SWEET AND SAVORY SAUSAGE CORNBREAD STUFFING

Sweet and Savory Sausage Cornbread Stuffing image

I have been making this dressing, minus the sausage, for over 30 years. This year I tried it with Jimmy Dean® pork sausage. The whole family just loved it. The sausage just took this dressing to another level of deliciousness. This will now be our family's traditional dressing.

Provided by Yoly

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

Time 45m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) package Jimmy Dean® Premium Pork Regular Sausage
½ cup salted butter
2 cups diced onion
2 cups diced celery
1 (8 ounce) package sliced mushrooms
1 teaspoon dried sage
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
3 cups crumbled sweet cornbread
3 slices day-old bread, cut into 1-inch cubes
1 cup chicken broth

Steps:

Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
Add sausage to a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir with a spatula, breaking apart the sausage until cooked, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and set aside.
Melt butter in the same skillet. Cook onion and celery, stirring constantly, until onion is soft and translucent, 8 to 10 minutes. Add mushrooms and cook for 2 to 3 minutes more. Season with sage, salt, and pepper. Stir in sausage, cornbread, bread cubes, and chicken broth.
Transfer stuffing to a 2-quart baking dish.
Broil in the preheated oven until the top is toasted and starts to brown, 2 to 4 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 187.6 calories, Carbohydrate 17.8 g, Cholesterol 34.1 mg, Fat 11.7 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 3.7 g, SaturatedFat 6.6 g, Sodium 633.2 mg, Sugar 3.9 g