Jims Cornbread Stuffing Recipes

SWEET AND SAVORY SAUSAGE CORNBREAD STUFFING

Steps:

• Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
• Add sausage to a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir with a spatula, breaking apart the sausage until cooked, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• Melt butter in the same skillet. Cook onion and celery, stirring constantly, until onion is soft and translucent, 8 to 10 minutes. Add mushrooms and cook for 2 to 3 minutes more. Season with sage, salt, and pepper. Stir in sausage, cornbread, bread cubes, and chicken broth.
• Transfer stuffing to a 2-quart baking dish.
• Broil in the preheated oven until the top is toasted and starts to brown, 2 to 4 minutes.

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.

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.