Oh friends! My Sausage & Cornbread Dressing needs to be on your Thanksgiving menu this year! It’s hearty, it feeds a crowd and it’s simple to make. You and your family and friends will LOVE this one!!
Shopping List
1 pound of breakfast sausage
1/4 cup butter
1 onion, chopped
6 celery stalks, chopped
1 jalapeno, chopped
a handful of fresh thyme, chopped
about 6 fresh sage leaves, chopped
6 eggs, lightly beaten
1 loaf of cornbread, crumbled
1 (14 oz) bag of stuffing mix (I used Pepperidge Farm Herb Seasoned Stuffing)
2 tablespoons poultry seasoning
8 cups chicken stock
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
Lightly spray a 9×13 baking dish with cooking spray. Set aside.
In a very large pot over medium-high heat, brown up your breakfast sausage until it’s cooked and crumbly. (Use the biggest pot you have!)
After it’s browned, add in your butter followed by the chopped onion, celery and jalapeno. Saute the veggies with the meat until they’re tender (about 10 to 12 minutes). Then, stir in your chopped herbs. Let everything simmer a few minutes together. Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl, add in your lightly beaten eggs, crumbled cornbread (just crumble it right up with your hands), stuffing mix and poultry seasoning. Toss this together before adding it to your meat and veggies. Toss everything together and then slowly pour in your chicken stock. Carefully mix everything together and then pour it all into your prepared baking dish.
At this point, you can pop it straight into the oven or cover and keep it in the fridge up to three days before baking.
Bake about 1 hour and 15 minutes or until the edges are browned and the middle isn’t very wobbly. Remove from oven and allow to sit about 10 minutes before slicing and serving.
The perfect side to your turkey this Thanksgiving.
Charmaine Ng | Architecture & Lifestyle Blog says
We don’t celebrate Thanksgiving where I live, so I’m completely new to the idea of Thanksgiving food. This sounds delicious for a party!
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Meagan Ruse says
This tasted amazing!!!!
Erika Slaughter says
YES!!!!
Narci says
I needed seconds of this because this was JUST that delicious! It tastes so good, and stuffing isn’t usually my thing. Yum!!
Sarah Starr says
By “loaf” do you mean just following the instructions on a box/package of cornbread?
Mix and Match Mama says
Yes or you can buy a loaf of cornbread (our grocery store bakery sells them).
Lisa says
What brand of cornbread loaf do you use? How many cups of cornbread?
Mix and Match Mama says
One standard loaf will work (I like to make mine in a pie plate). I use basic Jiffy for things like this.
Diana says
YUM! This sounds very similar to my grandma’s dressing recipe which I make every year! Our secret ingredient is a little freshly grated nutmeg 😉 I’m tempted to sneak in some jalapenos now!
MinShien @ Joyous Apron says
That looks delicious!! I’m gathering ideas for our thanksgiving menu. What type of poultry seasoning do you use?
Mix and Match Mama says
It varies on what I find at my grocery store. Any basic one you see (there are always so many this time of year!) will work!
Anne-Marie says
Do you used cubed Pepperidge Farms herbed stuffing, or just the regular kind (more fine bread crumbs)? Thanks!
Mix and Match Mama says
The cubed kind that you buy in bags during the holiday season.
Jenn Duca says
What kind of breakfast sausage do you use? I usually use sweet Italian sausage in my dressing but want to try this recipe! Thanks!
Mix and Match Mama says
Owens 🙂
Jenn Duca says
Patties? Links?
Mix and Match Mama says
Bulk sausage that I brown up!
Jenn Duca says
Thanks!!
Jessie says
Have you tried popping this in the crock pot instead of cooking in the oven?
Mix and Match Mama says
No. This has too much liquid that needs to bake off. This is not a slow cooker recipe!
Jocie says
HELP! Can I use pepperidege farm cornbread mix or would you use just a loaf of corn bread? My shoppers bought the wrong thing!
Mix and Match Mama says
I’m confused! You need both, which do you have?
Brooke Mielinski says
This sounds delicious! I can’t wait to try this recipe!!!
Does the recipe really call for 8 cups of chicken stock or is that a typo?
Mix and Match Mama says
Nope! That’s right! Dressing recipes have a lot of liquid. My father-in-law’s calls for 10 cups!
Carol Johnson says
I’ve only poured in 5 cups but it seems really wet….Is this right? Anybody?. Thanks
Mix and Match Mama says
Dressing always seems really wet until it cooks! It’s one of those weird little things about dressing.