Make this flavorful, quick easy cornbread stuffing as a side dish for the holidays (or any MEAL)! This savory dish, which pairs well with turkey, chicken, pork or fish can be made in 10 minutes, which is a real timesaver!
Do you enjoy stuffing, served at Thanksgiving, Christmas or any other day of the year? We do! Many people cook their Thanksgiving turkey with stuffing inside the bird, but many others serve stuffing as a side dish, cooked separately.
When I was growing up, we always had stuffing served as a separate side dish for Thanksgiving. No stuffed bird for our family! It was ALWAYS on the side!
Thanksgiving Day was full of excitement as the meal was lovingly prepared. My sisters and I would watch the Thanksgiving Day Parade on TV while our parents made the stuffing and got the turkey and yams ready to put into the oven. Oh, the yummy smells that came out of our kitchen as they cooked!
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My Mom and Dad Always Made HOMEMADE Cornbread Stuffing
I grew up with the cornbread stuffing cooked as a side dish. My Texas born and raised Mom and Dad called it “dressing”. There are some wonderful holiday memories of my Mom and Dad getting up early on Thanksgiving morning to make their “southern-style” dressing.
Mom would make homemade cornbread a few days before Thanksgiving and let it sit out to get dry and stale. My parents would break up all the dry homemade cornbread in pieces. They would mix up the dressing in a big plastic tub, because my Mom wanted a LOT of dressing for leftovers (it was her favorite dish)!
Mom BAKED Her Cornbread Stuffing
They would add the broth, celery, onions, eggs, and the many spices needed to the dry cornbread pieces. Mom and Dad would each take turns taste testing, mixing, and adding more spices and broth as needed. Once they got it “right”, and the mixture was the right consistency and taste, they would BAKE it for quite a while! Boy, did it smell good!
They did this every year together, and it remains one of my most vivid, wonderful memories! This process took quite a while, but the results were always delicious!
Why I Choose To Make Quick EASY Cornbread Stuffing
Once I started making stuffing for our family (and all the other dishes for the holidays), I realized I could save time by just as easily BUYING a box of inexpensive stuffing mix (with the bread already dried out and all the spices included). I tried this one year to save time, and have never gone back!
I decided I could just as easily add celery and onions to the convenient box of stuffing mix ingredients. Guess what? It ended up tasting very much like the traditional stuffing side dish I grew up with. Plus… it only takes a few minutes to make this easy cornbread stuffing! A WIN-WIN!
Because holidays can be so busy preparing traditional dishes, I like to think of it as a wonderful, timesaving “HACK” of a beloved traditional dish.
Here’s How Easy It Is To Make Quick Easy Cornbread Stuffing
In a large sauce pan, place the water, butter, chopped onion and celery. Bring the water to a boil on medium high heat, which will melt the butter and cook the celery and onion. Cook on medium high for 4-5 minutes.
Adding The Stuffing Mix To The Liquid
I use the Stove Top brand of stuffing mix, because I love the spices they use. The flavor also reminds me of my Mom’s homemade stuffing! No, I am not paid to endorse this product… I just really love the spices they use!
Add the stuffing mix to the liquid and veggies in the pan, and stir the ingredients to fully combine. Remove the pan from the heat. Place a lid on the pan.
Once the dry stuffing mix has been mixed into the liquid, you will see that it begins to rehydrate the dry cornbread pieces. Let stuffing stand (covered) for 5 minutes, because it takes a few minutes for the dry cornbread in the mix to fully rehydrate.
When the easy cornbread stuffing has rested for 5 minutes, fluff it up with a fork. The cornbread stuffing is now ready to serve! See how easy that was?
Transfer the easy cornbread stuffing to a serving dish, and serve! The stuffing tastes great, because the celery and onions add color, texture and additional flavor to this simple side dish!
Quick Easy Cornbread Stuffing Is A Great Side Dish!
We ALWAYS have quick easy cornbread stuffing for Thanksgiving (and often for Christmas, too). We have it occasionally through the year for other meals, as well. It is inexpensive and very easy and quick to prepare.
The cornbread stuffing is a perfect side dish, served alongside other traditional family favorites, like Pecan Praline Yams, Green Beans, and Strawberry or Lime Pineapple Jello Salad.
Easy Cornbread Stuffing Is NOT ONLY for The Holidays!
This easy cornbread stuffing is not just for the holidays, though! This can be served any time of the year, with turkey, chicken, pork or fish! It’s a great tasting side dish, because the flavors of celery, onions, and spices in the stuffing mix pair with these variety of meats very well.
I hope you will consider trying this simple side dish! I posted it on my blog, so that long after I’m gone from this earth, my family will know how I made my easy cornbread stuffing each Thanksgiving! They’ll be surprised at just how easy it really was (wink, wink). Hope you enjoy a wonderful day, filled with encouragement, and love.
Looking For More Side Dish Recipes?
You can find all my side dish recipes in the Recipe Index at the top of the page. A few favorites include:
- Toasted Orzo with Lemon and Chives
- Brown Butter Green Beans w/ Toasted Almonds and Red Peppers
- Easy Homemade Rice Pilaf
- Oven Roasted Herb Potatoes
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- 3¼ cups water
- 6 Tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup celery , sliced
- 1/2 cup onion , chopped
- 12 ounces Stove Top Stuffing Mix (cornbread) , 2 (6 ounce) boxes
In a large sauce pan, place the water, butter, chopped onion and celery. Bring the water to a boil on medium high heat, which will melt the butter and cook the celery and onion. Cook on medium high for 4-5 minutes.
Add the stuffing mix to the liquid and veggies in the pan, and stir the ingredients to fully combine. Remove the pan from the heat. Cover the pan with a lid.
Once the dry stuffing mix has been mixed into the liquid, you will see that it begins to rehydrate the dry cornbread pieces. Let stuffing stand (covered) for 5 minutes, because it takes a few minutes for the dry cornbread in the mix to fully rehydrate. When the easy cornbread stuffing has rested for 5 minutes, fluff it up with a fork. The cornbread stuffing is now ready to serve! Transfer to a serving dish, serve and enjoy!
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