How to Make Southern Style Cornbread Dressing

Holidays are not the only times we can enjoy a delicious dish of cornbread dressing. This dish can enhance any meal. Whether you are stuffing pork chops, chicken,cornish hens, or serving your dressing as a side meal with grilled salmon. Cornbread dressing adds flavor to any meal. What makes this dressing so good is the eggs. The eggs make the dressing fluffy. This cornbread dressing recipe was passed down to me by my Great Aunt in Alabama. Rich, tasty and easy to make, just follow these easy steps.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 cup chopped onions
• 2 tablespoons sage
• 1 tablespoon poultry seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme
• 6 eggs
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 6 cups cornbread
• 2 cups white bread
• 1 1/2 qts chicken broth
• Salt & pepper to taste

1. 
    

   First sauté your chopped onions and celery in butter, or margarine. Mix sage, poultry seasoning, thyme and cook until onions and celery are tender, approximately 10 minutes.

2. 
    

   Combine cornbread and white bread (make sure cornbread and white bread are in crumbs)in large bowl, stir in chicken broth onions, celery and eggs, mix well. Season with salt & pepper to taste, add more broth as needed. Adding broth will ensure dressing is moist and eggs will make dressing light and fluffy.

3. 
    

   Bake at 400 degrees 45 minutes until lightly brown.

Tips & Warnings

• Break cornbread and white bread into crumbs
• Mix ingredients well

[perceptive]

on 10/9/2009 I've been wanting to try to make Southern Style cornbread dressing for a long time, I just never found a recipe that sounded 'right'. I just found it! THANK YOU! Seems fairly easy, and yummy! 5***** :o)

[chevee]

on 4/25/2009 Love your article making southernstyle cornbread dressing.

[msknowalot]

on 4/12/2009 love cornbread dressing...although, a slightly different take on this recipe, sounds good!

[mkh1958]

on 4/4/2009 How to Make Southern Style Cornbread Dressing - my mom is from Tennessee and your recipe sounds just like what she always made for Thanksgiving! Thanks for sharing and keep the southern recipes coming!! 5* and recommendation.

[consignmentchic]

on 3/24/2009 ooohhh lady, this sound delicious, I'll be trying this for my stuffed porkchops. Thanks for the tips! 5** Recommended ya!