This post: gluten-free cornbread stuffing recipe.
I went gluten-free two weeks before Thanksgiving Day.
That was in 2010, by the way.
As willing as I was to drastically change our diet, one thought did come to mind as I purged our family’s pantry:
I’m not going to get to eat any holiday cornbread dressing!
Since that was too much to bear, I decided to take matters into my own hands.
(Which is exactly what I tend to do in response to situations I don’t like.)
The results were this mouth-watering and simple-to-make gluten-free cornbread stuffing (or holiday dressing, if that’s what you call it at your house).
I used my grandma’s cornbread dressing recipe, tweaked to accommodate our new gluten-free lifestyle, as the starting point for this amazing dressing.
This gluten-free cornbread stuffing is the star dish at our family’s holiday table every year.
I hope your family enjoys this recipe as much as we do!
Just in case you’re new to making homemade dressing, I’ve included a tutorial with pictures (scroll past the recipe below) to guide you every step of the way.
Gluten-free Cornbread stuffing recipe to print-
Gluten-free Cornbread Dressing
Our holiday table wouldn’t be set without this delicious side dish!
Ingredients
- 1 loaf gluten-free cornbread
- 1/2 C gluten-free flour
- 1/4 C corn meal
- 1 onion, thinly diced
- 2 TBSP fresh, minced garlic
- 2-3 stalks celery, thinly sliced with leaves
- sea salt and black pepper to taste
- 1 TBSP poultry seasoning
- pinch thyme
- 1 quart chicken broth divided
- 1 stick butter
Instructions
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Crumble cornbread into a large mixing bowl. Mix in gluten-free flour and corn meal; set aside.
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In a large cast iron skillet, melt about 4 TBSP of the butter; saute onion, celery, and garlic in hot butter. While vegetables cook, add about half the amount of the spices; stir well.
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Once the vegetables are tender (about 10 minutes), remove and place them in a large, shallow baking dish. Stir in the crumbled cornbread and remaining spices; mix until ingredients are well combined.
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Add 2 cups of the chicken stock and stir.
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For added, moisture and flavor, add several pats of butter (I use about 4 TBSP) on top of your stuffing before you place it in the oven!
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Bake in a pre-heated 325-degree oven for about 45 minutes. Stir occasionally; add additional broth, if needed, to keep the stuffing from drying out.
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When the stuffing is finished baking, it should be fluffy: neither overly moist nor dry.
Kristy’s Step-by-Step Tutorial:
Gluten-free Cornbread Stuffing
Here are the basic ingredients you’ll need.
I use organic, store-bought chicken stock.
Sometimes I use a gluten-free cornbread mix, and other times I make my own cornbread from scratch. (Someday I’ll have that recipe posted on the blog!)
For this tutorial, I used an extra batch I had previously baked, crumbled and popped into the freezer.
It made the dressing prep SO easy!
Chop the onions and celery super fine! The garlic too, if you’re using fresh.
For this tutorial, I took a short cut and bought a bottle of organic, minced garlic.
Next, melt 4 TBSP of butter in a skillet, then saute the celery, onions, garlic and about half of the spices in the butter!
Let your veggies and spices cook down for about 8 to 10 minutes, until the onions are clear.
Make sure you stir the mixture often so the veggies don’t scorch!
Place your crumbled cornbread into a 9×13-inch baking dish.
Stir in 1/2 cup of the gluten-free flour, and 1/4 cup corn meal.
This year, I’ve switched to BetterBatter gluten-free flour and I absolutely love it!
Next, add your remaining spices AND the sauted veggies. Give them a gentle stir until everything is just combined.
Next, pour two cups of the chicken stock over your cornbread mix!
Your cornbread mixture will be super soggy right now, and that’s okay! In fact, it’s GOOD!
You want the mix to be really moist and mushy at this point.
Believe me, all that “mush” is going to bake right out of your yummy dressing!
Butter makes everything better!
Slice the remaining 4 TBSP of butter into chunks and place them over the dressing mixture.
This adds so much flavor to your dressing!
Now it’s time to bake your holiday dressing:
Place it in a preheated oven and set the timer for 45 minutes.
After about 30 minutes, I always check the dressing. If it looks a little dry, I add a cup or so of extra chicken broth.
If you want to add cooked, cubed chicken or turkey to the dressing, you can do that about 30 minutes into the cooking. I simply add the meat and about 3 more cups of stock, and give it a gentle stir.
I added left-over routissouri chicken to my dressing last week, and it made the BEST chicken and dressing for supper!
So how do you know when you’re dressing is done?
The dressing is done when it’s reach an even not-too-sticky, fluffy texture, and is slightly browned on the top and sides.
Your entire kitchen should be smelling heavenly by now!
It’s okay… go ahead and snitch a fork full…
Go ahead and whip up a super easy batch of homemade cranberry sauce to pour over your dressing!
My husband thinks he’s in holiday heaven when I set these two dishes together on the table!
You really can’t have one without the other, right?
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