
Thanksgiving is just days away and I am excited and a little stressed out a the same time. I am always in my kitchen cooking, but I have some serious "marathon" cooking to do in the next few days.
Thanksgiving is at my sister's house this year and we usually have a huge houseful of family to feed. My contributions to the Thanksgiving table are the stuffing (everyone's favorite dish... no pressure there!), cranberry pineapple chutney, cornbread jalapeno pudding, spicy mashed sweet potatoes and at least two desserts.
My kids are so excited to eat the traditional Sausage and Bread stuffing we eat every Thanksgiving, but after seeing some Mexican chorizo at the grocery store I decided I wanted to pair it with cornbread and try out cornbread dressing. So that's just what I did yesterday for Sunday dinner. I made my Chorizo and Cornbread Dressing with my Smothered Pork Chops and it was a real hit.
My son loved it so much he asked if he could take a thermos full of the cornbread dressing for lunch. I guess he really liked it! One stuffing/dressing done... one huge tray of stuffing to make for the big turkey day feast. Gobble Gobble! :)

Chorizo and Cornbread Dressing (Stuffing)
Recipe by Ramona from Kitchen Simmer
Ingredients:
Cornbread:
3 boxes Jiffy corn muffins prepared according to package instructions. Make the cornbread the day before so you have plenty of time to get the cornbread dried out and firm enough for the dressing the next day.
Chorizo and Herb Mixture:
1lb Mexican style Chorizo sausage
2 cups diced celery
2 cups diced onions
1 cup diced red bell pepper
2-3 jalapeno peppers finely diced
1 tsp granulated garlic
1 tsp poultry seasoning
salt and black pepper to taste
red chili flakes - to taste
1 Tbs finely minced fresh sage
2 tsp finely minced fresh rosemary
2 tsp finely minced fresh thyme
1 tsp chicken bullion powder (I used Knorr brand chicken bullion powder)
1 cup chicken stock (or more as needed)
Directions:






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Dear Ramona, this stuffing sounds absolutely delicious. I love the bits of chorizo...so many wonderful flavors. Have a beautiful and blessed Thanksgiving holiday dear. xo, Catherine
ReplyDeleteThank you Catherine! I have to have some time of sausage in my stuffing and chorizo was fun to use. :)
DeleteI adore chorizo Ramona - and I think I'm gonna have to invite myself over to your sister's this Thursday! :)
ReplyDeleteBTW - Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!
Thanks Shashi! You are always welcome. :)
DeleteOh my gosh! You are going to be busy! But it'll all be good, don't stress :) Your Chorizo & Cornbread Dressing sounds fabulous! I love chorizo, and I love when it's in dressing/stuffing! Hope you get to relax and enjoy!
ReplyDeleteThanks Patricia! It was a fabulous Thanksgiving. :)
DeleteSO flavorful! I was just talking that I've never even eaten cornbread stuffing, let alone made it! Yours looks wonderful. Hope you and your family have a fabulous Thanksgiving!!! xoxo
ReplyDeleteThanks Liz! It was a first for me too... but now cornbread stuffing is a good alternative to regular bread stuffing. :)
DeleteYou had me at chorizo. What a great idea to pair it with your Sunday dinner!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sarah! I had my family at chorizo too. :)
DeleteYes! Cornbread dressing is the best and never thought of adding chorizo. I bet it was amazing!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jessica! Stuffing is not stuffing without sausage in my world! The chorizo added a lot of flavor. :)
DeleteThis looks delicious- The chorizo would add such an amazing flavor punch!
ReplyDeleteThanks Arman! It certainly did! :)
DeleteWe usually don't do stuffing, BUT this sounds so delicious, I am very tempted to add it to the menu. One more trip to the grocery store...
ReplyDeleteThanks Michelle! :)
DeleteCornbread stuffing is a favorite around here! Love the addition of chorizo!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jessica! :)
DeleteMy youngest son adores stuffing! This sounds delicious, Ramona.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jennifer! My whole family cannot eat turkey without stuffing.. :)
DeleteGreat twist to the recipe, love all the spices!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sandra! You know me and my spices! :)
DeleteThis is one heck of a stuffing! It's got it all! YUM!
ReplyDeleteThanks MJ! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving. :)
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