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Sage Cornbread Stuffing

This Sage Cornbread Stuffing is made with cornbread, celery, onions and a lot of chicken stock. It's such a great stuffing for your holiday meal!
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword cornbread, dressing, easy cornbread dressing recipe, stuffing, stuffing recipe, thanksgiving
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 6 servings

Ingredients

Cornbread

  • 1 box Jiffy cornbread mix
  • 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder 
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • 1/4 cup buttermilk 
  • 2-4 tbsp milk
  • 4 tbsp butter, melted

Stuffing

  • 1 stalk celery, chopped
  • 1/2 green bell pepper, chopped
  • 1/2 sweet red bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 white onion, peeled and chopped 
  • 6 sage leaves
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
  • 2-3 cups bread stuffing mix or fresh bread crumbs 
  • Baked cornbread, crumbled
  • 1 tbsp poultry seasoning 
  • 1 tbsp ground sage 
  • Salt and pepper to taste 
  • 2 eggs
  • 2-3 cups chicken stock
  • Butter for the baking dish 

Instructions

Cornbread

  • Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Add Jiffy mix ,flour, baking powder an sugar to a mixing bowl and stir to combine. Add egg, sour cream, buttermilk, milk and butter. Whisk until incorporated.
    Pour in a buttered 9 inch baking pan. Bake until browned, about 25-30 minutes.

Stuffing

  • To a large sauté pan over medium heat, add the butter, celery, peppers and onion. Cook until the vegetables are wilted and cooked down. While it’s cooking, add to a large mixing bowl the crumbled cornbread, bread crumbs and seasonings. Add the vegetable mixer to the bowl and stir to combine, add the eggs and chicken broth, one cup at a time. After one or two cups, if the stuffing is at the consistency you want, stop adding the broth. If it needs more, then add a bit more. 
    Add the stuffing to a buttered casserole dish. Top with additional sage leaves. Cover the pan with foil. Bake in a 400 degree oven for 30-35 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for an additional 5 minutes to lightly brown.