Best 15 Southern Cornbread Dressing Recipes

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.

OLD FASHIONED SOUTHERN CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Put chicken in a dutch oven. Cover with water. Bring to a boil and cook over medium heat. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 45 minutes or until the chicken is tender. Remove chicken from heat, reserving the broth. Let cool and debone the chicken. Cut chicken into bite size pieces. Discard sking and bones.
• Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat on stovetop. Add onion and celery and cook about 6 minutes until veggies are tender.
• Preheat oven to 350°. Lightly grease a 13-x-9-x-2-inch baking dish; set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine chicken, onion-and-celery mixture, cornbread, and remaining ingredients. Spoon mixture into prepared baking dish.
• Bake, uncovered, for 1 hour, or until set.

SOUTHERN CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine first 10 ingredients. In another bowl, whisk eggs and broth. Add to bread mixture; stir until moistened., Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, 40-45 minutes or until lightly browned and a thermometer inserted in the center reads 160°.

SOUTHERN CORNBREAD OYSTER DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter one 4 quart casserole dish.
• Chop the oysters. Saute red onion, green onion, celery and oysters in 2 tablespoons of the butter until soft.
• In a large bowl, combine cooked onion and oyster mixture with cornbread, bread cubes, parsley, eggs and 1/2 cup reserved oyster liquid. Gently toss to mix, add salt and pepper to taste.
• Place dressing in casserole dish and dot with remaining butter. Bake uncovered for 45 minutes or until top is golden brown.

SOUTHERN CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Make the cornbread: Heat oven to 450 degrees. Put butter in an 11-inch skillet. Cast-iron is best here, but any ovenproof skillet will do. Heat butter in oven for about 5 to 7 minutes, or until butter has melted and is just starting to brown.
• While butter melts, whisk together cornmeal, salt and baking powder. In another small bowl, lightly beat eggs, then add buttermilk and stir until mixture is combined. Pour egg mixture into dry ingredients and stir well.
• Remove hot pan from oven, pour butter into batter and stir until batter looks uniform. Pour batter back into the pan and bake for 20 minutes or until the top has begun to just brown.
• Remove cornbread and let it cool on a rack. Tear or cut it into large pieces and place in a large bowl. Let it sit out overnight to dry out slightly.
• Prepare the dressing: Heat oven to 350 degrees. Combine cornbread and white bread in a large bowl, tossing to mix, and breaking cornbread into smaller pieces.
• Melt butter in a large skillet, and add onions, celery and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Sauté until vegetables have softened, about 6 minutes.
• Add vegetables to bread mixture and combine. Lightly beat eggs and add to bowl. Sprinkle in herbs, remaining 1 teaspoon salt and the pepper and toss together.
• Add 4 cups broth and stir well. Using your hands, work the mixture to get a very lumpy, thick, batterlike consistency. Add another cup of stock if needed. The mixture should be very wet and pourable but without standing liquid.
• Butter an 8-by-11-inch baking dish. (Any other ovenproof dish that can hold about 2 quarts will work. A deeper vessel could take longer to bake; a more shallow dish less time.) Pour the mixture into the baking dish and bake until dressing puffs slightly and has browned well around the edges, about 45 minutes to 1 hour. If you have drippings from a roasted turkey, spoon some over the top about 30 minutes into the baking time.

CORNBREAD DRESSING (SOUTHERN W/SAGE, AKA HOLY GRAIL DRESSING)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350º.
• Melt margarine in skillet & saute onion & celery.
• Add salt, pepper, sage, thyme, & poultry seasoning to the cooked onions & celery--I usually will mix the spices together in a separate container before adding to the vegetables.
• In large bowl (I use the largest stainless steel bowl I own) combine bread crumbs, cornbread.
• In smaller bowl, blend soup, water, eggs, & vinegar.
• Add celery & onions to bread mixture, toss lightly, then add liquid mixture & blend thoroughly.
• Turn into 9x13 baking dish and bake @ 350º for an hour. (Can also be used as a stuffing.).
• If desired, dressing may be prepared ahead of time, baked 30 minutes, cooled and frozen, then baked about 45 minutes when ready to serve.
• NOTE: Mama also stuffed the bird with hers--it was wonderful--but my dressing needs are fully satisfied baking it separately.

SOUTHERN CORNBREAD DRESSING IN ACORN SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• In a skillet, melt 2 tablespoons butter on medium heat and cook onion and celery for 3 to 4 minutes until tender, stirring occasionally.
• Add chicken broth, sage, thyme and pepper to taste and cook over medium heat for 1 minute.
• In a large bowl, combine bread cubes and cornbread. Pour broth/vegetable mixture over all and stir to combine. If the mixture is dry or crumbly looking, add broth until it will hold together.
• Stir in the eggs. (Stirring in the eggs last prevents the hot broth from scrambling them.).
• Cut acorn squash in half and scoop out the seeds. Cut a small slice off the sides, so the squash will lay flat in the baking dish.
• Generously brush insides of squash with melted butter.
• Spoon a heaping 1/2 cup of the stuffing mixture in each squash half and place in a large shallow baking dish. Drizzle on any remaining melted butter.
• Cover tightly with foil and bake for 1 hour or until squash is tender and dressing is warmed through. If desired, remove foil during the last 10 minutes to brown up the top.

SUPER MOIST SOUTHERN CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400.
• 2. For the cornbread - melt the butter in a heavy skillet, mix dry ingredients together, mix wet ingredients together, then combine them and stir in the melted butter.
• 3. Pour into the hot skillet and bake at 400 degree for 30 minutes.
• 4. In a large bowl, add crumbled cornbread, celery, onion, salt, pepper, sage, and poultry seasoning. Add the broth. Sometimes I use a little less than 4 cups but don't be scared for it to be very wet. Taste for seasoning. We like lots of sage.
• 5. Spoon into greased casserole dish and bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes until lightly browned. If you baked you cornbread ahead and it's not still warm, you may need to cook it a little longer. Check for an internal temp of 160 degrees. I often bake the cornbread the night before and wrap it in foil.

SOUTHERN CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• 1. Crumble baked cornbread. (I use my food processor) Spread cornbread thinly on a cookie sheet and bake in 375 degrees oven until lightly browned and dried out. Place crumbled cornbread in a large bowl.
• 2. Boil giblets and chicken parts until tender. When tender remove from broth. Discard all bones and skin. Skim foam (sticking to the pot or floating around)and fat from broth. Set aside to cool. Finely chop giblets and meat of chicken parts. Reserving one scant cup for Easy Giblet Gravy.
• 3. Add chopped boiled eggs and finely chopped onion. Add broth from the giblets, cream of chicken soup (undiluted) and chicken giblets and parts to cornbread mixture.
• 4. Stir to combine all ingredients until it becomes consistency of cornbread before baking.You may have to add more low sodium broth that you have purchased in a box.
• 5. Pour contents of bowl into a large (11x14) baking dish. Place in preheated 375 oven. Bake until golden brown and set. The middle may jiggle slightly.
• 6. Serve piping hot with Easy Giblet Gravy

SOUTHERN CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Crumble and cook sausage. Drain and set aside.
• Combine bread and cornbread into a large bowl. Pour hot broth over the bread and let stand until softened.
• Saute onion and celery in butter until tender; add to bread. Add eggs and ix in with your hands.
• Add salt, pepper, and poultry seasoning and mix.
• Add cooked sausage and mix again. The mixture should be "sloppy" wet; if it isn't wet enough, add more chicken broth.
• The original recipe says it is enough to stuff a 10-15 lb turkey, but I prefer to cook in a 13x9 pan for 55 minutes.

SOUTHERN BUTTERMILK CORNBREAD CHICKEN & DRESSING

Steps:

• Obviously, cook the cornbread and biscuits first, then crumble. Add chicken and remaining ingredients. I usually mix this in a huge gumbo pot, then pour it into the pan, simply because it's easier to mix and the largest bowl I have isn't big enough to hold it. Bake it at 400 degrees for about 45 minutes to an hour. Don't let it get to brown around the edges or too dry in the center.

MARY ELIZABETH STRICKLAND'S SOUTHERN BELLE CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
• Beat the eggs slightly in a large mixing bowl.
• Add the remaining ingredients and mix well.
• Place in a greased 2 quart baking dish, and bake at 425 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes until set and nicely browned.
• NOTE: The dressing will look very"soupy" when mixed, but this is the secret to its success.
• It makes a wonderfully moist, rich dressing that you and your family and guests will love--guaranteed!

SOUTHERN CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• 1. For Cornbread: Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Melt shortening in preheated oven in a 12 inch cast iron skillet ( preferably ) or in a your favorite cornbread pan until hot,about 5 minutes while making up cornbread batter.Watch carefully! In a large mixing bowl add cornmeal,flour and sugar,if using;mix well. In a medium bowl combine milk and beaten eggs;stir. Add milk mixture to cornmeal and mix well to combine. Stir the hot shortening into batter. Pour batter into heated pan and bake at 425 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.Set aside to cool.
• 2. For Dressing: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large bowl,crumble cooled cornbread into bowl. Add remaining ingredients and mix well.Add a little more chicken stock if it appears to be too thick.You want it to be a little loose but not runny. Pour into a greased 9X13 inch casserole dish.Bake in preheated oven for 30-45 minutes,or until light golden brown and the center is set.

SOUTHERN CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• 1. Mix all ingredients. Cover with a cloth, let sit at least one hour. Stir. Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Remove foil and bake another 30 minutes till golden.
• 2. Notes: You can certainly put the giblets/offals in there if you please but I am a nurse and I know what they did for a living so I just cannot eat them. You can use fresh turkey broth or canned chicken broth (canned turkey is hard to find), I would suggest tho that you get the low sodium so you can adjust your salt. The other thing is Poultry seasoning has Sage and several other 'perfect and warm' seasonings that scream holidays. If you prefer tho to have a bit more "just sage" then I would decrease the poultry seasoning to 3 tbsp and add 3 tbsp sage.
• 3. Rubbed sage is my choice, ground sage doesn't give any more flavor but it turns your dressing/stuffing that sickly green color and let's face it trying to encourage picky kids to eat dressing on it's own is almost impossible so color it sick green, oh boy. Now the last thing I want to put out there is this: the pan you put your dressing to bake in will make some changes to your amount of time it is in the oven. I usually bake mine in an oval roaster, it makes the dressing about 3-4 inches deep, it takes the full 60 minutes of covered baking and 30 minutes of uncovered. If you place it in a 9x13 inch pan, it comes up to 2 inches or so, which means you should start looking at taking the cover off at 30 minutes and 15-20 minutes uncovered.

SOUTHERN LIVING'S CORNBREAD DRESSING RECIPE - (3.9/5)

Steps:

• Place 1/2 cup butter in a 13x9-inch pan; heat in oven at 425°F for 4 minutes. Combine cornmeal, all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda; whisk in 3 eggs and buttermilk. Pour hot butter into batter, stirring until blended. Pour batter into pan. Bake at 425°F for 30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for about 30 minutes at room temperature or until easy to handle. Crumble cornbread into a large bowl; stir in breadcrumbs and set aside. Melt remaining 1/2 cup butter in a large skillet over medium heat; add onions and celery, and sauté until tender. Stir in sage and sauté for 1 more minute. Stir vegetables, remaining 4 eggs, chicken broth, and pepper into cornbread mixture; pour evenly into 1 lightly greased 13x9-inch baking dish and 1 lightly greased 8x8-inch square baking dish. Cover and chill 8 hours. Bake uncovered at 375°F for 35 to 40 minutes or until golden brown. ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE, APPLE, & PECAN DRESSING: Brown 3/4 pound diced andouille sausage in a skillet over medium heat; drain. Add sausage; 2 Granny Smith apples, chopped; and 2 cups chopped toasted pecans to dressing. Proceed as directed, baking 40 to 45 minutes or until done