Kentucky Cornbread Stuffing - A Southern Thanksgiving Dish
Kentucky cornbread stuffing -- butter, sage, onion, celery, and from-scratch cornbread make up this tasty Southern side dish. Old fashioned, down home country taste!
Ingredients
- ½ pound butter
- 2 medium yellow onions diced
- 3 stalks celery diced
- 1 pan cornbread (8x8) prepared without sugar
- 6 ounces seasoned stuffing cubes
- ½ teaspoon rubbed sage
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 14.5 ounces chicken broth
- 14.5 ounces water fill your can of broth with water
Instructions
- In a large skillet, melt butter. When butter is melted, add diced onion and celery. Simmer in butter until softened, about 5 minutes.
- In a large bowl, break cornbread up into crumbs. Add stuffing cubes, sage and pepper.
- Using a wooden spoon or spatula, mix the celery and onion mixture into the bowl of stuffing.
- Mix the can of chicken broth with 1 can of water, then add to the stuffing mix. Using your hands or a wooden spoon/spatula, mix the ingredients until fully combined and moist.
- Place in a greased casserole dish and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until golden.
- Pour a couple of tablespoons of turkey drippings over the stuffing before serving, if desired.
Notes
You can make the stuffing a day ahead and store it covered in the refrigerator until you're ready to bake. Allow an extra 10 minutes for baking if it's cold.
Nutrition
Calories: 427kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 5gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 16gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 62mgSodium: 951mgPotassium: 214mgFiber: 3gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 813IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 62mgIron: 2mg
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