Thanksgiving Dinner Recipes | Corn Bread Dressing Thanksgiving Casserole Recipe

November 14th, 2009 |

Thanksgiving Dinner Recipes: Corn Bread Dressing Thanksgiving Casserole Recipe

What You Need:

1 3/4 C cornmeal
3 1/4 tbsp. flour
1 3/4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt, divided
2 tsp. sugar
6 large eggs
1 3/4 C buttermilk
1 1/4 tbsp. bacon drippings
3 1/4 tbsp. butter
1 small yellow onion, chopped
2 1/2 tsp. garlic, minced
1 celery stalk, diced fine
1 (8 oz.) pkg. herb seasoned stuffing mix
1 (10 ounce) can corn nibblers, drained well
1 1/4 C cooked bacon, crumbled
2 (14 oz.) cans chicken broth
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/4 C Parmesan cheese, grated

How to Make It:

Place the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, baking soda, 1/2 tsp. salt and the sugar into a large mixing bowl.
Toss to combine well.
Break in 2 eggs and pour in the buttermilk.
Whisk until the mixture is just moistened through.
Set the oven temperature to 425 degrees and allow preheating.
Reheat the bacon drippings to very hot.
Pour the hot drippings into the cornmeal mixture and quickly mix in thoroughly.
Place the cornmeal mixture into a cake pan.
Bake 20 minutes or until a nice golden brown.
Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees.
Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat.
Add the onion, garlic and celery and cook for 4 minutes or until tender.
Break the remaining 4 eggs into a large mixing bowl and slightly beat with a fork.
Break the cornbread up into the eggs.
Add the onion mixture, stuffing mix, broth, corn and crumbled bacon.
Mix with a wooden spoon until just combined.
Add the remaining salt and pepper and stir to incorporate.
Butter a large rectangular baking dish on the bottom and sides.
Spread the mixture into the prepared pan.
Sprinkle the Parmesan cheese over the top of the casserole.
Bake 55 minutes or a golden brown.

This Thanksgiving Casserole Recipe Serves 12

This recipe makes more than one rectangular pan can hold. Place the extra in a 9 in. casserole dish and bake at the same temperature for 40 minutes.
Freeze the extra to use for another meal. To cook thaw and bake as you normally would. Add some leftover turkey to the frozen casserole after it has thawed to make a great leftover turkey casserole.

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