Basic Cornbread Dressing Recipe

Cornbread dressing is an essential item on the southern holiday dinner menu. Our family always boiled a hen for the broth and added some of the chicken to the dressing, but a good quality (preferably no-salt) stock will work as well. This version is made with about half cornbread and half breadcrumbs. Because this is a basic cornbread dressing, it's open to all kinds of variations. That is not to say it needs variations. It's delicious as it is See the tips and variations for some flavor and add-in ideas and how to cook the dressing in a slow cooker.