DONNA'S CORNBREAD, SAUSAGE AND JALAPENO DRESSING

Donna's Cornbread, Sausage and Jalapeno Dressing image

This is a twist on the traditional cornbread dressing. If you like jalapenos, you will love this dressing! It's spicy without being hot. My family requests it every year, and they are hard to please!

Provided by Donna Lasater

Categories Side Dish Stuffing and Dressing Recipes Sausage Stuffing and Dressing Recipes

Time 1h15m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

¾ cup butter, divided
1 ½ cups coarsely chopped onion
2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced
½ pound spicy Italian sausage, casing removed
1 (6 ounce) package cornbread stuffing mix
3 cups dry bread crumbs
1 teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
2 cups warm chicken stock
1 egg, beaten

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 9x9-inch pan.
In a heavy skillet, melt 8 tablespoons butter over low heat. Saute the onion and peppers until soft. Place sausage in skillet; crumble and cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, and transfer to a large bowl.
Combine sausage mixture with stuffing mix, bread crumbs, chicken stock, egg, and salt and pepper. Mix well, and transfer dressing to prepared pan. Dot with remaining butter.
Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 410.4 calories, Carbohydrate 38.6 g, Cholesterol 72.7 mg, Fat 23.8 g, Fiber 2.7 g, Protein 10.8 g, SaturatedFat 12 g, Sodium 1193.7 mg, Sugar 3.8 g