Cornbread Casserole is not only the perfect casserole dish for Thanksgiving and the Fall, but it’s a wonderful side dish for anytime. It combines the flavors of cornbread, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, tart Granny Smith Apples, brown sugar and other wonderful ingredients. It’s quite easy to make and will leave you wanting seconds! To see how My family really loves this dish and I have been making it every year for Thanksgiving! To see how I make my Cornbread Casserole, keep reading!
Cornbread Casserole
Serves 10
Ingredients
1 red and green pepper, diced
2 stalks celery, diced
1 medium onion, diced
2 small garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 1/2 pounds butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1/4-inch cubes
2 medium-size sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch cubes
1 Granny Smith apple, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch cubes
3 tablespoons melted butter
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage
2 teaspoons Creole seasoning, divided
2 (14-oz.) cans low-sodium fat-free chicken broth, divided
2(6-oz.) packages cornbread stuffing mix
1 large egg, lightly beaten
Cooking spray
Garnish: fresh or dried sage leaves
Directions
Preheat oven to 375°. Sauté vegetable mixture in 1 Tbsp. hot oil in a large non stick pot over medium-high heat and cook for about 15 minutes until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally.
Stir in squash, next 5 ingredients, 1 tsp. Creole seasoning, and 1/4 cup water. Cover, reduce heat to medium, and cook, stirring occasionally, 15 minutes or until squash and potatoes are tender. Stir in 1 can chicken broth. Remove from heat; cool 15 minutes.
Stir together stuffing mix, egg, and remaining 1 can chicken broth and 1 tsp. Creole seasoning in a medium bowl. Add nto cooled squash mixture. Spoon mixture into a baking dish sprayed with the cooking spray.
Bake, covered with aluminium foil, at 375° for 25 minutes. Uncover and bake 20 minutes or until casserole is thoroughly heated and light brown. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Garnish with sage, if desired.
Enjoy!
P.S. A couple other great recipes to go along with this one is my Orange Cranberry Sauce and my Pumpkin Soup. If you are looking for another great casserole dish I highly recommend my Savory Vegetable Bread Pudding. Grab the recipes today!
Libby with Lemony Thyme says
November 22, 2012 at 12:14 amYum! This sounds amazing. May need to have a 2nd Thanksgiving to try all these delicious recipes. Happy Thanksgiving Sandi!
black eyed susans kitchen says
August 19, 2013 at 2:40 pmThis is definitely one to try…looks delicious!!
Maria says
September 6, 2013 at 1:16 amYour casserole looks amazing!!! Love all the ingredients you added, it sounds absolutely delicious! What a great side dish!!!
Joanne DiPalo says
September 22, 2013 at 11:42 pmThis sounds so delicious and is a perfect dish for the fall. Thank you for sharing this with Foodie Friends Friday.
Joanne/WineLady Cooks
Christy says
September 25, 2014 at 5:59 pmThis sounds absolutely perfect for Thanksgiving! Thank you for sharing!
Sandi says
September 26, 2014 at 7:51 amThanks Christy! That’s when I usually make it. It is perfect for Thanksgiving! Have a great weekend! 🙂
Nicole Neverman says
September 25, 2014 at 8:24 pmThank you so much for attending week 3 of #PureBlogLove and linking your fantastic blog post, Cornbread casserole sounds delicious! I have never had anything like this before.
I can’t wait to see what you have in store for our party next week Thursday 8 PM EST- Sundays at midnight . Have a great day!
Nicole
http://picnicnz.blogspot.co.nz/
Sandi says
September 26, 2014 at 8:57 amThanks Nicole…it was really delicious. Kind of a cross between stuffing and a sweet potato casserole! Have a great weekend! 🙂
Heidy L. McCallum@ The McCallum's Shamrock Patch says
October 2, 2014 at 6:25 pmThank you for joining us last Thursday night for #PureBlogLove Link Party on http://www.themccallumsshamrockpatch.com , we hope you will join us tonight or this weekend for week 4 (Thursdays @8pm- Sundays at midnight) Loved your blog post and look forward to seeing you again this weeeknd!
Heidy
Sandi says
October 6, 2014 at 1:44 pmHI Heidy! I will definitely be back to your new linky party!! Thanks so much and have a great day! 🙂