Mamas Holiday Dressing Recipes

MAMA'S HOLIDAY DRESSING

Steps:

• In a very large bowl, combine the bread, herb seasoning and 3 cups of the cube seasoning mixture. Mix and blend. Add salt and pepper to taste. In a medium size skillet over medium high heat, put the oil. When hot add the onions, celery and garlic paste. Sauté (stirring and blending often) until soft and tender, about five minutes. Pour directly into the dry bread mixture. Deglaze and clean skillet with about ½ cup of the stock mixture. Add another two cups of liquid and blend well. Add the remaining liquid, as needed, to achieve a thick pliable and 'stick' to mixture. Make individual dressing mounds and place on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet. Make sure there's adequate space, about two inches, all around each dressing mound. Place a few of the remaining seasoning cubes and diced butter on top each of the dressings. Bake in a preheated 425 oven for about 30 to 35 minutes. Remove and serve.

MAMA'S SOUTHERN CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9x13-inch baking dishes.
• Combine cornbread and stale bread cubes in a large bowl. Set aside.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onions and celery and cook until transparent, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Pour onion mixture over the cornbread mixture. Add turkey broth, chopped turkey, soup, giblets, hard-cooked eggs, and flour. Mix so that all the cornbread is wet. Mix in parsley, sage, bay leaves, salt, and pepper. Add beaten eggs. Mixture should be "soupy." Pour mixture evenly into the prepared pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cooked through and set, 1 hour to 1 hour and 20 minutes.

HOLIDAY DRESSING

Steps:

• Prepare corn bread as directed on package. Cool, and crumble.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook onions, bell pepper, and celery in butter until tender, but not brown. In another pan, cook sausage over medium-high heat until evenly browned.
• Place corn bread and bread slices in a food processor. Pulse until they turn into a crumbly mixture. Transfer mixture to a large bowl. Season with sage, thyme, poultry seasoning, salt, and pepper. Mix in chopped parsley, cooked vegetables, and sausage with drippings. Stir in eggs and chicken stock. This mixture should be a bit mushy. Transfer to a greased 9x13 inch pan.
• Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 1 hour.