Southern Cornbread Stuffing

Serves 8
Time 5 hrs

As an alternative, make this traditional cornbread stuffing with gluten-free or dairy-free cornbread and use gluten-free chicken broth.

Ingredients

    2 1/2 poundscornbread
    3 tablespoonsunsalted butter or extra-virgin olive oil
    1 1/2 cupsfinely chopped onion
    3/4 cupfinely chopped celery
    1/2 cupfinely chopped carrot
    1 poundspicy chicken sausage, ground or squeezed from casing (optional)
    1 tablespoondried thyme
    1 teaspoondried sage
    2 teaspoonsfine sea salt
    1 teaspoonground black pepper
    1 cuplow-sodium chicken or turkey stock

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Method

Cut cornbread into 1-inch cubes, place on a large baking sheet to dry out for several hours or overnight.


Place in a large mixing bowl. Set aside.


Preheat the oven to 350°F.


In a large skillet, heat butter or oil over medium low heat.


Add onions, celery and carrots and cook, stirring frequently, until soft but not brown.


Add sausage (if using) and cook until sausage is fully cooked through.


Stir in thyme, sage, salt and pepper.


Add sausage mixture to cornbread and toss to blend.


Slowly pour in stock and toss to moisten.


Spread stuffing in a buttered or oiled 9x13-inch baking dish.


Cover and bake 20 minutes.


Uncover and bake an additional 20 minutes or until top is crisp and golden.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

Calories

540

Total Fat

27g

Saturated Fat

7g

Cholesterol

165mg

Sodium

1800mg

Total Carbohydrate

58g

Dietary Fiber

6g

Total Sugars

15g

Protein

18g

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