Southwestern Cornbread Stuffing Dressing Recipes

Steps:

• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the poblanos and bell pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender and browned in spots, about 5 minutes. Add the scallion whites, thyme, 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper and cook, stirring, until the scallions are tender, 1 to 2 minutes. Set aside to cool slightly.
• Make the custard: Whisk the eggs, chicken broth, half-and-half, 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper in a large bowl. Add the creamed corn, bread cubes, 2 cups cheese, the scallion greens and poblano mixture; toss gently until combined. Let sit until the bread is soaked, at least 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350˚. Butter a 3-quart baking dish. Transfer the stuffing to the prepared dish. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup cheese and dot with the remaining 2 tablespoons butter.
• Bake the stuffing until the custard is set and the top is browned, about 1 hour. Let cool at least 20 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Make Cornbread Stuffing, cooking 1 cup corn, 2 cups cubed winter squash and 3 cups chopped roasted poblanos with the onions. Toss in 1/2 cup toasted pumpkin seeds with the bread.
• Cornbread Stuffing: Melt 1 stick butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add 2 cups each diced onion and celery and 1 tablespoon each minced sage and thyme; add salt and pepper and cook 5 minutes. Add 3 cups chicken or turkey broth and bring to a simmer. Beat 2 eggs with 1/4 cup chopped parsley in a large bowl; add 6 cups cubed stale cornbread and 8 cups white bread, then pour in the vegetable-broth mixture and toss. Transfer to a buttered baking dish and dot with butter. Cover and bake at 375 degrees F, 30 minutes; uncover and bake until golden, about 30 more minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F. Cut corn bread into 4 equal pieces. Crumble 3 pieces onto large baking sheet (reserve remaining piece for another use). Bake until slightly dry, about 20 minutes. Transfer to very large bowl.
• Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions, bell peppers, all chilies, sage and oregano and sauté until vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes. Transfer to bowl with corn bread. Mix in cilantro, corn chips and corn kernels. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.) Mix eggs into stuffing.
• To bake stuffing in the turkey:
• Fill main turkey cavity with stuffing. Mix enough cream-style corn into remaining stuffing to moisten (about 1/2 to 3/4 cup cream-style corn, depending on amount of remaining stuffing). Spoon remaining stuffing into buttered baking dish. Cover with buttered foil. Bake stuffing in dish alongside turkey until heated through, about 40 minutes. Uncover and bake until top begins to brown, about 15 minutes.
• To bake all stuffing in pan:
• Preheat oven to 325°F. Butter 13x9x2-inch baking dish. Mix in 1 1/4 cups cream-style corn into stuffing. Transfer to prepared dish. Cover with buttered foil and bake until heated through, about 45 minutes. Uncover and bake until beginning to brown, about 20 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• To a large skillet add butter and melt over medium heat.
• Add onions and celery to skillet and cook for approximately 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add polblano and jalapenos and continue cooking until onions are transparent (about two additional minutes).
• Combine cooked vegetables, cilantro, bread crumbs, and spices in the large bowl, stir in the beaten eggs and broth and mix well(If still dry,add a little water).
• Spray a casserole dish with cooking spray and fill with dressing mixture.
• Cover and bake for one hour in a preheated 350 degree oven.
• Remove cover and bake for an additional 10-15 minutes, to lightly brown top of dressing.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 2-quart baking dish with cooking spray.
• Add sausage to a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Cook and stir with a spatula, breaking apart the sausage until cooked, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Mix poultry seasoning, salt, cumin, chili powder, black pepper, cayenne, oregano, sage, and garlic powder into the sausage mixture.
• Combine cornbread crumbles and bolillo pieces in a large bowl. Mix in sausage mixture. Add creamed corn, chicken broth, green chiles, eggs, and cilantro; stir to combine.
• Transfer stuffing mixture to the prepared baking dish. Cover with foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes. Uncover and continue to bake until golden, about 15 minutes more.

Steps:

• Melt butter on medium - low heat. Add celery, onion, garlic, corn, and green chili. Stir over low heat until combined. Add broth, stuffing mix, parsley, and poultry seasoning. Turn off heat and mix together. If mix is too dry for your desired consistency, add more broth very gradually. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 - 30 minutes until browned on top.
• This is tasty with poultry, beef, or pork. I now serve it every Thanksgiving as part of our dinner.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Cook and stir onions and celery in margarine in large heavy saucepan on medium-high heat until crisp-tender. Stir in chicken broth, corn and chilies. Add cornbread stuffing and pecans; mix lightly.
• Spoon into lightly greased 3-quart casserole dish; cover.
• Bake 45 min. or until heated through.

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add all chilies; sauté until beginning to soften, about 8 minutes. Stir in 1 package corn and green onions. Transfer to very large bowl. Mix in cilantro. Coarsely crumble corn bread into vegetable mixture; toss to blend.
• Blend second package of corn, eggs, sugar, salt, and pepper in processor to coarse puree. Stir mixture into stuffing.
• To bake stuffing in turkey:
• Loosely fill neck and main cavities of turkey with stuffing. Add enough broth to remaining stuffing to moisten slightly (1/4 to 3/4 cup, depending on amount of remaining stuffing). Generously butter baking dish. Spoon remaining stuffing into prepared dish. Cover with buttered foil, buttered side down. Bake stuffing in dish along side turkey until heated through, about 25 minutes. Uncover stuffing. Bake until top of stuffing is slightly crisp and golden, about 15 minutes longer.
• To bake all of stuffing in baking dish:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Generously butter 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish, depending on recipe. Transfer stuffing to prepared dish. Cover with buttered foil, buttered side down. Bake until heated through, about 40 minutes. Uncover and bake until top is slightly crisp and golden, about 20 minutes longer.
• Available at Latin American markets and many supermarkets.