Holiday Cornbread Dressings

Updated: October 11, 2014
The cornbread dressing may be a more important part of the holiday meal than the turkey or the dessert.  You’re guaranteed to get it right if you use any one of these tasty dressing recipes. 
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Cornbread Dressing

Cornbread Dressing Recipe
Deliciously moist and perfectly seasoned, this five-star recipe really has no rivals. It does take a little extra time to prepare cornbread dressing from scratch, but it's definitely worth the effort, and freezes beautifully.
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Cornbread Dressing with Chorizo and Apples

Charles E. Walton IV
Cornbread Dressing with Chorizo and Apples Recipe
This cornbread dressing recipe starts with a package of corn muffin mix and features the additional flavor of chorizo sausage and chopped apple. You can make this dressing a day ahead, refrigerate, then reheat just before serving.

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Cornbread Dressing

Photo: Beth Dreiling Hontzas; Styling: Missie Neville Crawford
Cornbread Dressing Recipe
Use your slow cooker to make this easy and filling side dish to serve with roasted turkey or your favorite roasted chicken recipe.
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Shortcut Cornbread Dressing

Oxmoor House
Shortcut Cornbread Dressing Recipe
Use a package of cornbread mix and a can of refrigerated biscuits to make this quick and easy cornbread dressing.

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Sage Cornbread Dressing

Beth Dreiling Hontzas
Sage Cornbread Dressing Recipe
The savory flavor of sage makes this cornbread dressing recipe distinctive and a perfect partner for a holiday turkey or ham.

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Cornbread Dressing with Smoked Bacon and Pecans

Photo: Iain Bagwell; Styling: Heather Chadduck
Cornbread Dressing with Smoked Bacon and Pecans Recipe
Add extra flavor and crunch to your cornbread dressing this year with applewood-smoked bacon and toasted pecans.
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Cornbread Dressing

Howard L. Puckett
Cornbread Dressing Recipe
This cornbread dressing recipe is extra hearty because it includes hot breakfast sausage, and it contains chopped green bell pepper instead of celery.

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Cornbread-Chorizo Dressing

Lisa Romerein
Cornbread-Chorizo Dressing Recipe
Chopped chorizo sausage and fresh cilantro give this cornbread dressing its Mexican flair.

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Sweet Cornbread Dressing

Photo: J. Savage Gibson
Sweet Cornbread Dressing Recipe
The subtle sweetness of this dressing comes from the use of packaged corn muffin mix.
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Country Cornbread Dressing

Oxmoor House
Country Cornbread Dressing Recipe
To save time, purchase cornbread from your supermarket deli...just be sure that it's savory, not sweet, cornbread.

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Moist Cornbread Dressing with Spicy Crawfish

Oxmoor House
Moist Cornbread Dressing with Spicy Crawfish Recipe
Make the dressing the star of the meal when you add cooked, peeled crawfish to the cornbread stuffing mixture.

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Cornbread Dressing

Cornbread Dressing Recipe
This classic dressing recipe makes one large pan and one smaller one, so you’ll be able to freeze one pan for another use.
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Cornbread-Chestnut Dressing

Photo: James Carrier
Cornbread-Chestnut Dressing Recipe
For a really special dressing for your holiday meal, use polenta cornbread and add roasted chestnuts and bacon.

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Southwest Cornbread and Chorizo Dressing

Monica Buck
Southwest Cornbread and Chorizo Dressing Recipe
Get out of your usual cornbread dressing rut and try this hearty version featuring chorizo sausage, butternut squash, mushrooms, fennel, and cilantro. This could almost be a one-dish holiday meal.

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Cornbread, Sausage, and Herb Stuffing

Antonis Achilleos
Cornbread, Sausage, and Herb Stuffing Recipe
This lightened version of traditional cornbread dressing uses either chicken or turkey sausage and fat-free, reduced sodium broth, and stone-ground cornmeal.
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