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Home » Recipes » Cornbread Dressing with Sausage

Cornbread Dressing with Sausage

Published: Nov 19, 2021 · Modified: Nov 20, 2021 by Tara Smithson

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This cornbread dressing with sausage and sage is absolutely scrumptious and will completely WOW your Thanksgiving guests.

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I am a sucker for a good cornbread and this cornbread sausage dressing is no different. It has an amazing sweetness from my homemade cornbread muffins. Add in the traditional stuffing flavors from the vegetables and then comes the cranberry for that little kick of tart at the end. It is so yummy!

This recipe starts from dried cornbread, that needs to be made two days ahead of time and crumbled up to then air dry. It will get nice and stale this way and be the perfect texture for our cornbread dressing.

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Ingredients for this Cornbread Dressing with Sausage:

Stale Cornbread: If it's not stale, it will result in a soggy texture

Sausage: Pairs perfectly with cornbread & brings in extra flavor

Onions and Celery: Must have vegetables in any stuffing or dressing

Cranberry: For just a bite of tart and holiday flavor

Chicken Stock: Brings the proper moisture to the party

Sage: A traditional Thanksgiving herb and I love a good tradition

What is the difference between dressing and stuffing?

Technically speaking, stuffing means stuffed in the bird and dressing is in a separate dish. However, I think of traditional stuffing as chopped up large chunks of bread, while dressing is more of a crumbled up texture like crumbled cornbread that we use in this recipe.

Can I make this ahead?

Personally, I would wait until the morning of Thanksgiving. It will get dried out if you bake it twice, but it will be mushy if you let it sit too long in the fridge before baking.

How to Make this Cornbread Dressing with Sausage:

Prepare the Cornbread: Two days ahead of time, bake the cornbread. Use my homemade cornbread muffin recipe or a boxed mix, like jiffy, is fine too. You need 6 cups of cooked cornbread. Once baked and cooled, crumble up and allow to dry out in the air for 2 days.

For the Dressing:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Dice up the yellow onion, and celery. Mince the sage.

Into a large dutch oven over medium low heat, add in the olive oil and butter. We are using butter to get a buttery flavor, and adding the olive oil to help increase the burning point.

Once pot is hot, add in the onion, celery and salt. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Bump up the heat to just under medium. Add in the sausage. Stir and cook for another 7 to 8 minutes, until no longer pink.

Toss the sage into the pot. Stir and cook for 1 minute.

Turn off the heat and add in the stale cornbread, 1 cup of cranberries and mix together.

Slowly add in the chicken stock to the mixture, stirring to incorporate.

Transfer the dressing into a casserole dish and bake uncovered for 30 minutes. After baking, turn to broil. Broil for about 3 minutes for a nice brown crust on top.

Allow to sit for 5 minutes before serving & then enjoy!

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cornbread dressing with sausage in casserole dish topped with sage

Cornbread Dressing with Sausage


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  • Author: Tara Smithson
  • Total Time: 60 minutes
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This cornbread dressing with sausage and sage is absolutely scrumptious and will completely WOW your Thanksgiving guests.


Ingredients

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  • 6 cups of crumbled stale cornbread (recipe linked below)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon salted butter
  • 1 small yellow onion, diced
  • 3 ribs of celery, diced
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 16 ounce sweet Italian sausage with no casings
  • 4 sage leaves, minced
  • 1 cup dried cranberries
  • 1 and ¾ cups chicken stock

Instructions

  1. Prepare the Cornbread: Two days ahead of time, bake the cornbread. Use my homemade cornbread muffin recipe or a boxed mix, like jiffy, is fine too. You need 6 cups of cooked cornbread. Once baked and cooled, crumble up and allow to dry out in the air for 2 days.
  2. For the Dressing: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  3. Dice up the yellow onion, and celery. Mince the sage.
  4. Into a large dutch oven over medium low heat, add in the olive oil and butter. We are using butter to get a buttery flavor, and adding the olive oil to help increase the burning point.
  5. Once pot is hot, add in the onion, celery and salt. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  6. Bump up the heat to just under medium. Add in the sausage. Stir and cook for another 7 to 8 minutes, until no longer pink.
  7. Toss the sage into the pot. Stir and cook for 1 minute.
  8. Turn off heat and add in the stale cornbread, 1 cup of cranberries and mix together.
  9. Slowly add in the chicken stock to the mixture, stirring to incorporate.
  10. Transfer the dressing into a casserole dish and bake uncovered for 30 minutes. After baking, turn to broil. Broil for about 3 minutes for a nice brown crust on top.
  11. Allow to sit for 5 minutes before serving & then enjoy!

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  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 50 minutes
  • Category: Sides
  • Method: Baked
  • Cuisine: Thanksgiving

Keywords: cornbread dressing with sausage, thanksgiving sides, side dishes

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About Tara Smithson

Hi! I'm Tara with Simply Made Eats. Total foodie turned food blogger. I have been cooking simple, delicious meals for my family & friends for the last decade. I love creating real recipes with fresh ingredients & sharing my recipes for others to create in their own kitchens.

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  1. Holly

    February 16, 2022 at 9:53 pm

    This is the BEST cornbread dressing! Total hit on Thanksgiving and really like the sausage in it.

    ★★★★★

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