tbsp
    (heaping) shortening

How To Make cornbread turkey dressing

  • 1
    Cook bacon in large skillet till crisp; remove to paper towels to drain, leaving drippings in pan. Crumble bacon; set aside. To skillet, add celery, onion, and water. Cover; cook till barely tender, about 7 minutes.
  • 2
    Combine bacon, vegetable mixture, corn bread crumbs, bread crumbs and sage. Toss well. Add 1 cup chicken broth, toss well. If it's too dry for you add a bit more broth.
  • 3
    Bake, covered, in a 1 1/2 quart casserole at 350 for 30 minutes.
  • 4
    CORN BREAD: PREPARE THE DAY AHEAD ALLOW TO SIT OUT OVER NIGHT. In a mixing bowl combine dry ingredients. Add egg and milk, mix well. In a 8 or 9 inch cast iron skillet melt a heaping tablespoon of Crisco. Coat pan with shortening and pour into batter. Stir well, and pour batter in skillet. Bake in a 400 oven for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
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