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Do you have a favorite side dish you cook for the holidays? My family loves dressing and nothing is better than a homemade dressing with fresh cornbread. This is my go to recipe that I have cooked for years:

Ingredients:

• 1 recipe of cooked cornbread (9″ square pan size)THIS is our favorite to use
• 5 slices of white bread, stale, cut into cubes (you can also use plain croutons)
• 10 TBSP butter (this will be divided in the recipe)
• 2 stalks of celery, chopped to equal 1 cup
• 1 large onion chopped
• 4 cups chicken (or turkey) broth
• 5 eggs
• 1 TBSP fresh sage, chopped
• 2 TBSP chopped fresh parsley (can substitute 2 teaspoons dried parsley)
• salt and pepper
• cooking spray

Directions:

1. Cook the cornbread according to the package instructions and allow to cool.
2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
3. Spray a 9″x13″ baking dish with cooking spray.
4. In a large bowl, crumble the cooled cornbread and add the bread cubes, mixing to combine.
5. In a large pain, melt 4 TBSP of butter on medium heat. Once melted, add the onion and celery and cook until softened, approximately 7-8 minutes.
6. Add salt and pepper to the vegetables to taste.
7. Add the cooked vegetables to the bowl with the cornbread mixture.
8. Melt the remaining 6 TBSP butter and pour into a separate large bowl and add the broth, eggs, sage and salt and pepper to taste- mixing well to combine.
9. Pour the butter mixture into the cornbread mixture, stir well to combine.
10. Transfer the mixture into the baking dish.
11. Bake for approximately 45 minutes, the dressing will be lightly browned and cooked through.
12. Sprinkle with parsley and sage leaves if desired.
13. Enjoy!

You can find my turkey recipe and more side dishes HERE.

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