Savory Cornbread Dressing

Serves: 6 - 8

Time: 45 minutes, 15 min active time, 30-45 minutes cooking

Difficulty: It’s like I’m not cooking - easy

Healthy Level: For the Soul - calories don’t count

Listening To: Music - Channel Tres, Black Moses

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 tablespoons butter

• 3 stalks celery, diced

• 1 small yellow onion or half a large onion, diced

• 1 small green bell pepper, diced

• 2 cloves garlic, minced

• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh sage

• 1/2 recipe of day old cornbread, crumbled

• 2 cups unsalted chicken stock, plus more if needed

• Salt and Pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

2. Put the butter into a sauté pan over medium heat; add the onions, celery, onion, bell pepper, salt and pepper cooking in the pan, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes.

3. Add the garlic and sage and continue to cook for an additional 5 - 7 minutes.

4. In a big bowl, add the vegetable mixture, cornbread and chicken stock and mix together. Ensure that the stock is not all absorbed by the cornbread, add more stock if necessary.

5. Transfer the mixture to a casserole dish and bake for 30 minutes until golden on top. Serve.