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Favorite Holiday Dressing

Little House Big Barn
This recipe has been handed done through the generations of my family. I hope you and your family love it as much as mine does!
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Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 14 people

Equipment

  • 1 9x12 Baking Pan
  • 1 Frying Pan for frying bacon and sauteing vegetables
  • 1 mixing bowl
  • 1 measuring cups & spoons

Ingredients
  

Cornbread Ingredients

  • 2 boxes Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix
  • 2 Eggs
  • ⅔ cup Milk

Dressing Ingredients

  • 1 bag Herb Seasoned Pepperidge Farm Stuffing 14ounce bag
  • 5 Eggs (boiled)
  • ½ cup Fresh Parsley
  • 1½ cups Celery
  • 2 cups Onion
  • 6 slices Bacon
  • 5 cups Chicken Broth
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Pepper
  • 2 tsp Sage
  • 1 tsp Poultry Seasoning
  • 2 TBSP Sugar

Instructions
 

Cornbread Instructions

  • Prepare the Jiffy Mix Cornbread per instructions on the box. Once it is done cooking, set aside and let cool

Dressing Instructions

  • Boil 5 eggs, once they have cooled you can peel them and set them aside. I use a cheese grater and grate the eggs once they have cooled enough to handle
  • Fry bacon until crispy and set aside. I use scissors to cut the bacon into small pieces prior to frying it. I think this is easier than crumbling it after frying it. You can do either way you prefer
  • Add chopped onion and celery to bacon grease and sauté
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine bag of Pepperidge Farm Stuffing, crumbled up cornbread, chopped bacon, onion, celery, fresh parsley, grated eggs, S&P, sage, poultry seasoning, sugar. Mix well until combined
  • Add chicken broth to the mixing bowl. I add a couple cups and then mix it up and then add more. (See Tips)
  • Bake covered with foil at 350℉ for 1 hour. Remove for the last 15 minutes of cooking. (See Tips)

Notes

  • After mixing all the ingredients together, the dressing will have a soupy consistency. You will think you've added too much liquid, but listen to me and just trust the process. 😊
  • If you don't feel like your dressing is "soupy" enough you can add more chicken broth.  You won't ruin it by adding more. You will just have to cook it longer.
  • I always taste my dressing before baking it.  You my feel like it needs more salt or other seasoning.  I measure with my heart! So please make adjustments as needed.
  • When you remove the foil during the last 15 minutes of baking, you're aiming for the top to brown nicely