Ingredients
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12 cups of day-old cornbread (I make 3 packages of cornbread mix and allow to cool overnight)
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4 tablespoons olive oil
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2 lbs bulk pork sausage
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2 tablespoons unsalted butter
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6 stalks celery, chopped
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1 -2 cup dried cranberries or 1 -2 cup dried cherries
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4 tablespoons chopped fresh sage leaves or 2 teaspoons dried sage
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1/4 cup chopped parsley
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2 cups chicken broth
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salt and pepper
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3 cups chopped onions
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4 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves or 1 tablespoon dried thyme
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Cut cornbread into 1-inch cubes and place in large mixing bowl with 2 tblsp of olive oil.
- Add 2 tblsp of fresh thyme (1/2 tblsp dried) to mixing bowl and toss cornbread to coat.
- Spread the cornbread out on baking sheets and bake at 350 until slightly toasted (about 15 minutes).
- Allow toasted cornbread to cool at room temperature for about 30 minutes, then return to bowl.
- While cornbread is cooling, brown bulk sausage over medium heat until cooked through/lightly browned.
- Use a slotted spoon to remove sausage from frying pan (or drain grease) and add sausage to mixing bowl.
- Heat remaining 2 tblsp of olive oil and butter over medium heat and add onion and celery.
- Saute onions and celery for about 10 minutes.
- Add dried cranberries or cherries to onion/celery and saute for about 5 minutes.
- Fold the mixture into the bowl with cornbread and sausage.
- Add the remaining thyme, sage, parsley to the mixing bowl and toss well with spatula.
- Drizzle the mixture with chicken broth to moisten and add salt and pepper to taste.
- Place into baking pan (s), cover with foil and cook for 25-30 minutes.