Here is a supremely tasteful and healthier cornbread dressing recipe that you can make in advance and freeze and thaw for final preparation. Perfect with turkey as well as roast or baked chicken and other main courses. Be sure to save or bookmark this recipe to use when the next holiday season rolls around.
Ingredients:
2 cups organic non-GMO cornmeal
1/2 cup all-purpose unbleached flour
2 teaspoons aluminum free baking powder*
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon organic raw honey (optional)
6 large organic cage free hen eggs, divided
2 cups organic buttermilk
2 tablespoons extra virgin light olive oil or melted butter
4 celery ribs, chopped
1 (16-ounce) package organic herb-seasoned stuffing mix
5 (14 1/2-ounce) cans MSG-free chicken broth
*Make your own aluminum free baking powder with this recipe:
Aluminum-Free Homemade Baking Powder
(As always, for the very healthiest versions of any recipe choose organic content as much as possible.)
Instructions:
1. Combine first 5 ingredients and, if desired, sugar in a large bowl. Stir together 2 eggs and buttermilk; add to dry ingredients, stirring just until moistened.
2. Stir melted butter or olive oil into batter, and honey if desired. Pour batter into hot skillet.
3. Bake at 425° for 25 minutes or until cornbread is golden; cool and crumble. Freeze in large heavy-duty zip-top plastic bag up to 1 month, if desired. Thaw in refrigerator.
4. Stir together remaining 4 eggs in a large bowl; stir in cornbread, onion mixture, stuffing mix, and chicken broth until blended.
5. Spoon dressing into 1 lightly buttered/oiled 13- x 9-inch baking dish and 1 lightly buttered/oiled 9-inch square baking dish. Cover and freeze up to 3 months, if desired; thaw in refrigerator 8 hours.
6. Place 13- x 9-inch dish (uncovered) and 9-inch square dish (uncovered) in oven at 350°. Bake 13- x 9-inch dish for 1 hour and 9-inch square dish for 50 minutes or until each is lightly browned.
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