Easy Homemade Soul Food Cornbread Dressing Recipe

How to Make Simple Soul Food Cornbread Dressing

Hello everyone! As the holidays are getting closer, I thought it's a good time to share my easy recipe for soul food cornbread dressing! Yes, I have a bunch of cornbread dressing recipes.

Let's start with the basics. You'll need some cornbread for this dressing. You can either make your own using one of my homemade recipes or use store-bought boxed cornbread (no judgment here!).

If you prefer, you can use store-bought boxed cornbread!

I usually use fresh sage in my soul food cornbread dressing, but if you don't have it, ground sage works just fine!

Besides sage, I like to add plenty of onions, celery, and garlic. I cook these vegetables until they're nice and tender, then mix them with the cornbread and other ingredients.

 Easy Southern-Style Cornbread Dressing

This Easy Southern-Style Cornbread Dressing is the perfect side dish for your next holiday get-together. It's tasty, full of flavor, and super easy to make!

Course: Side Dish Cuisine: Southern/Soul Food Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 50 minutes Total Time: 1 hour and 5 minutes

Ingredients:

• Enough cornbread to fill a 9x13 pan
• 1 sleeve Ritz or saltine crackers
• 3 medium eggs (lightly beaten)
• 1 large yellow onion (diced)
• 5 cloves garlic (minced)
• 5 sage leaves OR 2 1/2 tsp ground sage
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 4-6 cups chicken broth
• 14 oz cream of chicken soup
• 2 tsp seasoning salt
• 1 tsp coarse black pepper
• 1 tsp thyme leaves
• 3 stalks celery (chopped)

Instructions:

1. Chop all the vegetables – celery, onions, and garlic. Also, chop the fresh sage.
2. Drizzle olive oil into a large pan and place it over medium heat.
3. Once the oil is hot, add in onions, celery, and garlic. Cook until tender.
4. Toss in fresh sage and continue cooking for 2 minutes. Turn off the heat.
5. Crumble the cornbread into a large mixing bowl, along with the crackers.
6. Add the cooked vegetables to the bowl and fold until everything is well combined.
7. Pour in the broth, followed by the cream of chicken soup.
8. Add in the beaten eggs and mix everything well.
9. Sprinkle seasoning salt, thyme, and pepper. Mix until well combined.
10. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
11. Lightly oil a 9x13 baking dish, then pour in the dressing mixture.
12. Bake the dressing uncovered for about 45 minutes.
13. Serve and enjoy!