Good For You Cornbread Dressing Recipes

GRANDMA'S CORN BREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Prepare the dry corn bread mix according to package directions. Cool and crumble.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 9x13 inch baking dish.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, melt the butter and saute the celery and onion until soft.
• In a large bowl, combine the celery, onions, 3 cups crumbled corn bread, eggs, chicken stock, sage and salt and pepper to taste; mix well.
• Place into prepared dish and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes.

BEST BLACK FOLKS SOUL FOOD CORNBREAD DRESSING RECIPES | BLACK FOLKS CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat the conventional oven or Instant Pot Omni Plus oven to bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes (although you may not use all of this time for melting the butter).
• Place the 4 tablespoons of butter in an 8-inch skillet and melt in the oven for approximately 5 minutes.
• While the butter is melting, combine the Jiffy cornbread mix, sugar, cream cheese, and heavy cream in a medium-size mixing bowl.
• Pour the melted butter from the skillet into the mixing bowl and mix all the ingredients together.
• Pour the cornbread mixture into the skillet.
• Bake at 350 degrees F. In the conventional oven for 25-30 minutes. Instant Pot Omni Plus oven for 23-25 minutes.
• When the baking time has finished, allow the cornbread to cool for approx 10 minutes.
• Cut the bread lengthwise and then across into 1-inch bread cubes and set aside.
• Grease an 8″ or similar-sized baking dish and set it aside.
• Remove the lid from the Instant Pot and turn on the sauté setting for 8 minutes.
• With the lid off, melt ¼ cup of butter.
• Add the chopped onion, celery, thyme, rosemary, and sage.
• Stir to coat the vegetables in the herbs and melted butter and then sauté until they soften and slightly brown.
• Add the chicken stock, salt, and pepper to the inner pot's simmer, and stir to combine.
• Remove the herb mixture from heat and set aside.
• Allow the mixture to cool to the touch so that it can be mixed with the egg. (You don't want the egg to cook from the residual heat and scramble!)
• While the herbs are cooling off, beat the egg with the parsley in a medium-sized bowl.
• Gently fold in the cornbread cubes to coat with the egg.
• Pour in the cooled herb mixture into the egg mixture.
• Transfer the mixture to the pre-greased baking dish.
• Cut the 2 tablespoons of butter into small pats and place them all around on top of the dressing.
• Cover the baking dish with foil and bake at 350 degrees F. 35 minutes in the conventional oven. In the Instant Pot Omni Plus oven for 30 minutes.
• Uncover and bake until golden, 10-15 more minutes (conventional oven), 10 minutes (Instant Pot Omni Plus oven).
• Serve cornbread dressing warm, and enjoy!
• Optional - serve with gravy on top.

CORNBREAD DRESSING WITH GRAVY

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a large baking dish or roasting pan. Prepare the cornbread mix according to package directions, bake, and let cool.
• Remove the cooled cornbread from the pan, and crumble it into a large bowl. Mix in the bread stuffing mix, 1 large onion, 2 stalks of celery, 4 cups of chicken meat, and both cans of condensed soup. Stir in 2 cartons of chicken broth or as needed to moisten the dry ingredients. Stir in the eggs, melted butter, and salt and pepper.
• Lightly pack the mixture into the prepared pan, and bake in the preheated oven until the top is golden brown, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• To make gravy, place 2 cups of cooked chicken meat, 1 cup of chopped onion, 1 cup of chopped celery, 4 cups of chicken broth, and the hard-cooked eggs in a large saucepan over medium-low heat, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are tender and the broth has reduced slightly, about 45 minutes. Mix the cornstarch with water to make a paste, and stir into the gravy. Bring back to a simmer, and cook until thickened, about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve over stuffing casserole.

GOOD FOR YOU CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine crumbled cornbread and cubed whole grain bread in a large bowl.
• Cook sausage in heavy skillet until done.
• Drain off fat if necessary.
• Add onions and celery to sausage and cook until onions are tender, about 15 minutes.
• Add sausage mixture to bread, along with chicken broth, seasonings, egg substitute and parsley.
• Stir until well combined.
• The mixture should be the consistency of cornbread batter.
• Turn into a 9" x 13" pan which has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
• Bake for 45 to 50 minutes until firm in the center.

CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Melt butter in a skillet; add the onions and celery and saute until tender.
• Combine toasted bread and cornbread in a large bowl and mix.
• Add onions and celery plus their cooking liquid, the salt, pepper, sage, and poultry seasoning and mix throughly.
• Using a bulb baster, add just enough turkey giblet broth to make a very moist mixture, then stir in the eggs and scrape the dressing into a large greased baking pan or dish.
• Bake in 400 degree F oven until dressing is nicely browned, about 30-40 minutes.

OLD FASHIONED SOUTHERN CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Saute the onion and celery in the canola oil until soft, melt margarine in same pan.
• Mix with remaining ingredients except broth in large bowl.
• Moisten with broth to your taste (I like mine pretty wet, I usually get closer to the 3 cups).
• Place in a casserole dish or aluminum pan.
• Bake at 400°F for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a nice crust develops on the top.
• **May use to stuff a 10 to 14 pound turkey. If stuffing a turkey, add very little broth. It will absorb additional moisture in the turkey. Pack loosely.