Cornbread, Sausage, and Pecan Dressing

The cornbread dressing
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Move over Halloween … I’ve started getting daily e-mails with Thanksgiving recipes.  I love Thanksgiving!  Here is one of my all-time favorite recipes.  I could just make this and eat it all by myself! I also like to add dried cranberries.  Might as well knock yourself out!

Recipe: Cornbread, Sausage, and Pecan Dressing

Ingredients

  1. 1 (16-ounce) package ground pork sausage
  2. 1 large onion, chopped
  3. 2 large celery ribs, chopped
  4. Basic Cornbread, crumbled
  5. 1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped pecans
  6. 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
  7. 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
  8. 1/4 cup dry sherry or chicken broth
  9. 1/4 cup milk
  10. 1/2 teaspoon salt
  11. 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  12. 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
  13. 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Instructions

  1. Cook sausage in a large skillet over medium heat, stirring until it crumbles and is no longer pink. Remove sausage, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings in skillet. Drain sausage on paper towels.
  2. Sauté onion and celery in hot drippings over medium-high heat until tender. Remove vegetables with a slotted spoon.
  3. Combine sausage, vegetables, cornbread, and remaining ingredients in a large bowl, stirring gently until moistened. Spoon into a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish.
  4. Bake, covered, at 350° for 30 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
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One Response to “Cornbread, Sausage, and Pecan Dressing”

  • Alison Caldwell says:

    Pam
    Thanks for another great recipe! I thank God for your faithfulness in doing the work He has given you in this blog ministry. I love reading it every day!

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