Best Cornbread Sausage And Dried Fruit Dressing Recipes

CORNBREAD/SAUSAGE DRESSING WITH DRIED CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Cut cornbread into 1-inch cubes and place in large mixing bowl with 2 tblsp of olive oil.
• Add 2 tblsp of fresh thyme (1/2 tblsp dried) to mixing bowl and toss cornbread to coat.
• Spread the cornbread out on baking sheets and bake at 350 until slightly toasted (about 15 minutes).
• Allow toasted cornbread to cool at room temperature for about 30 minutes, then return to bowl.
• While cornbread is cooling, brown bulk sausage over medium heat until cooked through/lightly browned.
• Use a slotted spoon to remove sausage from frying pan (or drain grease) and add sausage to mixing bowl.
• Heat remaining 2 tblsp of olive oil and butter over medium heat and add onion and celery.
• Saute onions and celery for about 10 minutes.
• Add dried cranberries or cherries to onion/celery and saute for about 5 minutes.
• Fold the mixture into the bowl with cornbread and sausage.
• Add the remaining thyme, sage, parsley to the mixing bowl and toss well with spatula.
• Drizzle the mixture with chicken broth to moisten and add salt and pepper to taste.
• Place into baking pan (s), cover with foil and cook for 25-30 minutes.

CORNBREAD AND DRIED FRUIT DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 °F. Place cornbread cubes in large bowl and set aside.
• In small nonstick skillet, cook sausage over medium-high heat, crumbling and stirring until brown and cooked through. Drain well and set aside.
• In large nonstick skillet, heat canola oil over medium heat. Stir in onions, celery and carrot; cook 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute longer, but don't allow garlic to brown. Stir in sausage, apricots, plums, thyme, sage, marjoram and 1/4 cup broth. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 3 minutes.
• Remove from heat; pour vegetable mixture over cornbread. Add parsley and stir well. Season with salt and pepper. (Dressing may be prepared to this stage a day ahead and refrigerated, covered.).
• Whisk together egg and remaining 3/4 cup broth and pour over cornbread mixture, tossing well. Spray 2-quart baking dish with canola oil cooking spray (use larger baking dish if not reserving dressing for Turkey Roulade) and transfer all but 1 1/2 cups of dressing to baking dish. Cover dish with foil and set aside.
• After Turkey Roulade has been in oven 30 minutes, place covered baking dish of dressing in oven. After 15 minutes (or when internal temperature of roulade, measured with instant-read thermometer, is 155 °F), remove roulade from oven and remove foil from baking dish with dressing. Continue baking dressing for about 15 minutes or until top begins to brown.

SAUSAGE AND CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Bake cornbread according to package directions. Cool and crumble into a large bowl.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook sausage until brown and crumbly, remove from the skillet but keep the oil in the pan. Add onions, apples and celery; cook stirring occasionally until tender, about 5 minutes.
• Toss the cooked mixture and the sausage into the bowl with the crumbled cornbread. Stir in the chicken broth and melted butter. Season with parsley, sage, thyme, rosemary salt and pepper. Blend well and press into a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 35 to 45 minutes.

CORNBREAD STUFFING WITH SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Place sausage, celery and onions in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside.
• In a large bowl combine sausage mixture with cornbread, bread crumbs, chicken broth, poultry seasoning and sage. Mix well and transfer to a 9x12 inch baking dish.
• Bake, covered, for 45 minutes or until well set and cooked through.

MOM'S SAUSAGE AND CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a saucepan. Add giblets and boil for 10 to 15 minutes. Remove and discard giblets, reserving water.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch square baking pan.
• Mix corn muffin mix, milk, egg, and shortening together in a bowl. Pour into the prepared baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Set aside to cool.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir sausage in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Add celery, onion, and hot peppers and continue cooking 3 to 5 minutes more. Drain and discard grease. Transfer sausage mixture to a large mixing bowl.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch casserole pan.
• Add giblet water, turkey broth, bread crumbs, cornbread, remaining eggs, sage, salt, and black pepper to the sausage mixture in the mixing bowl. Mix together well and transfer to the prepared casserole pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until slightly brown on top with darker brown edges, about 45 minutes, checking often. Let cool 10 to 15 minutes before serving.

FRUIT-AND-NUT CORNBREAD STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Heat 1 stick butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, celery, apple, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Cook, stirring, until tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in the parsley and sage and cook until softened, about 3 more minutes.
• Put the cornbread in a large bowl and add the vegetable-apple mixture. Add the pecans and dried fruit; toss to combine. Add 4 cups chicken broth 1 cup at a time, tossing after each addition. The cornbread should feel moist but not mushy; add 1 more cup broth ¼ cup at a time if needed. Melt the remaining 1/2 stick butter and stir into the stuffing.
• Butter a 3-quart baking dish. Add the stuffing mixture and lightly press down. Cover with foil and bake 40 minutes. Uncover and bake until the top is dry and browned, about 30 more minutes. Let stand 20 minutes before serving.