Indulge in a flavor symphony with our spicy cranberry pecan cornbread stuffing, a delightful blend of textures and tastes that will tantalize your palate. With a hint of spice from jalapeños and a touch of sweetness from cranberries, this cornbread dressing is a harmonious marriage of flavors. The addition of crunchy, toasted pecans adds a nutty dimension, while the cornbread provides a moist and hearty base.
In addition to the classic cornbread stuffing, this article offers two intriguing variations: a bacon-apple cornbread stuffing and a vegetarian wild rice stuffing. The bacon-apple version is a savory delight, with smoky bacon and sweet apples combining to create a dynamic taste experience. Meanwhile, the vegetarian wild rice stuffing offers a gluten-free and plant-based alternative that is equally flavorful, with a blend of wild rice, mushrooms, and aromatic herbs.
No matter your dietary preferences or taste inclinations, these three stuffing recipes are guaranteed to elevate your holiday feast. So gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and embark on a culinary journey that will leave your taste buds wanting more.
PECAN-CORNBREAD DRESSING
Plenty of pecans and bacon give this stuffing a unique flavor, while using a packaged mix cuts down on the preparation time. -Taste of Home Test Kitchen
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 1h10m
Yield 10 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, bring water and butter to a boil. Remove from the heat and stir in stuffing mix; cover and set aside. , In a large skillet, cook bacon until crisp; remove with a slotted spoon to drain on paper towels. Discard all but 3 tablespoons of drippings; cook celery in drippings over medium heat for 5 minutes. Add onions and cook 5 minutes or until celery is tender, stirring constantly. Add to cornbread mixture along with pecans, salt, pepper and bacon; mix well. , Transfer to a greased 2-qt. casserole. Cover and bake at 325° for 45 minutes or until heated through.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 404 calories, Fat 26g fat (10g saturated fat), Cholesterol 43mg cholesterol, Sodium 1035mg sodium, Carbohydrate 14g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 9g protein.
CRANBERRY PECAN STUFFING
While I love stuffing, my family wasn't that fond of it-that is, until I found this recipe. I added a few touches of my own and now they gobble it up. Cranberries and pork really make it something special. -Robin Lang, Muskegon, Michigan
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 1h10m
Yield 13 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a small saucepan, bring orange juice and cranberries to a boil. Remove from the heat; let stand for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook sausage until no longer pink; drain. Transfer to a large bowl., In the same skillet, melt butter. Add celery and onion; saute until tender. Stir in poultry seasoning., Add to sausage mixture. Stir in the stuffing cubes, orange juice mixture, apple, pecans, salt, pepper and enough broth to reach desired moistness., Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Cover and bake at 325° for 30 minutes. Uncover; bake until lightly browned, 10-15 minutes longer.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 219 calories, Fat 11g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 16mg cholesterol, Sodium 532mg sodium, Carbohydrate 27g carbohydrate (8g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 4g protein.
CRANBERRY-CORNBREAD STUFFING
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Main Dish Recipes Casserole Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spread pecans in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet; toast in oven until golden and fragrant, 8 to 12 minutes, tossing occasionally. Let cool, then roughly chop; set aside.
- Melt butter in a large skillet. Add onions and celery; cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until onions are translucent, about 10 minutes. Add oregano; stir to combine.ne.
- Transfer onion mixture to a large bowl. Add pecans, cornbread, bread cubes, eggs, cranberries, parsley, salt, black pepper, cayenne, Seasoning, and stock, mix to combine. Cook stuffing in a turkey or baking dish. If using a baking dish, generously coat dish with butter, fill with stuffing, and dot stuffing with additional butter. Cover with parchment paper-lined aluminum foil, and bake at 375 degrees for 35 minutes. Remove foil, and bake an additional 20 minutes.
CRANBERRY CORNBREAD STUFFING RECIPE
Try this Cranberry Cornbread Stuffing Recipe for a party. Our Cranberry Cornbread Stuffing Recipe is ready in under an hour and makes up to 10 servings.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Dairy
Time 10m
Yield 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly coat an 8x8-inch or other medium-sized baking dish with cooking spray.
- In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add sausage and cook, crumbling with a spoon. Once sausage begins to brown, add butter, celery, onion, apple, sage and pepper. Cook, stirring often, until vegetables are tender, 5 to 7 minutes.
- Remove from heat; stir in chicken broth and egg.
- Stir in cranberries. Then add in the stuffing mix and stir to combine.
- Pour into prepared baking dish and cover with foil. Bake for 15 minutes uncovered. Remove foil and bake until crisp, 15 to 20 minutes more. Top with fresh sage leaves.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 230, Fat 12 g, SaturatedFat 4.5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 40 mg, Sodium 600 mg, Carbohydrate 24 g, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 10 g, Protein 8 g
SAUSAGE, CRANBERRY, AND PECAN STUFFING
Categories Fruit Nut Pork Side Bake Thanksgiving Stuffing/Dressing Cranberry Apple Sausage Pecan Fall Gourmet Peanut Free Soy Free
Yield Makes about 12 cups
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Toast bread in a large shallow baking pan in middle of oven until dry and pale golden, about 20 minutes.
- Cook sausage in a large heavy skillet over moderately high heat, stirring and breaking up large lumps, until no longer pink, about 5 minutes, then transfer with a slotted spoon to a large bowl.
- Add butter to fat remaining in skillet and cook onions, stirring, until softened, about 7 minutes. Add celery, apple, and garlic and cook, stirring, 2 minutes. Transfer to bowl with sausage and stir in bread, pecans, cranberries, sage, and salt and pepper to taste.
- Transfer stuffing to a buttered 3- to 4-quart shallow baking dish and drizzle with broth. (Use 1 1/2 cups broth if you like a moist stuffing, 1 cup if you prefer it drier.) Cover with foil and bake in middle of oven 30 minutes, then uncover and bake until bread is golden and stuffing is heated through, 20 to 25 minutes more.
HERBED PECAN STUFFING
"From Logan, Utah, Edie DeSpain says, "I've updated a basic stuffing recipe by using wholesome multi-grain bread in place of customary white bread. It adds a hearty, crunchy taste."
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 1h20m
Yield 12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 225°. Place bread cubes in a single layer on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake until partially dried, tossing occasionally, 30-40 minutes. Set aside. Increase oven temperature to 325°., Meanwhile, combine raisins and apple juice in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Remove from the heat; let stand for 15 minutes. In a large skillet or Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add celery, onion and garlic; cook and stir until tender, 5-7 minutes. Stir in parsley, salt, sage, thyme, fennel seeds and pepper; remove from the heat. Beat egg and broth; add to vegetable mixture with bread cubes and raisin mixture. Toss well. Stir in pecans. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. , Cover and bake for 30 minutes. Uncover; bake until lightly browned, 15-20 minutes longer.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 255 calories, Fat 17g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 18mg cholesterol, Sodium 564mg sodium, Carbohydrate 24g carbohydrate (10g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 5g protein.
SAUSAGE, CRANBERRY, AND CORN BREAD STUFFING
Categories Onion Side Bake Thanksgiving Stuffing/Dressing Cranberry Sausage Cornmeal Gourmet Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Soy Free
Yield Makes 12 cups
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325° F.
- Cut corn bread into 1/2-inch cubes and in 2 large shallow baking pans bake in middle of oven until just dry, about 20 minutes. Transfer corn bread from 1 pan to a large bowl and in pan toast pecans in oven until insides are golden, 10 to 20 minutes.
- Halve leeks lengthwise and then cut crosswise into 1/2-inch pieces. In a bowl of cold water wash leeks well and lift from water into a sieve to drain. Chop celery. In a 12-inch skillet cook leeks and celery in butter with salt and pepper to taste over moderately low heat, stirring, until leeks are tender, about 25 minutes. Remove sausage from casings and break into small pieces. Add sausage to leek mixture and cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes, or until sausage is cooked through.
- In a small heavy saucepan cook cranberries with sugar over moderately high heat, stirring, 5 minutes, or until some begin to burst. Chop parsley.
- To bowl of corn bread add remaining corn bread cubes, pecans, sausage mixture, cranberries, parsley, broth, and salt and pepper to taste and toss together. Cool stuffing completely. Stuffing may be made up to this point 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Bring stuffing to room temperature before proceeding.
- For cooking stuffing inside poultry:
- Any frozen poultry destined for stuffing should be completely thawed, and the stuffing itself brought to room temperature before it's put into the turkey. Do not stuff your bird the night before you cook it; such a seeming time-saver can have dangerous results. Instead, it is best to loosely fill the bird's neck and body cavities immediately before roasting. And always use a meat or instant-read thermometer: The meat is done when the temperature of the thickest part of the thigh (be careful not to touch the bones) reaches 180°F.; the stuffing baked inside the bird is done at 160°-165°F. After roasting, let your stuffed poultry stand 15 to 20 minutes, a double assurance that the requisite temperatures for food safety have been reached.
- For cooking all or part of stuffing outside poultry:
- In a shallow baking dish bake stuffing in preheated 325° F. oven 1 hour (for moist stuffing, bake covered entire time; for less moist stuffing with a slightly crisp top, uncover halfway through baking time).
SPICY CRANBERRY PECAN CORNBREAD STUFFING
This is a cornbread stuffing with jalapenos, cranberries, bacon, and pecans. I cooked up this recipe while living in Texas. I serve it with turkey but I have also stuffed it in apples and cooked them in a crock pot to serve with pork loin for Christmas dinner. This recipe makes the house smell fantastic!
Provided by rhondarella
Categories Cornbread Stuffing and Dressing
Time 1h10m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Place a large skillet over medium heat. Cook the bacon in the skillet until crispy. Lie the cooked bacon on a plate lined with paper towels to drain and cool; crumble the bacon.
- Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the celery, garlic, and onion in the hot butter until the onion begins to caramelize; pour the wine into the skillet. When the wine is heated, stir in the cranberry sauce, jalapeno peppers, and green chile peppers. Cover the mixture and cook until boiling. Remove from heat and stir in the bacon and pecans.
- Place the stuffing mix in a large bowl. Pour the liquid mixture and the chicken stock over the stuffing mix; stir until completely moist. Transfer to a 9x13 inch baking dish.
- Bake in preheated oven until browned on top, about 35 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 507.2 calories, Carbohydrate 68.7 g, Cholesterol 27.1 mg, Fat 20.3 g, Fiber 11.3 g, Protein 10.3 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, Sodium 1403.8 mg, Sugar 18.8 g
Tips:
- To achieve the perfect balance of flavors, use a combination of sweet and tart cranberries. Fresh or frozen cranberries can be used, but if using frozen, thaw them before adding to the stuffing.
- For a nutty and crunchy texture, toast the pecans before adding them to the stuffing. This will enhance their flavor and make them more pronounced in the dish.
- Use a variety of herbs and spices to add depth and complexity to the stuffing. Some good options include sage, thyme, rosemary, and black pepper.
- If you like a bit of heat, add a pinch of cayenne pepper or a chopped jalapeño to the stuffing. This will give it a subtle spicy kick.
- To ensure the stuffing is moist and flavorful, use a combination of chicken broth and melted butter. You can also add some chopped vegetables, such as celery, carrots, or onions, for extra flavor and texture.
- Stuff the turkey loosely so that the stuffing has room to expand as it cooks. This will prevent it from becoming dense and dry.
- Cover the turkey with foil during the first half of cooking to prevent the stuffing from browning too quickly. Remove the foil for the last 30 minutes of cooking to allow the stuffing to get crispy and golden brown.
Conclusion:
Spicy Cranberry Pecan Cornbread Stuffing is a delicious and festive side dish that is perfect for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner. It is easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste preferences. With its combination of sweet, tart, nutty, and spicy flavors, this stuffing is sure to be a hit with your family and friends. So, gather your ingredients and give this recipe a try – you won't be disappointed!
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