Cornbread Sausage Dressing
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Cornbread Sausage Dressing
Description
Cornbread Sausage Dressing features a base of crumbled cornbread mixed with cooked Italian sausage and sautéed vegetables—onion, carrot, and celery—which add texture and sweetness. The mixture is seasoned with poultry seasoning, salt, and pepper, and moistened with chicken stock and eggs to bind the ingredients together. Baking the mixture covered allows it to cook evenly and meld the flavors, creating a moist, flavorful side dish with a balance of savory meat and tender vegetables.
The recipe uses simple but effective techniques like browning sausage to render flavorful fat, sautéing vegetables to soften them while building flavor, and adjusting moisture with chicken stock for an ideal consistency. The poultry seasoning complements the sausage and vegetables, tying the profile towards traditional holiday dressing flavors.
This dressing pairs well with roast turkey or chicken and can be served as a comforting side during special meals. Preparing it in advance and baking before serving makes it practical for large gatherings.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound Italian sausage mild
- 1 cup onion diced
- 1 cup carrot chopped
- 2 talks celery diced
- 1 whole cornbread 9×9, prepared pan
- 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- 1 1/4 cups chicken stock or turkey stock
- 2 whole egg
Instructions
- Heat up a large skillet over medium to medium-high heat. Chop carrot, onion, and celery.
- Add olive oil to hot pan and swirl to coat. Add Italian Sausage and break it apart while it browns. Sausage is cooked when no pink is left.
- Toss the veggies into the skillet with cooked Italian sausage and saute until tender, about 7 minutes. {If there isn’t enough grease in the pan from the sausage, pour in a little oil.} Season with salt and pepper.
- Remove pan from heat and add to large mixing bowl. Crumble cornbread over top.
- Add in poultry seasoning, salt, pepper and half the chicken broth.
- Crack eggs into small bowl. Whisk together and add to the cornbread mixture. Stir well.
- Add in remaining chicken broth (or as much as you think it needs to get it moist). Spoon dressing into buttered baking or casserole dish.
- Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 8servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 243 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 243kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 6g | 2% |
| Protein | 10g | 20% |
| Fat | 20g | 31% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Cholesterol | 45mg | 15% |
| Sodium | 489mg | 20% |
| Potassium | 289mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 2724IU | 54% |
| Vitamin C | 4mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 27mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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