Southern Sausage Onion Cornbread Recipes

SAUSAGE CORNBREAD

Steps:

• In a skillet, cook the sausage and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink and onion is tender; drain. In a bowl, combine cornmeal, flour, baking powder and salt. Add the corn, milk, eggs and oil. Pour half into a greased 10-in. ovenproof iron skillet. Sprinkle with the sausage mixture and cheese. Spread remaining cornmeal mixture on top. Bake at 425° for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the cornbread comes out clean.

CORNBREAD & SAUSAGE STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F and set an oven rack in the middle position. Butter and flour a 9x13-inch baking pan or spray with a nonstick cooking spray with flour, such as Baker's Joy.
• In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs. Add the milk and whisk until evenly combined. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add the milk mixture and the melted butter to the dry ingredients and whisk until smooth. Transfer the batter to the prepared baking pan and smooth the top. Bake until lightly golden around the edges and set, about 30 minutes. Cool in the pan on a wire rack until cool enough to handle, 20 to 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 250°F and set the oven rack in the middle position. Cut the cornbread into 1-inch squares. Place the cut cornbread on a rimmed baking sheet and bake until lightly toasted, about 1 hour. Cool the cornbread on the baking sheet, about 15 minutes.
• Place the sausage in a large nonstick pan over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring and breaking it apart with a wooden spoon, until no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the sausage to the largest bowl you have (it needs to fit all the cornbread), leaving the fat in the pan. Reduce the heat to medium and add the onions, celery, and 3 tablespoons of the butter to the pan. Cook until the vegetables are softened, 6 to 8 minutes. Add the garlic and cook 1 minute more. Off the heat, mix in the herbs. Add the vegetable mixture to the bowl with the sausage and mix to combine.
• In another bowl, whisk the eggs. Add the milk, broth, and salt.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F and set an oven rack in the middle position. Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan with butter or nonstick cooking spray. Add the dried cornbread cubes to the sausage and vegetable mixture. Pour the egg mixture over top. Fold the mixture a few times with a large rubber spatula, being careful not to break up the cornbread too much. Let the mixture sit, folding carefully a few times, until the cornbread is saturated, about 10 minutes.
• Transfer the soaked cornbread mixture to the prepared pan, making sure the sausage and vegetables are evenly distributed. Try to arrange some of the larger pieces of cornbread on top; it looks prettier. Dot the top of the stuffing with the remaining 3 tablespoons of butter. Bake until golden brown and crisp, about 35 minutes. Serve warm.
• Make-Ahead/Freezer-Friendly Instructions: The cornbread can be prepared up to two days ahead of time. Cut it into cubes and let it dry out on the countertop overnight instead of toasting it in the oven. If you'd like the assemble the stuffing in advance, prepare it up until the point of baking, cover it with plastic wrap, and refrigerate up to a day ahead of time. When ready to serve, bake as directed, allowing a few extra minutes in the oven. It can also be frozen after baking, tightly covered, for up to 3 months. When you're ready to serve it, defrost in the refrigerator for 24 hours. Reheat it, covered with foil, in a 325°F oven until hot.

SAUSAGE CORNBREAD BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Grease a 10 inch ovenproof skillet.
• In a medium skillet, brown the sausage and onion; drain well.
• In a large bowl, combine eggs, corn meal mix, corn, sour cream, milk, and oil. Pour half of corn meal mixture into the greased pan, and sprinkle with sausage mixture and cheese. Pour remaining batter over top.
• Bake for 30 to 40 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

SOUTHERN SAUSAGE ONION CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Brown sausage and onion. Drain well.
• In medium size bowl combine eggs, sugar, milk, oil, corn and cheese. Stir in cornmeal mix.
• Pour one-half of mixture into a greased 9 x 9 inch baking dish. Sprinkle sausage and onions over mixture. Pour remaining mixture over top.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven for 35 to 40 minutes. May sprinkle small amount of cheese over top during last 3-5 minutes of baking.

SAUSAGE ONION CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• In a medium bowl, combine cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and soda.
• Using a pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in the butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• In another bowl, whisk together the egg and buttermilk until well blended.
• Add to the cornmeal mixture and stir just until dry ingredients are thoroughly moistened.
• Heat a 10-inch cast iron or heavy oven safe skillet over high heat; crumble sausage into it.
• Brown sausage for about 2 minutes to render some of the fat.
• Add the onion to the skillet.
• Cook, stirring constantly, until sausage is browned and onion is tender.
• Remove from heat.
• Spread sausage and onion out to evenly cover bottom of skillet.
• Spoon cornmeal batter evenly over the sausage and onion mixture and carefully spread out.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until golden brown and firm.
• Using a knife, carefully loosen around the edge of skillet then immediately invert onto a serving plate.
• Cut into wedges. Serve hot.

ONION CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Chop the onion and sautee it in the skillet with the butter.
• (It's more butter than you need for the onion, but it will all go into the mix.) In a bowl, fully mix the dry ingredients.
• Separately, beat the eggs with the milk.
• Combine the egg and milk mixture and the sauteed onions and butter with the dry ingredients.
• Pour the mix into the skillet.
• Place the skillet in a 400 degree oven and bake for about 20 minutes.
• Enjoy it with honey.