home for thanksgiving fried cornbread dressing
This recipe has grown a few strapping boys and delighted even the pickiest gal in the bunch. Our home is always full to overflowing on Thanksgiving and Christmas. This is the one recipe that is a "must" even if we don't do turkey. This has evolved over the years to try to hit everyone's preferences. It evolved from my mother's own recipe. This tastes good as is or will serve well with southern creamed gravy or turkey gravy.
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This cornbread dressing is everything dressing should be - moist and full of flavor. Between the pork sausage, fresh veggies, and sage, it's packed with flavors. Oven-frying the cornbread gives it a buttery sweet flavor which is a great base for the dressing. This recipe serves a crowd but can easily be cut in half. We highly suggest giving this unique dressing a try at your next holiday meal.
Ingredients
- 1 to 2 pounds mild ground sausage
- 2 - diced onions
- 2 cups sliced celery
- 1 pound sliced fresh mushrooms
- 4 to 6 cans Swanson's chicken broth
- 2 to 3 teaspoons sage
- - salt and pepper, to taste
- 5 packages cornbread mix (each packet enough for 6 servings of cornbread)
- 1 to 2 cups butter or margarine (2 cups is better!)
How To Make home for thanksgiving fried cornbread dressing
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Step 1Preheat oven to 425 for cornbread.
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Step 2Place stick of butter in bottom of roasting pan and place in oven to melt it. (This will allow the cornbread to"fry" while it's baking.) -
Step 3Mix up cornbread mix according to package instructions and bake. (Usually, this will be the addition of 2/3 cups sweet milk and 1 egg per package of mix.)
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Step 4Cornbread can be baked ahead, which I usually do the night before.
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Step 5When done, use a knife and score through the cornbread to make very small cubes.
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Step 6Brown sausage in Dutch oven.
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Step 7Add onions, celery and mushrooms and the other half stick of butter if you need more oil. Saute until sausage is done and onion is translucent.
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Step 8Add about 3 cups of cornbread and the sage and let brown a bit. Add rest of cornbread and stir well.
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Step 9Turn dressing from Dutch oven into the roaster pan. Drizzle with chicken broth til nice and moist. (This is a personal taste thing.)
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Step 10Bake at 350 for about an hour or until golden brown.
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Step 11Freezes well. I don't salt during cooking. Just place salt and pepper shakers on the table for those who want more than what's already there.
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