Homemade Crispy Cornbread Stuffing Recipes

EXTRA-CRISPY CORNBREAD STUFFING

Steps:

• Place an oven rack at the lowest level and preheat the oven to 400°F
• Heat a skillet over medium-high heat with the olive oil
• Add in the sausage and cook until brown, breaking it up into crumbles as it cooks
• Add in 4 tablespoons of butter to melt then turn the heat down to medium and add in the celery, onion, thyme, sage, salt and poultry seasoning
• Cook until the onions and celery are tender, about 6 minutes
• Remove from heat and put the mixture into a large mixing bowl and let cool slightly
• Grease a 13x9-inch cookie sheet evenly with 2 tablespoons butter
• Set aside
• Once the sausage mixture is cool, add in the cornbread stuffing, pecans and dried cranberries, and toss
• Add in the turkey stock and eggs, and toss carefully to not breakup the cornbread too much
• Pour the mixture into the buttered cookie sheet and spread it out evenly
• Place in the oven and cook for 30 minutes
• While the stuffing cooks, place the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter and maple syrup into a small pot to melt
• Set aside
• After 30 minutes, remove the stuffing from the oven and brush the top with the maple syrup mixture
• Put back into the oven and cook for an additional 15 minutes or until the top is brown and crispy

ULTIMATE CORNBREAD STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a small square baking dish or spray it with cooking spray.
• Mix together the muffin mix, cream, eggs, sugar, oil, vanilla, and poppy seeds to make a batter.
• Bake in preheated oven until golden brown and the top springs back when pressed lightly, 15 to 20 minutes. Allow to cool completely; cut into small squares and transfer to a bowl.
• Reduce oven heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat until browned. Add the peppers and onions to the skillet; cook and stir until the vegetables are tender. Remove from heat and add to bowl with cornbread squares; season with marjoram, pour in the chicken broth; mix. Spoon mixture into the prepared baking dish; cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake in preheated oven until heated through, about 30 minutes.

CORNBREAD STUFFING

Steps:

• Make the herb butter: Mix the butter with the sage, thyme, parsley, rosemary, tablespoons salt and 2 teaspoons pepper in a small bowl until well combined.
• Make the stuffing: Melt 1/2 cup of the herb butter in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add the onions and celery and saute, stirring occasionally, until translucent, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degree F. Combine the cooked onions and celery with the cornbread, egg, chicken broth, milk and 3/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper in a large bowl; mix well. Place in a buttered 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Cover with foil and bake 30 minutes; remove the foil and bake until golden brown, about 20 more minutes.

HOMEMADE CORNBREAD STUFFING

Steps:

• Bake corn bread the night before.
• Clean gizzards, heart and liver.
• Bring to a boil and then simmer with 1/4 of onions, salt, pepper, bay leaves, and 1 clove garlic for about an hour.
• In a large bowl, crumble cornbread and set aside.
• Cumble and brown sausage in a large skillet.
• Drain on paper towels and set aside.
• In the same skillet, add margarine and saute remaining onions, garlic, peppers, celery, corn, parsley and mushrooms.
• Add sage, poultry seasoning, and goya packet and cook another minute.
• Add sauted veggie mixture to crumbled cornbread.
• Mix well.
• Add sausage.
• Take cooked turkey parts, cut them up and add to cornbread mixture.
• Mix well.
• Remove bay leaves from simmer pot and pour broth over cornbread mixture to moisten.
• Add chicken broth as needed.
• Stuff bird.
• Put any remaining stuffing in a baking dish and bake at 350 for about 55 minutes.
• Can be made a day in advance and covered tightly in fridge.

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.

EASY CORNBREAD-BROWN BUTTER STUFFING

Steps:

• In a medium skillet over medium-low heat, melt the butter. Cook, undisturbed, until the foam subsides and the butter is a deep brown and smells nutty. Transfer immediately to a heatproof liquid measuring cup or bowl.
• In a large bowl, combine the cornbread, scallions, 3 tablespoons butter, eggs, sage, salt, chili powder and black pepper. If the mixture looks dry, add a little stock or water.
• Spoon the stuffing into a 1 1/2 quart gratin dish. Drizzle the remaining butter over the stuffing. (At this point you can wrap well with plastic wrap and refrigerate it overnight.)
• Heat oven to 350 degrees and bake until crisp and browned on top, about 30 to 45 minutes.

CORNBREAD STUFFING

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, combine the water, onions, celery, parsley, butter and nutmeg. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until vegetables are tender. Combine the bread, cornbread, beaten eggs, hard-boiled eggs, chicken, broth and onion mixture. , Divide into two 13x9-in. baking dishes coated with cooking spray. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°.

CORNBREAD STUFFING

Steps:

• First, make the cornbread. Heat the oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Butter the base of a 25cm ovenproof dish and line with baking parchment. Combine the semolina, flour, baking powder, bicarb and ½ tsp salt in a large bowl. Whisk the melted butter, eggs, buttermilk or yogurt and chillies together in a jug and until combined. Gradually pour the wet ingredients into the dry, stirring until just combined - be careful not to over-mix. Pour the cornbread batter into the pan and bake for 40-50 mins until golden, then cool completely in the tin.
• Turn the oven up to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Fry the bacon in a large frying pan or skillet over a medium heat for 5 mins until it is starting to crisp up and release its fat. Remove to a board, leave to cool slightly, then roughly chop. Tip the onion, garlic and celery into the pan and fry for 8-10 mins until the vegetables are softened and golden. Add a splash of water the mixture starts to catch on the bottom. Stir in the sage.
• Tip the vegetable mixture into a large bowl and leave to cool slightly. Cut the cooled cornbread into 2cm cubes, then add to the bowl of veg along with the chopped bacon. Season and toss to combine. Tip the stuffing mixture into a roughly 20 x 30cm casserole dish. Mix the eggs and vegetable stock together in a jug, then pour this over the stuffing in the dish. Bake for 15-20 mins until the stuffing is golden brown and crisp at the edges.