Best 6 Cranberry Cornbread Stuffing Recipes

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Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners would be incomplete without the classic side dish of stuffing. The sweet and tart flavor of cranberries pairs perfectly with the savory flavors of cornbread and traditional holiday dishes like turkey and ham. You can prepare this stuffing ahead of time or whip it up on the day of your feast. Regardless of when you choose to prepare it, the delicious aroma of cranberry cornbread stuffing baking in the oven will delight your senses and leave everyone asking for seconds.

Here are our top 6 tried and tested recipes!

SPICY CRANBERRY PECAN CORNBREAD STUFFING



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This is a cornbread stuffing with jalapenos, cranberries, bacon, and pecans. I cooked up this recipe while living in Texas. I serve it with turkey but I have also stuffed it in apples and cooked them in a crock pot to serve with pork loin for Christmas dinner. This recipe makes the house smell fantastic!

Provided by rhondarella

Categories     Side Dish     Stuffing and Dressing Recipes     Cornbread Stuffing and Dressing Recipes

Time 1h10m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 12

10 slices bacon
½ cup butter
1 cup chopped celery
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 small onion, chopped
1 cup white wine
1 (16 ounce) can whole berry cranberry sauce
1 (4 ounce) jar diced jalapeno peppers
1 (4 ounce) can diced green chile peppers
1 cup chopped toasted pecans
2 (14 ounce) packages cornbread stuffing mix
1 ½ cups chicken stock

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  • Place a large skillet over medium heat. Cook the bacon in the skillet until crispy. Lie the cooked bacon on a plate lined with paper towels to drain and cool; crumble the bacon.
  • Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the celery, garlic, and onion in the hot butter until the onion begins to caramelize; pour the wine into the skillet. When the wine is heated, stir in the cranberry sauce, jalapeno peppers, and green chile peppers. Cover the mixture and cook until boiling. Remove from heat and stir in the bacon and pecans.
  • Place the stuffing mix in a large bowl. Pour the liquid mixture and the chicken stock over the stuffing mix; stir until completely moist. Transfer to a 9x13 inch baking dish.
  • Bake in preheated oven until browned on top, about 35 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 507.2 calories, Carbohydrate 68.7 g, Cholesterol 27.1 mg, Fat 20.3 g, Fiber 11.3 g, Protein 10.3 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, Sodium 1403.8 mg, Sugar 18.8 g

CRANBERRY-GLAZED TURKEY WITH CRANBERRY-CORNBREAD STUFFING



Cranberry-Glazed Turkey with Cranberry-Cornbread Stuffing image

Nothing says Thanksgiving like roast turkey and cranberries. The bird is stuffed with a hearty cranberry stuffing, which infuses the pan gravy with tart, fruity flavor.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Ingredients     Meat & Poultry     Turkey Recipes

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, plus 4 tablespoons, room temperature
1 bottle dry white wine
1 fresh whole turkey (14 to 16 pounds), rinsed and patted dry
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
Cranberry-Cornbread Stuffing
5 red onions (about 2 pounds), peeled and quartered
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Pan Juice Gravy

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 450 degrees with rack on lowest level. In a large saucepan, melt 1 1/2 cups butter; add white wine. Turn off heat, leaving mixture on top of stove to keep warm. Fold a large piece of cheesecloth into quarters; cut it into a 17-inch, four-layer square. Immerse cheesecloth in wine mixture, and set aside to soak.
  • Place turkey, breast side up, on a clean work surface. Fold wing tips under turkey. Season cavity with salt and pepper.
  • Fill large cavity loosely with 7 to 8 cups stuffing. Tie legs together loosely with kitchen twine. Stuff the turkey neck cavity, fold neck flap under, and secure with a bamboo skewer. Rub turkey with the remaining 4 tablespoons butter, and season with salt and pepper.
  • Remove cheesecloth from liquid; squeeze lightly, leaving it very damp. Spread it evenly over breast and leg area.
  • Arrange onions in a large, heavy roasting pan. Place turkey on top of onions; transfer to oven, and roast 30 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees. Pour a quarter of the wine mixture over cheesecloth and exposed parts of turkey; continue roasting 2 hours more, basting every 30 minutes.
  • When all the wine mixture has been used, remove the cheesecloth and discard; continue cooking until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh (avoiding bone) registers 155 degrees. about 40 minutes more.
  • Brush the turkey with the cranberry glaze, coating completely. Roast turkey 10 to 15 minutes more. Brush turkey again to coat, and continue cooking 10 minutes more to set the glaze (the turkey should register 165 degrees).
  • Transfer turkey to a carving board; let rest about 30 minutes before carving. Reserve pan juices for preparing gravy.

CRANBERRY-CORNBREAD STUFFING



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Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Main Dish Recipes     Casserole Recipes

Number Of Ingredients 15

8 ounces (2 cups) pecans
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter
3 large onions, cut into 1/4-inch dice
6 stalks celery, cut into 1/4-inch dice
1/4 cup fresh oregano leaves, chopped
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1 loaf day-old white bread, crust on, cut into 1-inch cubes (10 heaping cups)
3 large eggs, lightly beaten
2 cups dried cranberries
1 cup coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley (1 large bunch)
1 tablespoon coarse salt
1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 1/2 teaspoon Bell’s Seasoning
1 quart chicken stock, preferably homemade, or low-sodium canned chicken broth

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spread pecans in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet; toast in oven until golden and fragrant, 8 to 12 minutes, tossing occasionally. Let cool, then roughly chop; set aside.
  • Melt butter in a large skillet. Add onions and celery; cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until onions are translucent, about 10 minutes. Add oregano; stir to combine.ne.
  • Transfer onion mixture to a large bowl. Add pecans, cornbread, bread cubes, eggs, cranberries, parsley, salt, black pepper, cayenne, Seasoning, and stock, mix to combine. Cook stuffing in a turkey or baking dish. If using a baking dish, generously coat dish with butter, fill with stuffing, and dot stuffing with additional butter. Cover with parchment paper-lined aluminum foil, and bake at 375 degrees for 35 minutes. Remove foil, and bake an additional 20 minutes.

CRANBERRY-STUFFED CORNBREAD STUFFING MUFFINS



Cranberry-Stuffed Cornbread Stuffing Muffins image

Make and share this Cranberry-Stuffed Cornbread Stuffing Muffins recipe from Food.com.

Provided by carmenhcollins

Categories     Thanksgiving

Time 1h15m

Yield 30 muffins, 30 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

3 (12 ounce) boxes cornbread stuffing mix (I like the Trader Joe's kind- includes a seasoning packet)
2 (32 ounce) boxes low sodium chicken broth (I like College Inn)
1 lb sweet Italian sausage (I like the Publix kind that comes in one long casing- easier to cut, vs. several sausages)
1 1/2 cups diced onions (yes- why bother dicing yourself?)
1 1/2 cups diced celery (again... )
1 1/2 cups diced shallots, onion, and garlic (this is a killer mix I found at Trader Joe's)
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh sage
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh thyme leaves
4 tablespoons olive oil
4 eggs
2 (12 ounce) bags fresh cranberries
2 -3 cups orange juice
1 1/2 cups spicy pecans (can be found at Trader Joe's, or use regular pecans)
1 full orange, zest of
2 1/2 cups brown sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray cooking spray into muffin pan.
  • In large skillet, heat olive oil to high heat. Slit sausage casing, and remove ground sausage. Break up sausage in pan, then turn to medium heat just before fully cooked. Add the three containers of onions, garlic, shallots, and celery and cook all until sausage is done and onions are translucent. Add seasoning packet that came with Stuffing mix (or not, if you bought the kind that's pre-seasoned), and add one of the chicken broth boxes. Heat all ingredients until bubbly, then add thyme and sage just before removing from heat.
  • Pour all stuffing mix all into one very large bowl. Then pour all contents of pan plus the additional box of broth over stuffing mix. Stir all together with two large serving spoons. Set aside.
  • Rinse and drain cranberries, then heat in orange juice until juice is boiling and all cranberries pop open and become mushy. Watch that the juice doesn't boil over, so turn it down to low and keep it at a simmer. In a food processor, pulse orange zest and pecans together to get a medium ground. Strain cooked cranberries from orange juice and mix them with the zest, pecans, and brown sugar.
  • Just before baking, add the four eggs to the stuffing mix. Stir well, coating all stuffing.
  • Spoon stuffing into muffin cups, halfway, and make a bit of a well for the cranberry filling. Just not all the way to the bottom. Spoon about 1 ½ tablespoon of cranberry filling into each muffin cup, then come back over and fill the muffins the rest of the way, covering the cranberry filling entirely. They won't rise, so they can be filled to the top. Keep the cranberry filling buried within the stuffing, since the filling is sugary and will caramelize when baked, and you don't want it to cause the muffin to stick into the pan.
  • Bake at 325 degrees for 45-55 min, or until bubbly and golden brown/crusty on top. Let cool in muffin pans and run a butter knife around the inside of each cup to loosen each muffin. That way if any of the cranberry filling has leaked out and gotten sticky, it won't cause the muffin to break apart. They will be dense so it's best to use a plate upside down on top of the muffin pan, then flip over to remove the muffins. Makes 30 large muffins.

SLOW-COOKER PORK CHOPS WITH CRANBERRY-CORNBREAD STUFFING



Slow-Cooker Pork Chops with Cranberry-Cornbread Stuffing image

Bring the flavors of fall to your table with a pork chop dinner featuring colorful cranberries and comforting stuffing.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Entree

Time 4h10m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 10

6 boneless pork loin chops, about 1 inch thick (about 2 1/4 lb)
2 teaspoons seasoned salt
1/2 bag (16-oz size) cornbread stuffing (3 cups)
1/2 cup sweetened dried cranberries
1/2 medium apple, chopped (1/2 cup)
1/2 medium onion, chopped (1/4 cup)
1/4 cup chopped pecans
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons water
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
1/2 cup cranberry relish or sauce

Steps:

  • Place pork chops in large resealable food-storage plastic bag. Add seasoned salt; shake bag to coat pork.
  • Spray 5- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In cooker, mix remaining ingredients except cranberry relish. Arrange pork chops on stuffing mixture.
  • Cover; cook on Low heat setting 4 to 5 hours. Serve pork and stuffing with cranberry relish.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 560, Carbohydrate 44 g, Cholesterol 125 mg, Fat 2, Fiber 3 g, Protein 39 g, SaturatedFat 10 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 1220 mg, Sugar 20 g, TransFat 0 g

CORNISH HENS WITH CRANBERRY CORNBREAD STUFFING



CORNISH HENS WITH CRANBERRY CORNBREAD STUFFING image

Categories     Poultry     Roast     Dinner

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 18

For the glaze:
1 1/2 c. dried cranberries
3 T honey
1 T lemon juice
1.5 c. warm water
1/4 c. balsamic vinegar
1/4 c. butter
For the stuffing:
1/2 yellow onion, chopped
Dash of rosemary
1 T flour
1 c. cubed cornbread
1 T bacon grease
1 small egg (about half of 1 large egg), beaten
3 T heavy cream
1/4 c. chicken stock
2 Cornish hens, rinsed and patted dry, seasoned liberally with salt and pepper
2 T butter, softened

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400º. Mix cranberries, honey, lemon juice, and warm water in a bowl. Set aside for 20 minutes or until cranberries are rehydrated. Strain fruit, reserving liquid. Chop berries, set aside. Heat bacon grease and saute onions with rosemary until browned. Add cornbread and cranberries to pan, season with salt and pepper. Stir, remove from heat. In small bowl, whisk egg, cream, stock. Pour over cornbread mixture. Stir. Stuff hens with cornbread mixture. Dot birds with butter. Roast 40-45 minutes. While roasting, cook cranberry water, add balsamic vinegar and butter. Reduce until syrupy. Pour over hens during the last ten minutes of roasting time. Rest 10 minutes before serving

Tips:

  • Select the freshest cornbread possible: Fresh cornbread will yield the best texture and flavor in your stuffing.
  • Cube the cornbread evenly: This will ensure that the stuffing cooks evenly throughout.
  • Use a variety of vegetables: This will add flavor and texture to the stuffing. Some good options include celery, onion, leeks, carrots, and bell peppers.
  • Sauté the vegetables until softened: This will bring out their flavor and help them to blend with the other ingredients.
  • Use a flavorful broth: The broth will add moisture and flavor to the stuffing. A good option is chicken or vegetable broth, but you can also use beef or turkey broth if you prefer.
  • Add seasonings to taste: This could include salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, or sage.
  • Bake the stuffing until golden brown: This will give it a crispy crust and ensure that it is cooked through.

Conclusion:

Cranberry cornbread stuffing is a delicious and festive side dish that is perfect for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner. It is easy to make and can be prepared ahead of time. With its sweet and savory flavor, this stuffing is sure to be a hit with your family and friends. So next time you are looking for a delicious and easy side dish, give cranberry cornbread stuffing a try.

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