Cornbread Sausage Stuffing Recipe

This Cornbread Stuffing with Sausage is one of our favorite side dishes to serve for our holiday dinners and an easy Thanksgiving Recipe. With the sausage added with the corn bread and the other simple ingredients makes for a rich and savory cornbread stuffing.

The consistency of the cornbread is crispy and toasty on the top. But has a tender and flavorful center. Add your favorite holiday turkey or ham to make this meal complete. If you love cornbread then you might like Aunt Jemima Cornbread Recipe.

Why We Love this Recipe

During the holidays, we usually have the traditional Turkey and Ham. But when I want a second helping, I tend to go back for more sausage stuffing. This sausage stuffing has now become a holiday tradition to make. I can even make it the night before and put it in the oven before I am ready to serve it.

Some may make a dressing recipe and others choose to make a stuffing recipe. We always make our stuffing outside of the turkey. Impress your family this year, and make this easy Cornbread Sausage Stuffing.

Ingredients

• Cornbread Mix – See Best Bread for Stuffing
• Ground Sausage – We usually use breakfast sausage
• Onion and Celery – Diced into small pieces
• Minced Garlic – Learn How to Mince Garlic Cloves

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Recipe Variations

This recipes has many variations that you can try. That is what we love about this recipe.

• Try Sausage Apple Stuffing – Just add 2 diced apples when you are cooking the celery and onion.
• Also a family favorite, Sausage and Cranberry Stuffing – Just adding ½ cup of dried cranberries makes this recipe even better.
• My sisters favorite, Sausage and Mushrooms Stuffing – My sister loves mushrooms. You can use a 8 oz size of mushrooms when cooking the celery and mushrooms.
• Sausage – We used a mild sausage in this recipe. but you can use a hot sausage to kick up the spice in this recipe.
• Nuts – Toasted pecans is always a good addition to this sausage stuffing mix.
• Seasoning – You can also use a poultry seasoning for a deeper chicken flavor.

How to Make Cornbread Sausage Stuffing

• Step 1 – Make Cornbread – Prepare the cornbread based on the package instructions.  Cut it into 1 inch pieces and allow it to sit out overnight for it to dry out. 
• Step 2 – Prepare oven and baking pan – Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Then spray a 9X13 baking sheet with a non-stick cooking spray.  

Step 3 – Cook Sausage – Brown the sausage in a large skillet over medium high heat. Remove the sausage from the skillet to a large bowl. 

Step 4 – Cook butter, onion, and celery – Then add in the butter, onion and celery. Cook over medium heat until the veggies are tender (approximately 8-10 minutes).

Step 5 – Mix in seasoning – Cook while stirring in the minced garlic, salt, pepper and fresh rosemary. Heat for 2-3 minutes until well combined. Then add to the bowl with the sausage.  

Step 6 – Add Cornbread – Add the dried cornbread to the mixing bowl.

Step 7 – Prepare egg mixture – In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs and chicken broth.  Pour this mixture over the cornbread and sausage mixture. Then gently toss until all the ingredients are coated with the egg mixture.  

Step 8 – Bake Cornbread Stuffing – Pour the mixture into the baking pan. Then bake for 30-35 minutes until the top of the stuffing is golden brown.  Cooking time will vary as it could take up to 45 minutes.

Recipe Tips

• Prepare Cornbread in advance – Make sure to make the cornbread the day before. This ensure that it can dry out before making the stuffing.
• Cornbread ingredients – You will need the cornbread ingredients in addition to the other stuffing ingredients.
• Switch out the Herbs – I used rosemary in this recipe but you can also use fresh spices. We recommend thyme or sage for this recipe.
• Add in other vegetables: Carrots and water chestnuts also go really well in this recipe.
• Use any kind of broth: You can substitute vegetable broth for chicken broth.
• Baking Dish – Make sure to spray baking dish with cookie spray before adding in the stuffing mixture.
• Brown Pork Sausage – You can prepare sausage in advance if you prefer. This will make it even easier on preparation and baking day.

How Stale should Cornbread be for Stuffing

To prepare the cornbread for your stuffing, we recommend preparing up to two days in advance. This stuffing is best made with cornbread that is prepared ahead of time.

Cornbread Stuffing Recipes are one of my favorite sides and stuffing to make. They add a different flavor and texture than a traditional stuffing recipe.

How to Store Leftovers

Store your leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 days. Place in the refrigerator to serve again with your Turkey and Ham. My family agrees that this stuffing recipe is even better the next day.

Allowing the cooked ingredients to marinate together overnight, it make an even flavorful lunch the next day.

See Can You Freeze Stuffing to learn how to freeze stuffing.