Andouille Corn Bread Stuffing

Give your stuffing a taste of Cajun cooking by using smoked andouille sausage and corn bread cubes. For a little crunch, toss in a handful of roasted pumpkin seeds.

Andouille Corn Bread Stuffing
Photo: Jason Donnelly
Prep Time:
30 mins
Slow Cook Time:
3 hrs
Total Time:
3 hrs 30 mins
Servings:
14
Yield:
7 cups

Ingredients

  • Nonstick cooking spray

  • cup butter

  • 1 cup coarsely chopped onion

  • ¾ cup coarsely chopped red sweet pepper

  • ½ cup thinly sliced celery

  • 3 tablespoon roasted, salted pumpkin seeds (pepitas)

  • 2 tablespoon snipped fresh sage or 2 tsp. dried sage, crushed

  • 5 cup dried 1-inch cubes corn bread*

  • 5 cup dried 1-inch cubes Texas toast*

  • 1 13.5 ounce pkg. cooked, smoked andouille or chorizo sausage links, halved lengthwise and sliced

  • 1 14.5 ounce can reduced-sodium chicken broth

Directions

  1. Lightly coat a 3 1/2- or 4-qt. slow cooker with cooking spray. In a large skillet melt butter over medium heat. Add onion, sweet pepper, and celery; cook 5 minutes or until softened, stirring occasionally. Stir in pumpkin seeds. Cook 3 minutes more or until vegetables are tender. Stir in sage.

  2. In an extra-large bowl combine corn bread and Texas toast cubes, sausage, and vegetable mixture. Drizzle with broth to moisten, tossing lightly to combine. Transfer mixture to prepared cooker.

  3. Cover and cook on low 3 1/2 to 4 hours or until heated through.

*

To make dried bread cubes, preheat oven to 300°F. Cut corn bread and Texas toast into 1-inch cubes. Spread cubes in two 15x10-inch baking pans. Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until dry, stirring twice; cool. (Bread will continue to dry and crisp as it cools.) Or let bread cubes stand, loosely covered, at room temperature 8 to 12 hours.

Tips

For a dryer stuffing, reduce broth to 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 cups.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

272 Calories
16g Fat
25g Carbs
8g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 14
Calories 272
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 16g 21%
Saturated Fat 6g 30%
Cholesterol 42mg 14%
Sodium 600mg 26%
Total Carbohydrate 25g 9%
Total Sugars 6g
Protein 8g
Vitamin C 15.4mg 77%
Calcium 69mg 5%
Iron 1.5mg 8%
Potassium 132mg 3%
Folate, total 38.7mcg
Vitamin B-12 0.1mcg
Vitamin B-6 0.1mg

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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