How to Make Mama's Cornbread and Sausage Turkey Dressing - A Step-by-Step Guide

If there's one thing that brings me back to my childhood, it's the smell of Mama's cornbread and sausage turkey dressing wafting through the house on Thanksgiving Day. This delicious and comforting dish has been a staple at our family gathering for as long as I can remember, and it's one that I now proudly make and serve to my own family and friends.

Mama's recipe combines the rich flavors of cornbread, savory sausage, and aromatic herbs to create a dressing that perfectly complements the...

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Ingredients

  • 4 (6.5 ounce) packages dry corn bread mix
  • 6 cups dry bread crumbs
  • 1 pound sausage
  • ½ cup margarine
  • 2 cups chopped onion
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • ⅓ cup chopped green bell pepper
  • 3 cups chopped celery
  • ⅔ cup chopped fresh parsley
  • 2 tablespoons poultry seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon dried sage
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 8 cups chicken broth
  • 2 eggs, beaten

Information

  • Prep Time: 1 hr
  • Cook Time: 30 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
  • Servings: 12
  • Yield: 12 servings

  • Prepare the cornbread according to package instructions. Once cornbread is cooled, crumble it into a large bowl. Stir in the bread crumbs.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • In a large pot, saute sausage in margarine with the onion, garlic, green bell pepper and celery until tender. Stir parsley, poultry seasoning, sage and salt into the mixture. Pour broth, eggs and cornbread/breadcrumbs into the mixture; mix until the ingredients stick together easily. Transfer to a 9x13 inch pan.
  • Bake covered in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 30 minutes.
  • Nutrition

    700 cal.

    • Total Fat: 31g
    • Saturated Fat: 8g
    • Cholesterol: 64mg
    • Sodium: 2015mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 85g
    • Dietary Fiber: 4g
    • Total Sugars: 12g
    • Protein: 19g
    • Vitamin C: 9mg
    • Calcium: 280mg
    • Iron: 5mg
    • Potassium: 333mg