Southern Cornbread Thanksgiving Stuffing - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Cornbread (recipe follows)
7 slices oven-dried white bread
1 sleeve saltine crackers
2 c. celery, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
8 Tbsp. butter
7 c. chicken stock
1 tsp. salt
freshly ground black pepper
1 tsp. sage (optional)
1 Tbsp. poultry seasoning (optional)
5 eggs, beaten

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
In a large bowl, combine crumbled cornbread, dried white bread slices and saltines; mix together and set aside.
In a large skillet, saut the chopped celery and onion in butter until transparent, approximately 5 to 10 minutes.
Pour sauted mixture over cornbread mixture.
Add the stock.
Mix well; taste and add salt, pepper to taste, sage and poultry seasoning. Mix well.
Add beaten eggs and mix well.
Reserve 2 heaping tablespoons of this mixture for the giblet gravy.
Pour mixture into a greased pan and bake until dressing is done, about 45 minutes.
Serve with turkey as a side dish.