{"id":1214,"date":"2026-01-25T20:19:44","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T20:19:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=1214"},"modified":"2026-01-25T20:19:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T20:19:44","slug":"cornbread-dressing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/25\/cornbread-dressing\/","title":{"rendered":"Cornbread Dressing"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Cornbread Dressing<\/h2>\n<p>Classic Southern comfort\u2014savory, buttery, and perfect for holidays or cozy family dinners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 batch cornbread (about 8\u20139 cups, crumbled &amp; slightly dried)<\/li>\n<li>2 cups day-old white bread, crumbled (optional but traditional)<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup butter<\/li>\n<li>1 medium onion, finely chopped<\/li>\n<li>2 celery stalks, finely chopped<\/li>\n<li>2\u20133 cups chicken broth (more if needed)<\/li>\n<li>2 large eggs, beaten<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon salt (or to taste)<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon black pepper<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon poultry seasoning<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon dried sage (or to taste)<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon dried thyme<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Instructions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat oven to <strong>350\u00b0F (175\u00b0C)<\/strong>. Grease a baking dish.<\/li>\n<li>In a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Saut\u00e9 onion and celery until soft and fragrant.<\/li>\n<li>In a large bowl, combine crumbled cornbread and white bread.<\/li>\n<li>Add the saut\u00e9ed vegetables, salt, pepper, poultry seasoning, sage, and thyme.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in beaten eggs, then gradually add chicken broth until the mixture is moist but not soupy.<\/li>\n<li>Transfer to the baking dish and spread evenly.<\/li>\n<li>Bake <strong>35\u201345 minutes<\/strong>, uncovered, until golden on top and set in the center.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Tips &amp; Variations<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Add shredded chicken or turkey for a heartier dish<\/li>\n<li>Like it extra moist? Cover with foil for the first 20 minutes<\/li>\n<li>Want more flavor? A splash of turkey drippings works wonders<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cornbread Dressing Classic Southern comfort\u2014savory, buttery, and perfect for holidays or cozy family dinners. Ingredients 1 batch cornbread (about 8\u20139&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1215,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1214"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1214\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1216,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1214\/revisions\/1216"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}