Southern Cornbread Oyster Dressing Recipes

OYSTER AND CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Prepare the corn bread according to package directions. Allow bread to cool, then crumble into a large bowl.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x9 inch baking pan.
• Over medium-low heat melt butter in a large saucepan. Mix in the onions and celery. Cook slowly, stirring occasionally until onions are soft. Transfer to the bowl with bread crumbs.
• Chop the oysters. Mix oysters, eggs, pepper, poultry seasoning, sage, chicken broth and reserved oyster liquid into the corn bread mixture. Transfer to the baking dish.
• Bake uncovered in the preheated oven 45 minutes.

SOUTHERN CORNBREAD AND OYSTER DRESSING

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients and preheat the oven to 350 F.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Sauté onions and celery in the butter until they are tender, but not browned.
• Combine the cornbread and bread crumbs in a large bowl. Mix in the sautéed onions, salt, pepper, and parsley.
• Add the beaten eggs and toss more. Moisten the mixture with the oyster liquid until it is moist but not soggy. Gently stir in the oysters.
• Pat the mixture into a large, shallow, lightly buttered rectangular baking pan . It should make a 1-inch layer in the pan.
• Dot the top with the remaining butter and bake about 45 minutes, until golden brown and set in the center.
• Serve hot and enjoy!

CORNBREAD DRESSING WITH OYSTERS

Steps:

• Combine the first eight ingredients in a large bowl. Stir in enough broth to make the mixture very wet. Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish or shallow 3-qt. baking dish. , Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 45 minutes or until lightly browned.

SOUTHERN CORNBREAD DRESSING WITH OYSTERS AND SAUSAGE RECIPE

Steps:

• Adjust oven racks to lower-middle and upper-middle positions. Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C). Spread cornbread evenly over 2 rimmed baking sheets. Stagger sheets on oven racks and bake until lightly toasted, about 10 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
• In a large Dutch oven, melt butter over medium-high heat until foaming subsides, about 2 minutes, without allowing butter to brown. Add sausage and mash with stiff whisk or potato masher to break up into fine pieces (largest pieces should be no bigger than 1/4 inch). Cook, stirring frequently, until only a few bits of pink remain, about 8 minutes. Add onion, celery, fennel, garlic, and thyme and cook, stirring frequently, until vegetables are softened, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and add half of chicken stock.
• Transfer dressing to a buttered 9- by 13-inch rectangular baking dish or 10- by 14-inch oval dish. The dressing can be covered with aluminum foil and refrigerated for up to 2 days at this point (the flavor will improve as it sits). When ready to bake, preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Uncover dressing and bake until an instant-read thermometer reads 150°F (66°C) when inserted into center of dish and dressing is crisped on top, about 45 minutes. Remove from oven, let cool for 5 minutes, sprinkle with remaining parsley, and serve.

SOUTHERN CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Place the chicken breast halves in a large saucepan with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil. Cook 1 hour, or until the meat is tender and easily shredded. Shred chicken and set aside. Reserve 4 to 6 cups of the remaining broth.
• Prepare an 8x8 inch pan of cornbread according to package directions. Crumble the corn bread into a large bowl. Mix in the white bread.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the margarine and stir in the onions and celery. Slowly cook, stirring occasionally, until tender.
• Stir the onions and celery into the bread mixture. Mix in the chicken, 4 cups reserved broth, cream of chicken soup, garlic powder, poultry seasoning, pepper and eggs. Blend with a potato masher until the mixture is the consistency of gelatin. Use more of the reserved broth as necessary to attain desired consistency. Transfer to a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven 30 minutes, or until golden brown.