Old Fashioned Southern Cornbread Dressing Recipe

Old Fashioned Southern Cornbread Dressing Recipe

My Old Fashioned Southern Cornbread Dressing Recipe, is a combination of cornbread stuffing and white bread stuffing with crushed Ritz crackers, just like Grandma's. The best dressing recipe around!

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword cornbread,, dressing, stuffing

Budget Splurge

Prep Time 25

Cook Time 45

Total Time 1 10

Servings

Calories 316kcal

Equipment

Large skillet or Dutch oven
Large mixing bowl
Large casserole dish or baking dish

Ingredients

½ cup butter 1 stick = one half cup butter
1 cup leeks, sliced
1 medium yellow onion, diced
3 celery stalks, sliced
1 medium carrot, diced
2 cups cornbread, crumbled and dried
2 large croissants, cubed and dried out
26 Ritz crackers, crumbled
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
1 teaspoon dried sage
½ teaspoon dried poultry seasoning
½ teaspoon kosher salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
1 large egg
28 ounces chicken broth or stock added one cup at a time

Instructions

Melt butter in pot. Add diced carrots, sliced celery, chopped leeks, and chopped onion.
Cook over medium heat until they become soft and translucent.
In a large bowl add the dried cubed croissants, dried crumbled cornbread, and crumbled crackers.
Add the chopped parsley, salt, black pepper, poultry seasoning, and sage.
Add chicken stock 1 cup at a time until the mixture is moistened but not soggy. You will not use all the broth. Stop when the dressing mixture is fully moist but no standing liquid is in the bowl.
Pour the mixture into a baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees f about 35 mins.

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