By: EatingWell
Photographer: Burris, Ken
Publish Date: 2008-11-01
Servings: 12
Yield: 12 servings, scant 1 cup each
Total Time: 50 minutes
Prep Time: 25 minutes
To Make Ahead: Prepare through Step 3, cover and refrigerate for up to 1 day. Just before serving, bake at 350°F until hot, about 30 minutes.
Recipe Description:
Cornbread stuffing, a Southern favorite, is a nice change from more traditional white-bread stuffing. To save time, look for already prepared cornbread from a local bakery or supermarket.
Recipe Ingredients:
- 1 pound sweet Italian turkey sausage, (about 4 links), casings removed
- 2 cups finely chopped onion
- 1 1/2 cups finely chopped celery
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Freshly ground pepper, to taste
- 2 pounds prepared cornbread, cut into 3/4-inch cubes (about 12 cups)
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage
- 1 1/2-3 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
Recipe Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Coat a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- Cook sausage in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, stirring and breaking up with a wooden spoon, until browned, about 10 minutes. Add onion and celery; cover, reduce heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 10 minutes. Transfer the mixture to a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Add cornbread, parsley and sage.
- Bring broth to a simmer in a small saucepan. Pour 1 cup over the stuffing mixture and toss gently (the cornbread will break into smaller pieces). Add as much of the remaining broth as needed, 1/2 cup at a time, until the stuffing feels moist but not wet. Spoon the stuffing into the prepared pan and cover with foil.
- Bake the stuffing until thoroughly heated, about 25 minutes. Serve warm.
Recipe Nutrition:
Per serving: 237 calories; 9 g fat (2 g saturated fat, 2g mono unsaturated fat); 48 mg cholesterol; 29 g carbohydrates; 12 g protein; 3 g fiber; 609 mg sodium; 153 mg potassium
Exchanges: 2 starch, 1 medium fat meat
Carbohydrate Servings: 2
Recipe Categories:
- Course(s)
- Dinner
- Cuisine(s)
- American
- Southern/Soul
- Degree of Difficulty
- Easy
- Special Health Consideration(s)
- Low Calorie
- Low Sat Fat
- Low Cholesterol
- Heart Healthy
- Healthy Weight
- Seasons & Occassions
- Thanksgiving
- Fall
- Winter
- Christmas
- New Year's
- Entertainment
- Main Ingredient(s)
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- Poultry
- Turkey
- Technique(s)
- Saute
- Bake
- Dish Type(s)
- Side Dishes
Recipe Disclaimer(s):
Scaling Disclaimer: EatingWell recipes are tested extensively in the EatingWell Test Kitchen. EatingWell cannot guarantee a recipe that has been scaled to make a different number of servings from the original. Also note that scaling only applies to the ingredient measurements: no adjustment is made to the recipe instructions, so pan sizes and cooking times and ingredient amounts referred to in the text of the recipe only apply to the original number of servings.
