Memaw's Southern Cornbread Dressing
Memaw's Southern Cornbread Dressing is a family favorite recipe that has passed down through the generations. Add this Dressing recipe, which is sure to become a family favorite, to your Thanksgiving feast!
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 1 Onion Finely diced
- 3-4 Celery Ribs Finely diced
- 1 Chicken Bouillon Cube
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil
- 2 Cups Cornmeal
- 5-6 Cups Chicken Broth Use bone broth for extra flavor
- 4 tbsp Vegetable Oil You may need to add more for frying
- 3 Slices White Sandwich Bread Diced
- 2 Eggs Beaten
- 1 Can Cream of Chicken Soup
- 1 Can Cream of Celery Soup
- Salt, Pepper, Garlic Powder to taste
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Chop celery and onions into a small, fine dice. In a medium skillet, sauté the celery and onions together in olive oil.
- In a large pan or cast iron skillet, heat 4 tablespoons of vegetable oil on the stove.
- Meanwhile, add 2 cups cornmeal, dissolved chicken bouillon cube and 2 cups of chicken broth. Add celery and onions into the cornmeal mixture. Stir mixture together. *You want it to be a soup like consistency, so add about a half cup more of the chicken broth IF needed. *
- Using a spoon, scoop the cornmeal mixture into the hot cast iron skillet to fry. You want to fry both sides of the cormeal mixture. Place the fried cornbread on a paper towel lined plate to drain.*This part also makes yummy cornbread just for eating!*
- In a large mixing bowl, add the diced fried cornbread you just made, and 3 slices of diced white sandwich bread. I just tore the bread and cornbread up with my hands!
- To the large mixing bowl add 3 cups chicken broth and mash up well.
- Beat 2 eggs and add to the cornbread mixture. Add salt, pepper, garlic powder. Stir together. Next, add the Cream of Chicken Soup and Cream of Celery Soup. Mash and stir together well.*You are looking for a thin consistency with the cornbread mixture. Add more chicken broth if needed.*
- Place cornbread mixture into a greased casserole dish.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until the dressing is golden brown on top. *My dressing took about an hour to bake in the oven. So the cook time depends on your oven temperature and how thick the casserole is.
Notes
Time Saving Thanksgiving Tip: You can make this dressing early and have it ready to pop in the oven on Thanksgiving. Follow the steps above for making the dressing. Do not cook it, freeze it instead. Then pull it out to unthaw a day or two before the big day and follow the directions to bake the dressing all the way through.