"The day before Thanksgiving, my grandmother would make trays of corn bread for this stuffing," says food writer Janet Fletcher. "We grandkids would crack the pecans for the stuffing; the nuts came from the trees in her back yard."
Ingredients
Makes 12 servings
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Step 1
Preheat oven to 350°F. Arrange crumbled corn bread on rimmed baking sheet. Bake corn bread until lightly toasted, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes. Transfer to large bowl.
Step 2
Cook bacon in heavy large skillet over medium heat until crisp, about 10 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towels to drain. Add butter to drippings in skillet and melt over medium heat. Add onion, celery, bell pepper and sage. Sauté until vegetables are tender, about 15 minutes. Cool slightly. (Bread, bacon and vegetable mixture can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover separately. Store bread at room temperature; refrigerate bacon and vegetables.)
Step 3
Add bacon, vegetable mixture and Spiced Pecans to corn bread. Season with salt and pepper. Mix eggs into stuffing.
To bake stuffing in Turkey:
Step 4
Loosely fill main turkey cavity with stuffing. Add enough broth to remaining stuffing to moisten lightly (about 1/4 to 1/2 cup, depending on amount of remaining stuffing). Generously butter glass or ceramic baking dish. Spoon remaining stuffing into dish. Cover with buttered foil, buttered side down. Bake stuffing in dish alongside turkey until heated through, about 30 minutes. Uncover stuffing. Bake until top is just crisp and golden, about 15 minutes.
To bake all of stuffing in baking dish:
Step 5
Preheat oven to 350°F. Generously butter 13x9x2-inch square glass or ceramic baking dish. Add enough broth to stuffing to moisten (about 3/4 cup to 1 1/2 cups.) Transfer stuffing to prepared dish. Cover with buttered foil, buttered side down; bake until heated through, about 30 minutes. Uncover and bake until top is crisp and golden, about 20 minutes longer.
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Reviews (9)
Back to TopI've made this almost every year since '99 and it's delightful.
tomdorrance
Metro Boston
11/23/2011
This is a Thanksgiving/Christmas staple in our house but without the eggs. I use homemade stock to bind everything. I also omit the green peppers, just because I'm not fond of them. My biggest problem with the recipe, however, is the pecans. They need to be made in advance, which means they are sitting there! In my kitchen! CRYING OUT to be nibbled upon until suddenly the dressing has far fewer nuts than originally planned...
jennl777
Houston, TX
12/21/2009
As with just about every other stuffing/dressing recipe that calls for eggs, I simply don't use them. They are supposed to bind the ingredients, which they do, but in my mind they make the recipes cloyingly (is that a word?) rich, and besides, we Americans eat too, too, too much of the wrong kinds of fat. End of lecture! This stuffing is glorious. Made all the better with fresh pecans.
lcohan79
Holmdel NJ
9/27/2004
I substituted Jiffy cornbread mix for the buttermilk cornbread...it turned out wonderful. Please allow yourself plenty of time to prepare this recipe.
Dana Shelton
Grapevine, TX
12/2/2002
Made the recipe exactly as written. Liked the corn bread by itself, the nuts by themselves, even the sauteed vegetables by themselves....but after combining them and baking with the eggs & broth, I didn't like the stuffing. I didn't put it in the turkey - baked in a pan. Maybe I made it too dry for my taste.
Anonymous
Burnham Harbor, Chicago, IL
11/29/2002
我用这个填料与苹果酒土耳其无缘无故地大骂and Roasted Apple Gravy. It contrasted beautifully with the yams and the gravy. I made it a little drier, because I prefer it that way. Very delicious! Definitely would make it again!
Anonymous
Palm Springs, CA
11/27/2001
This was my first year cooking Thanksgiving dinner, and I got all of my recipes from this site. This stuffing was excellent, I was a little wavering at first about the spiced pecans, but it turned out great in the end. Served with Brown Sugar crusted whipped sweet potatoes!!
Sarah
San Antonio, TX
11/23/2001
Fantastic, and easy to make. You can substitute 2 Jiffy Corn Bread mixes for the cornbreas recipe.
Anonymous
kensington, Md
1/8/2001
Fantastic, and easy to make. You can substitute 2 Jiffy Corn Bread mixes for the cornbreas recipe.
Anonymous
kensington, Md
1/8/2001
Made this dish for Thanksgiving and it was great. Would definitely make again
Anonymous
Dallas, Texas
12/3/1999
