Best Masa Cornbread Stuffing With Chiles Recipes

Masa Stuffing image

Provided by Melissa Clark

Yield Makes 8 servings, or enough to fill a 12- to 14-pound turkey, with extra for baking alongside

Number Of Ingredients 15

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
4 stalks celery with leaves, finely chopped (about 2 cups)
1 onion, finely chopped (about 1 cup)
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 jalapeño chile with seeds, minced
1 teaspoon dried oregano, crumbled
4 cups masa harina (corn tortilla flour)
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
12 tablepoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
2 cups Quick Turkey Stock , plus 1/2 cup more if baking all of stuffing outside of turkey
4 large eggs
1/2 cup frozen corn kernels, unthawed

Steps:

In medium skillet over moderately high heat, heat oil until hot but not smoking. Add celery, onion, garlic, and jalapeño and sauté until softened, 5 to 7 minutes. Add oregano and sauté 1 minute more. Transfer vegetables to medium bowl and set aside.
In large bowl, whisk together masa, salt, cumin, baking powder, and pepper. In separate large bowl, using electric mixer, beat butter until light and fluffy, about 30 seconds. In 3 additions each, alternately beat in masa mixture and 2 cups stock, beating after each addition until just combined. Add eggs and beat until smooth. Fold in sautéed vegetables and corn.
If baking inside turkey: Use immediately to stuff turkey and spread remainder in baking dish as directed in recipe .
If baking entire recipe as side dish: Preheat oven to 450°F and butter 3-quart casserole or 9- by 13-inch baking dish. Transfer stuffing to dish and drizzle with 1/2 cup stock. Cover with aluminum foil and bake until heated through, about 30 minutes. Uncover and bake until top is slightly crisp and golden, about 10 minutes longer. Serve immediately.

Hatch Chile Cornbread Stuffing image

Provided by Food Network

Categories side-dish

Yield Serves 8

Number Of Ingredients 16

3/4 c milk
8-ounces fresh corn kernels
4-ounces butter, melted
2 eggs, whisked
1 1/2 cups yellow corn meal
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
10-ounces grated Monterrey Jack cheese
3-5 Hatch Green chiles, roasted, peeled, seeded, deveined and chopped
4-ounces green onions, chopped
4-ounces celery, chopped
3- ounces dried figs, chopped
1/2 cup pinon nuts
1 cup chicken stock

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking pan with parchment paper.
In a medium-sized bowl stir together milk, corn, butter and eggs.
In a large bowl whisk together cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar. Add mixture from the medium-sized bowl to the dry ingredients and mix just until combined. Fold in the cheese and chile.
Pour into the baking pan. Bake 30 to 35 minutes, or until golden and a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let it cool and tear it into small pieces and allow to dry over night.
In a saute pan, saute the onions, celery, figs and pinon nuts until golden brown. Add the corn bread mixture and stock and mix until just combined. Keep warm.

Southwest Corn Bread Stuffing with Corn and Green Chilies image

Yield Makes 10 to 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

10 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 1/4 cups chopped seeded fresh Anaheim chilies* (8 ounces)
1 1/4 cups chopped seeded fresh poblano chilies * (8 ounces)
3 large jalapeño chilies, seeded, chopped
2 1-pound packages frozen petite yellow corn kernels, thawed
1 1/4 cups chopped green onions
2/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro
Buttermilk Corn Bread , 1 day old
4 large eggs
1/4 cup sugar
2 1/4 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

Steps:

Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add all chilies; sauté until beginning to soften, about 8 minutes. Stir in 1 package corn and green onions. Transfer to very large bowl. Mix in cilantro. Coarsely crumble corn bread into vegetable mixture; toss to blend.
Blend second package of corn, eggs, sugar, salt, and pepper in processor to coarse puree. Stir mixture into stuffing.
To bake stuffing in turkey:
Loosely fill neck and main cavities of turkey with stuffing. Add enough broth to remaining stuffing to moisten slightly (1/4 to 3/4 cup, depending on amount of remaining stuffing). Generously butter baking dish. Spoon remaining stuffing into prepared dish. Cover with buttered foil, buttered side down. Bake stuffing in dish along side turkey until heated through, about 25 minutes. Uncover stuffing. Bake until top of stuffing is slightly crisp and golden, about 15 minutes longer.
To bake all of stuffing in baking dish:
Preheat oven to 350°F. Generously butter 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish, depending on recipe. Transfer stuffing to prepared dish. Cover with buttered foil, buttered side down. Bake until heated through, about 40 minutes. Uncover and bake until top is slightly crisp and golden, about 20 minutes longer.
Available at Latin American markets and many supermarkets.