Cornbread Dressing
- 8 inches pan cornbread
- 1 sleeve saltine crackers or 1 Ritz cracker
- 7 -10 slices white 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)
- 12 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
- Preheat oven to 350 Degrees.
- Crumble cornbread, crackers and white bread in a large bowl and set aside.
- Saute celery, onion, bell pepper and garlic in butter for 5-10 minutes or until transparent and fragrant.
- Pour sauteed vegetables of bread mixture.
- Add meat and seasonings and stir well.
- 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.
- Give a final taste for flavor before adding beaten eggs.
- Add beaten eggs and mix well.
- Pour into a greased pan, minimum size 9x13 or 2.5 quart casserole.
- Bake 45 minutes to an hour.
crackers, white bread, celery, onion, green bell pepper, garlic, sausage, turkey giblets, unsalted butter, poultry seasoning, sage, eggs, chicken, salt
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/cornbread-dressing-400469 (may not work)