Description
Southern comfort cornbread dressing brings classic holiday warmth to family tables with its rich, herbed blend of crumbled cornbread and savory seasonings. Generous herbs and tender texture make this Southern side dish a nostalgic celebration of home-style cooking you’ll crave at every gathering.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 6 cups cornbread (crumbled)
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
Vegetables:
- 1 cup onions (diced)
- 1 cup celery (diced)
Seasonings:
- 1 teaspoon dried sage
- Salt (to taste)
- Pepper (to taste)
Instructions
- Warm the oven to 350°F and prepare a 9×13-inch baking dish with a light grease coating to prevent sticking.
- Create a fragrant base by melting butter in a skillet, then gently sauté onions and celery until they become translucent and tender, releasing their aromatic flavors.
- In a spacious mixing bowl, unite the crumbled cornbread with the softened vegetables, introducing eggs and chicken stock to bind the ingredients together.
- Enhance the mixture with sage, salt, and pepper, thoroughly blending to ensure a harmonious distribution of seasonings throughout the dressing.
- Transfer the prepared mixture into the greased baking dish, carefully spreading it to create an even layer that will cook uniformly.
- Slide the dish into the preheated oven and bake for 35-40 minutes, watching for a golden-brown perimeter that signals perfect doneness.
- Remove from the oven and allow the dressing to rest momentarily, letting the flavors settle before serving this classic Southern side dish.
Notes
- Enhance flavor by using homemade cornbread instead of store-bought for a richer, more authentic Southern taste.
- Customize texture by adjusting chicken stock amount – less stock creates a firmer dressing, more stock makes it softer and more pudding-like.
- For gluten-free version, use gluten-free cornbread mix and check that chicken stock is gluten-free certified.
- Make ahead friendly: Prepare dressing up to two days in advance and refrigerate, then bake when ready to serve for deeper melded flavors.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30-40 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Southern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 500 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 50 mg