{"id":28664,"date":"2015-11-17T00:30:29","date_gmt":"2015-11-17T05:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=28664"},"modified":"2015-11-17T00:22:49","modified_gmt":"2015-11-17T05:22:49","slug":"cornbread-stuffing-with-sausage-and-veggies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2015\/11\/17\/cornbread-stuffing-with-sausage-and-veggies\/","title":{"rendered":"Cornbread Stuffing with Sausage and Veggies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yummmm…stuffing! \u00a0Call me crazy but, if I had to choose just ONE carb-y dish for Thanksgiving dinner, it wouldn’t be pie, or rolls, or potatoes. \u00a0It would be stuffing!<\/p>\n

This recipe fits well within our healthy but oh-so-yummy POV since it is made with chicken sausage (low in fat) and is loaded with lots of veggies. \u00a0Feel free to make this to your family’s preferences: \u00a0change up the sausage (spicy is great!), substitute different veggies, season with other varieties of herbs. \u00a0This can be made with your favorite cornbread: whether gluten-free or traditional, from scratch or a boxed mix, or even a bag of cubes you purchase. \u00a0I would love to hear how you switched it up to please your loved ones! \u00a0Enjoy!<\/p>\n

\"2015-11-15<\/a><\/p>\n

Cornbread Stuffing with Sausage and Veggies<\/span><\/h3>\n

ingredients<\/strong><\/span>:<\/p>\n

1 batch of your favorite cornbread (I used a GF mix)<\/p>\n

coconut or olive oil
\n1 onion, cut into a small dice
\n2 stalks celery, sliced thinly
\n1 fennel bulb, chopped into small pieces
\nsea salt, freshly ground pepper
\n1# uncooked sausage, (I used chicken sausage)
\n2 teaspoons garlic, finely chopped
\n1 teaspoon each dried thyme, rosemary, sage
\n1 large apple, cubed
\n1 cup dried cranberries
\n3 to 4 cups chicken broth\/stock<\/p>\n

directions :<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    \n
  • first thing you need to do is make a batch of cornbread. \u00a0you can make this a day or two before. \u00a0after removing from baking pan, cool thoroughly, wrap loosely, and store in a cool, dry place.<\/li>\n
  • when ready to prepare the stuffing, cut up the cornbread into small-ish cubes and place on a rimmed baking sheet. bake at 250-275 for 30 minutes or so \u2018til the cubes are getting crispy and drying out. pour into a very large bowl and set aside<\/li>\n
  • heat the oil in a large saute pan, over medium heat, warm the oil
    \nthen add the onions and celery and fennel; season well with s&p and cook until the vegetables start to become soft<\/li>\n
  • push to the edges of the pan and add the sausage into the middle; cook \u2018til the sausage begins to brown<\/li>\n
  • add in the garlic, herbs, and apples; stir all together for a minute or so; remove from heat<\/li>\n
  • increase oven temp to 375<\/li>\n
  • into the bowl holding the cornbread, add the cranberries along with the cooked sausage\/veggie mixture and stir together<\/li>\n
  • pour 2 cups of the chicken broth evenly over the whole bowl; knead together with your hands (adding additional broth \u2018til the bread is very moist but not mushy)<\/li>\n
  • taste to check for seasoning, adding additional s&p if needed
    \ntransfer to a large ovenproof dish\/casserole and cover with foil<\/li>\n
  • bake the stuffing until it is hot all the way through about 30 minutes.<\/li>\n
  • if your family likes some crispy bits, too, remove foil and increase oven temp to 425; bake for additional 10 minutes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    God loves you<\/strong>! \u00a0\u2665<\/span> \u00a0(Don\u2019t ever<\/em> <\/strong>forget that!)<\/p>\n

    \u2665\u00a0<\/span> coleen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Yummmm…stuffing! \u00a0Call me crazy but, if I had to choose just ONE carb-y dish for Thanksgiving dinner, it wouldn’t be pie, or rolls, or potatoes. \u00a0It would be stuffing! This recipe fits well within our healthy but oh-so-yummy POV since it is made with chicken sausage (low in fat) and is loaded with lots of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":28667,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[15],"tags":[3038,235,4534,1287,9685,425,483,1059],"class_list":["post-28664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-at-home-with-gch","tag-at-home-w-gch","tag-coleen-hayden","tag-cornbread-stuffing","tag-gch","tag-gf-stuffing","tag-girlfriends-coffee-hour","tag-healthy-but-oh-so-yummy","tag-thanksgiving","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/2015-11-15-18.25.34.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p39pHp-7sk","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28664","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28664"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28664\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28706,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28664\/revisions\/28706"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}