Lightened Up Cornbread Stuffing #SundaySupper

This week the Sunday Supper group is tackling those calorie-laden, heavy Holiday meals with lightened up recipe versions.
Cornbread Stuffing
Cornbread stuffing (550x550)
Cornbread Stuffing is one of my favorites. The problem is that I love it with a ton of butter and a bit on the sweet side.
Lightened Up Cornbread Stuffing bowls
There were two ways that I could think of to cut back on the fat and calories. First, I needed to adjust the cornbread. Next the stuffing needed to be moist without all that extra butter.
Lightened Up Cornbread Stuffing
I exchanged the whole milk for 2 percent, cut the sugar in half and cut back a bit on the oil in the cornbread.
cornbread stuffing ingredients
For the stuffing, I used chicken broth in place of milk and added the oil back into the mix. This stuffing turned out moist enough that I didn’t miss the extra butter.
lightened cornbread stuffing

Lightened Up Cornbread Stuffing
 
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Ingredients
cornbread
  • 1 cup yellow cornmeal
  • 1 cup flour
  • 2 Tablespoons sugar
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup 2 percent milk
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 3 Tablespoons vegetable oil
stuffing
  • 1 cornbread
  • 1 cup chopped celery
  • ½ cup chopped onions
  • ½ to ¾ cup chicken broth
  • ½ cup toasted pecan pieces
  • 2 Tablespoons butter
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
Instructions
cornbread
  1. Mix together cornmeal, flour, baking powder, salt. In a separate bowl, mix milk, egg and oil. Mix dry and wet ingredients. Pour batter into a greased 8x8-inch pan. Bake at 425 until golden brown, about 20 to 25 minutes.
Stuffing
  1. Crumble cornbread into a large bowl. Saute celery and onions in butter until softened. Add vegetables, oil and pecans.
  2. Add enough broth to moisten to desired consistency Bake at 350 until thoroughly heated.

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