Sweet & Savory Cornbread Stuffing + Six More Thanksgiving Recipes

Today I’m joining six creator friends to share our favorite Thanksgiving recipes. 

Thanksgiving is around the corner and today I’m joining six friends to share favorite Thanksgiving recipes. I’m making our family favorite Sweet and Savory Cornbread Stuffing. It’s super easy and delicious … and you can make it inside or outside the turkey. Or both!

Dressing or stuffing? What do you call it? Technically it’s stuffing if cooked inside the turkey and dressing if cooked outside. We call it stuffing no matter how it’s done. Sometimes I split the recipe – half in half out. Or, depending on how many people we’re serving, double it to ensure there’s more than enough to go around. And, of course, we love leftovers.

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Sweet and Savory Cornbread Stuffing

I’ve been making this recipe since 1991. It came from one of those Pillsbury cookbooks that used to be at the grocery store checkout. Don’t scoff, so many of my favorite recipes – that I’ve been making on repeat for decades – came from one of those little books. In all these years I haven’t changed the recipe … why mess with a good thing? Certainly you could make your own bread cubes, chicken broth, and things like that, but there are so many other tasks that need to be accomplished to get a Thanksgiving meal on the table, why over complicate?

The ingredients are simple. You can use any cornbread mix (or make your own). As I was perusing the options at the grocery store a woman walked by and said ‘I always go for the Jiffy’ … me too, it’s nostalgic.

Notes ~

• This recipe serves 10, and I baked it in my largest Le Creuset baking dish.
• If cooking inside the turkey, reduce chicken broth to 1/2 cup, and allow 1/2 cup stuffing per pound of turkey.
• You could also use a crockpot. Reduce the chicken broth by about half.
• Pancetta could be a nice substitute for bacon.

Here’s the recipe ~

Sweet and Savory Cornbread Stuffing

5 from 6 votes

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Servings 10

Ingredients

  

• 1 8oz box Cornbread Muffin Mix
• 8ox Bacon, cut into 1/2" pieces
• 1 Large yellow onion, diced
• 1 Large red pepper, diced
• 3 cups Unseasoned dry bread cubes
• 3 tsp Poultry seasoning
• 1 tsp Kosher salt
• 1/8 tsp Black pepper
• 32oz Chicken broth
• 1 9oz Package frozen corn (sweet white, if available)

Instructions

 

Corn Bread

• Preheat oven to 400° and grease a small, square baking pan. Prepare cornbread muffin mix according to package directions and bake for approximately 15 minutes. Allow to cool. (I do this a day ahead.)

Dressing

• Grease large baking dish and preheat oven to 350°.
• Cook bacon pieces in large skillet until crisp. Remove bacon pieces to paper towels to drain.
• Add onion and red pepper to bacon drippings and, stirring occasionally, for about 10 minutes.
• In large bowl, add bread cubes, crumbled corn bread, bacon pieces, poultry seasoning salt and pepper and toss gently.
• Add onion, red pepper mixture, corn and two cups of chicken broth. Toss thoroughly and add to prepared baking dish.
• Distribute dressing evening throughout pan and pour remaining chicken broth on top. Bake for 40 minutes until top of dressing is nicely browned.

Thanksgiving cocktail ~

My number one tip for successful entertaining is to get a drink into guests hands as soon as possible upon arrival. Thanksgiving is no exception and my favorite fall batch cocktail will get your gathering off to a great start –  Apple Cider Aperol Spritz

Thanksgiving Table Inspiration ~

Shop the same and similar pieces ~

Woven Runner | Gold Chargers | Dinner Plates | Cabbage Plates | Salad Plates

Striped Napkins | Napkin Rings | Wine Glasses | Candlestick Holders | Taper Candles

Terracotta Pumpkins | Wood Pumpkin | Pumpkin Bud Vase

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Now let’s see what Thanksgiving favorites my friends are sharing ~

So there you have it, a crowd pleasing Sweet and Savory Corn Bread Stuffing plus six more scrumptious recipes for a Happy Thanksgiving celebration!