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Easy Cornbread Stuffing (Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free)

Published: Nov 16, 2020 · Modified: Nov 16, 2020 by Felicia Lim · This post may contain affiliate links

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This amazingly easy cornbread stuffing (aka cornbread dressing) is made with our favorite cornbread, fresh vegetables, and herbs for incredible flavor and taste. Use this for stuffing your turkey or serve as a side dish on Thanksgiving and during the holidays! It’s also gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegetarian but no one would know!

A baking dish of cornbread stuffing on a wooden board.

What is Cornbread Stuffing?

Stuffing, also known as dressing or filling, is basically an edible mixture made with cut up pieces of bread, seasonings, and vegetables. It is mainly served as a side dish or to fill up a cavity in another food item while cooking, such as chicken or turkey. When used as a filling, stuffing fulfils the purpose of keeping the meat moist, while also adding to the mix of flavors of the stuffing, and the food being stuffed.

Cornbread stuffing basically refers to stuffing made primarily with cornbread as opposed to normal bread. Some recipes use a mix of both cornbread and normal bread, but in this gluten-free stuffing recipe, I’m using only cornbread.

Scooping up cornbread stuffing from a white baking dish.

Why This Recipe Works

This cornbread stuffing recipe is so easy to make, with just 15 minutes of hands-on preparation before it goes into the oven! From start to finish, this delicious cornbread dressing is ready to serve in just 40 minutes. You can also make it beforehand and store in the fridge until you want to eat it, or freeze it for later!

Incredibly tasty and bursting with the flavors of herbs, vegetable broth and our favorite gluten-free cornbread, you’ll love this dressing whether you eat it as a side dish or use it for stuffing your Thanksgiving or Christmas turkey, or when filling your chicken any other time of the year!

Best of all, this stuffing recipe is both gluten-free and dairy-free, but honestly, I bet no one would be able to tell!

Top down view of a dish full of cornbread dressing.

Ingredients You’ll Need:

Labeled ingredients for cornbread dressing laid out on a white marble board.

Ingredient Notes/Substitutions:

  • Cornbread: I use our favorite recipe for gluten-free skillet cornbread to make this savory cornbread stuffing. However, if you aren’t keen on cornbread, or don’t want to bake cornbread for this, you can also use gluten-free bread or normal bread if you’re not Celiac or have allergies to gluten. Simply cut the bread into cubes and dry it out using the method mentioned above.
  • Vegetable Oil: I use any neutral vegetable oil, but if you are not lactose-intolerant, feel free to use butter in equal quantities instead.
  • Vegetable Broth: I prefer using unsalted vegetable broth and then adding salt and pepper to taste later on. This way I can control how salty the stuffing is. You can either make your own vegetable broth, or buy pre-made vegetable broth. Alternatively, you can also use mushroom broth, chicken broth, or beef broth if you prefer.
  • Herbs: I always have dried herbs on hand and they impart a beautiful flavor to this stuffing recipe. You can change up the proportions of the herbs as you wish, if you prefer one herb more than the others.

How to Dry Cornbread to Make Stuffing (2 ways)

Make sure you dry your cornbread before making this gluten-free stuffing recipe as you need it to absorb the liquid broth.

  1. Air Overnight: Cut the cornbread into cubes and then spread out the cubes on a large baking pan. Let it air for 1 or 2 days if you have time.
  2. Dry in the Oven: If you’re in a rush, place the baking pan in the oven and let the cornbread bake for 250F for 40 minutes, tossing them every 10 minutes to ensure they dry out evenly.
Hand holding a baking pan full of cubed cornbread.

How to Make Cornbread Stuffing:

1. Preheat

Preheat the oven to 350F and arrange the rack to the middle section.

2. Chop the Veggies

Dice the onion and celery and then minced the garlic. Roughly chop up the fresh parsley.

Chopped vegetables in bowls on a white marble board.

3. Sauté the Veggies

Heat up the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and sauté the diced onions, diced celery, and minced garlic until the vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally with a spatula (approximately 5 minutes).

Sautéing chopped vegetables in a skillet.

4. Add Herbs and Broth

Add the dried rosemary, thyme, oregano, fresh parsley, and vegetable broth. Bring heat down to low and let simmer for 10 minutes.

Letting vegetable and broth simmer in a skillet.

5. Place Dried Cornbread to Bowl:

Transfer the dried cornbread cubes to a large mixing bowl.

Large glass mixing bowl full of cubed cornbread.

6. Toss Cornbread with Broth Mixture:

Ladle the broth mixture a bit at a time over the cubed cornbread, mixing as you go along so the liquid is distributed and absorbed all over (you don’t want to add too much broth or the cornbread dressing will become too mushy and the cornbread stuffing will become dense). Add salt and pepper to taste.

Hand mixing cubed cornbread and sautéed vegetables in a glass mixing bowl.

7. Bake

Transfer the cornbread dressing mixture to a 9×13 inch baking dish and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the top is golden brown.

Close up of cornbread dressing in a baking dish.

Helpful Tips/Tricks:

  • Serving as a Side Dish: If serving this cornbread dressing as a side dish, follow all the instructions to the end.
  • Using as Turkey Stuffing: If using this cornbread stuffing to stuff a turkey, follow all the instructions up till just before baking.
Hand scooping cornbread dressing from baking dish.

Recipe FAQs:

Can Stuffing be Made Ahead of Time?

Yes, you can make this cornbread dressing ahead of time. Once cooked and cooled, cover with aluminium foil or plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 days before serving. Heat up this gluten-free stuffing in the oven, covered, at 325F for 15 minutes before serving.

Can I Freeze Cornbread Stuffing?

Yes, you can freeze this gluten-free cornbread stuffing in 2 different ways:

1) Place the ingredients all mixed together uncooked in an freezer-safe container and freeze for up 3 months. When ready to eat, place uncooked stuffing in a baking dish and bake at 350F for 20 to 25 minutes until top is golden brown. OR

2) Alternatively, you can let the cooked cornbread stuffing cool completely, before placing in a freezer-safe container and freezing for up to 3 months. Heat up the stuffing in baking dish at 325F for 20 minutes, covered, before serving.

Can I Use Normal Bread instead of Cornbread?

Yes, definitely! If you aren’t keen on using cornbread, or don’t want to bake cornbread for this, you can also use our favorite gluten-free bread or normal bread if you’re not Celiac or have allergies to gluten. Simply cut the bread into cubes and dry it out using the method mentioned above.

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Easy Cornbread Stuffing (Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free)


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  • Author: Felicia Lim
  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 25 mins
  • Total Time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 8 servings 1x
  • Diet: Gluten Free
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Description

This amazingly easy cornbread stuffing (aka cornbread dressing) is made with our favorite cornbread, fresh vegetables, and herbs for incredible flavor and taste. Use this for stuffing your turkey or serve as a side dish on Thanksgiving and during the holidays! It’s also gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegetarian but no one would know!


Ingredients

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  • 1 8×8 inch pan gluten-free cornbread, cubed and dried overnight or in the oven (see recipe notes below on how to dry cornbread)
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 medium onion, diced (approximately 2 cups diced)
  • 1 rib celery, diced (approximately 2 cups diced)
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced (approximately 1 tablespoon minced)
  • 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped + more for garnishing
  • 2 cups unsalted vegetable broth
  • 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Preheat: Preheat the oven to 350F and place the rack to the middle section.
  2. Sauté the Veggies: Heat up the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and sauté the diced onions, diced celery, and minced garlic until the vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally with a spatula (approximately 5 minutes).
  3. Add Herbs and Broth: Add the dried rosemary, thyme, oregano, fresh parsley, and vegetable broth. Bring heat down to low and let simmer for 10 minutes. 
  4. Toss Cornbread and Broth Mixture: Place dried cornbread in a large bowl. Ladle the broth mixture a bit at a time over the cubed cornbread, mixing as you go along so the liquid is distributed and absorbed all over (you don’t want to add too much broth or it will become too mushy and the stuffing will become dense). Add salt and pepper to taste.
  5. Transfer to Baking Dish and Bake: Transfer the mixture to a 9×13 inch baking dish and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the top is golden brown.

Notes

How to Dry Cornbread: Make sure you dry your cornbread before making the stuffing as you need it to absorb the liquid broth. Cut the cornbread into cubes and then spread out the cubes on a large baking pan. Let it air for 1 or 2 days if you have time. If you’re in a rush, place the baking pan in the oven and let the cornbread bake for 250F for 40 minutes, tossing them every 10 minutes to ensure they dry out evenly.

Cornbread: I use our favorite recipe for gluten-free skillet cornbread to make this cornbread stuffing. However, if you aren’t keen on cornbread, or don’t want to bake cornbread for this, you can also use gluten-free bread or normal bread if you’re not Celiac or have allergies to gluten. Simply cut the bread into cubes and dry it out using the method mentioned above.

Vegetable Oil: I use any neutral vegetable oil, but if you are not lactose-intolerant, feel free to use butter in equal quantities instead.

Vegetable Broth: I prefer using unsalted vegetable broth and then adding salt and pepper to taste later on. This way I can control how salty the stuffing is. You can either make your own vegetable broth, or buy pre-made vegetable broth. Alternatively, you can also use mushroom broth, chicken broth, or beef broth if you prefer.

Herbs: I always have dried herbs on hand and they impart a beautiful flavor to this stuffing recipe. You can change up the proportions of the herbs as you wish, if you prefer one herb more than the others.

Make Ahead of Time: You can also make this cornbread dressing ahead of time. Once cooked and cooled, cover the entire baking dish with aluminium foil or plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 days. Before serving, heat it up in the oven at 325F, uncovered, for 15 minutes to warm it up.

Freezing: You can place the ingredients all mixed together but uncooked in a freezer-safe container and freeze for up to 3 months. When ready to eat, transfer ingredients to a baking dish and bake at 350F for 20 to 25 minutes until top is golden brown. Alternatively, you can cook the stuffing and let it cool completely before transferring to a freezer-safe container and freezing for up to 3 months. To reheat the stuffing, heat it up in the oven at 325F for 20 minutes, covered, before serving.

Adapted From: Tastes Better from Scratch

  • Category: Side Dishes
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American

Keywords: cornbread stuffing, cornbread dressing

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About Felicia

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  1. Grace Lim says

    November 16, 2020 at 7:00 pm

    Hello Felicia,

    I am truly glad that this easy cornbread stuffing recipe is posted just in time for the festive season ahead.

    Happy Thanksgiving !

    Love always,
    Mum

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Felicia Lim says

      November 16, 2020 at 7:25 pm

      Hi mummy! So glad you enjoy this stuffing recipe – it’s super easy and I brought it to Mechi’s house the other day and they all loved it!

      Reply

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