Cornbread Stuffing with Spinach, and Ground Turkey or Italian Saugage
Hello friends, today I am going to share with you how I prepare Cornbread Stuffing. Boy, do I love stuffing! With this recipe, I am going to use ground turkey, but you can use Italian sausage if you prefer, or no meat at all. However you choose to prepare it, it is going to be delicious!So let’s get cooking!
Recipe Video
Recipe Ingredients
- Garlic Olive Oil
- 2 pounds Ground Turkey or Spicy Italian Sausage
- I large Onion finely diced
- 1 ½ cups Carrots small dice
- 1 ½ cups Celery small dice
- 1 cup Baked Ham diced
- ½ cup Sage freshly chopped
- 2 tablespoons Garlic chopped
- 2 cups Spinach chopped
- About 1 ½ pounds Cornbread crumbled
- ½ cup Walnuts chopped
- ½ cup Dried Cherries
- ½ cup Dried Cranberries
- ½ cup Dried Apricot cut into small dice
- 1 large Granny Smith Apple cut into small dice
- ¾ cup Buttermilk
- 1 dash of Hot Sauce (optional)
Recipe Instructions
Preheat Oven to 375 F
- In a sauté pan heat some olive oil and when hot add the turkey and cook until golden brown. This process could take about 10 minutes. Add garlic, and spinach cook for a couple minutes and remove and set aside.
- In another pan heat more olive oil and when hot, add the onion and cook until golden brown. Add the celery, carrot, ham, sage, and cover for about 10 minutes or until the vegetables are cooked.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the corn bread, walnut, cherries, cranberries, apricot, and the granny smith. Add the turkey, and all the vegetables and mix well.
- Add the buttermilk for moisture and season with salt and pepper and hot sauce.
- Transfer to a buttered lasagna dish and pack in to make sure your dish is full. Bake for about 45 minutes or until golden brown on the sides and corners.
