Best Homemade Crispy Cornbread Stuffing Recipes

CRISPY SOUTHERN CORNBREAD RECIPE (5TH GENERATION RECIPE & GLUTEN FREE!)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 F. Heat a skillet on medium high heat until hot. Add oil to a cast iron skillet and allow to heat. Keep an eye on the skillet to make sure the oil doesn't start to smoke.
• While the pan/oil is heating, mix the dry ingredients in a bowl. In a large mug or small bowl, whisk egg and buttermilk together. If batter appears too thick, add a little more buttermilk.
• Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix until smooth.
• When the oil starts to dance (appears to be moving in the pan), pour batter into the hot skillet and transfer to the oven. You want a super hot skillet with plenty of oil to achieve the best crispy crust. Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown.

EXTRA-CRISPY CORNBREAD STUFFING

Steps:

• Place an oven rack at the lowest level and preheat the oven to 400°F
• Heat a skillet over medium-high heat with the olive oil
• Add in the sausage and cook until brown, breaking it up into crumbles as it cooks
• Add in 4 tablespoons of butter to melt then turn the heat down to medium and add in the celery, onion, thyme, sage, salt and poultry seasoning
• Cook until the onions and celery are tender, about 6 minutes
• Remove from heat and put the mixture into a large mixing bowl and let cool slightly
• Grease a 13x9-inch cookie sheet evenly with 2 tablespoons butter
• Set aside
• Once the sausage mixture is cool, add in the cornbread stuffing, pecans and dried cranberries, and toss
• Add in the turkey stock and eggs, and toss carefully to not breakup the cornbread too much
• Pour the mixture into the buttered cookie sheet and spread it out evenly
• Place in the oven and cook for 30 minutes
• While the stuffing cooks, place the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter and maple syrup into a small pot to melt
• Set aside
• After 30 minutes, remove the stuffing from the oven and brush the top with the maple syrup mixture
• Put back into the oven and cook for an additional 15 minutes or until the top is brown and crispy

CORNBREAD STUFFING

Steps:

• Make the herb butter: Mix the butter with the sage, thyme, parsley, rosemary, tablespoons salt and 2 teaspoons pepper in a small bowl until well combined.
• Make the stuffing: Melt 1/2 cup of the herb butter in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add the onions and celery and saute, stirring occasionally, until translucent, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degree F. Combine the cooked onions and celery with the cornbread, egg, chicken broth, milk and 3/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper in a large bowl; mix well. Place in a buttered 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Cover with foil and bake 30 minutes; remove the foil and bake until golden brown, about 20 more minutes.

CORNBREAD STUFFING

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, combine the water, onions, celery, parsley, butter and nutmeg. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until vegetables are tender. Combine the bread, cornbread, beaten eggs, hard-boiled eggs, chicken, broth and onion mixture. , Divide into two 13x9-in. baking dishes coated with cooking spray. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°.

GRANDMA'S CORN BREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Prepare the dry corn bread mix according to package directions. Cool and crumble.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 9x13 inch baking dish.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, melt the butter and saute the celery and onion until soft.
• In a large bowl, combine the celery, onions, 3 cups crumbled corn bread, eggs, chicken stock, sage and salt and pepper to taste; mix well.
• Place into prepared dish and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes.

CORNBREAD STUFFING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray.
• In 10-inch skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Cook celery and onion in butter about 2 minutes, stirring occasionally, until crisp-tender. Remove from heat.
• In large bowl, mix celery mixture and remaining ingredients. Spoon into baking dish.
• Cover; bake 30 minutes. Uncover; bake about 15 minutes longer or until hot.

HOMEMADE CORNBREAD STUFFING

Steps:

• Bake corn bread the night before.
• Clean gizzards, heart and liver.
• Bring to a boil and then simmer with 1/4 of onions, salt, pepper, bay leaves, and 1 clove garlic for about an hour.
• In a large bowl, crumble cornbread and set aside.
• Cumble and brown sausage in a large skillet.
• Drain on paper towels and set aside.
• In the same skillet, add margarine and saute remaining onions, garlic, peppers, celery, corn, parsley and mushrooms.
• Add sage, poultry seasoning, and goya packet and cook another minute.
• Add sauted veggie mixture to crumbled cornbread.
• Mix well.
• Add sausage.
• Take cooked turkey parts, cut them up and add to cornbread mixture.
• Mix well.
• Remove bay leaves from simmer pot and pour broth over cornbread mixture to moisten.
• Add chicken broth as needed.
• Stuff bird.
• Put any remaining stuffing in a baking dish and bake at 350 for about 55 minutes.
• Can be made a day in advance and covered tightly in fridge.

CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Melt butter in a skillet; add the onions and celery and saute until tender.
• Combine toasted bread and cornbread in a large bowl and mix.
• Add onions and celery plus their cooking liquid, the salt, pepper, sage, and poultry seasoning and mix throughly.
• Using a bulb baster, add just enough turkey giblet broth to make a very moist mixture, then stir in the eggs and scrape the dressing into a large greased baking pan or dish.
• Bake in 400 degree F oven until dressing is nicely browned, about 30-40 minutes.