Mama's Southern Cornbread Dressing

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I grew up on Mama's cornbread dressing. Although I have come across many cornbread dressing recipes, this is still the best. This stuffing has cubes of cornbread with the addition of onions, celery, eggs, and stock. It's the perfect Southern soufflé!

Prep Time:
30 mins
Cook Time:
1 hr 5 mins
Total Time:
1 hr 35 mins
Servings:
14
Yield:
2 (9x13-inch) dishes
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Ingredients

Original recipe (1X) yields 14 servings

  • 8 cups crumbled cornbread

  • 4 cups cubed stale bread

  • 1 cup unsalted butter, melted

  • 2 large onions, chopped

  • 1 ½ cups chopped celery

  • 2 cups turkey broth, or as needed

  • 1 ½ cups chopped cooked turkey

  • 1 (10.5 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup

  • 4 large hard-cooked eggs, chopped

  • ¼ cup chopped, cooked turkey giblets

  • ¼ cup self-rising flour

  • ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley

  • 2 teaspoons chopped fresh sage, or to taste

  • 2 large bay leaves

  • salt and ground black pepper to taste

  • 3 large eggs, beaten

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9x13-inch baking dishes.

  2. Combine cornbread and stale bread cubes in a large bowl; set aside.

  3. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onions and celery; cook and stir until translucent, 5 to 10 minutes.

  4. Add onion mixture, turkey broth, chopped turkey, soup, hard-cooked eggs, giblets, and flour to cornbread mixture; stir until all cornbread wet. Stir in parsley, sage, bay leaves, salt, and pepper. Add beaten eggs; stir to combine. Mixture should be "soupy." Divide evenly and pour into the prepared pans.

  5. Bake in the preheated oven until cooked through and set, 1 hour to 1 hour and 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

379 Calories
23g Fat
30g Carbs
14g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 14
Calories 379
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 23g 29%
Saturated Fat 11g 56%
Cholesterol 174mg 58%
Sodium 850mg 37%
Total Carbohydrate 30g 11%
Dietary Fiber 3g 9%
Total Sugars 5g
Protein 14g 27%
Vitamin C 4mg 4%
Calcium 119mg 9%
Iron 3mg 14%
Potassium 269mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.