Cornbread Dressing

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 8 inches pan cornbread
• 1 sleeve saltine crackers or 1 ritz cracker
• 7 -10 slices bread or 7 -10 slices a loaf french bread, dried
• 2 cups chopped celery
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 lb jimmy dean sage sausage, cooked, crumbled, and drained (optional)
• 1 cooked turkey giblets, gizzards from the turkey (optional)
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1 tablespoon poultry seasoning
• 1 teaspoon sage (may omit if using sage sausage)
• 6 eggs, beaten
• 6 -8 cups chicken stock (i like to use kitchen basics brand)
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 crumble cornbread, crackers and bread in a large bowl and set aside.
• 3 saute celery, onion, bell pepper and garlic in butter for 5-10 minutes or until transparent and fragrant.
• 4 pour sauteed vegetables of bread mixture.
• 5 add meat and seasonings and stir well.
• 6 add stock and start with 6 cups; mix well and taste. if it looks dry, add more stock but be careful not to make it soupy.
• 7 give a final taste for flavor before adding beaten eggs.
• 8 add beaten eggs and mix well.
• 9 pour into a greased pan, minimum size 9x13 or 2.5 quart casserole.
• 10 bake 45 minutes to an hour.