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This Cornbread Stuffing Recipe with apples and pecans is so delicious. You can leave the apples and pecans out of course, but I think they kick this dressing recipe up a notch and give it so much flavor. Your Thanksgiving guests will be begging fo seconds of this delicious side!

Cornbread Stuffing Recipe with Apples and Pecans

This is my Grandmommy’s amazing stuffing recipe. When Thanksgiving is approaching and I am starting to put together our Thanksgiving Day menu, it’s the first item that goes on the list. Once you’ve tried it, you’ll never want any other kind of stuffing again…I promise! The addition of the apples and pecans takes traditional stuffing and adds a delicious, but subtle sweetness and a little crunch too. If you don’t care for pecans, you can definitely leave them out, but I think you’ll absolutely LOVE the apples. This stuffing or what we call “dressing” in West Virginia where I grew up is so good that my daughter and I love it even before it goes into the oven to cook. I hope your family enjoys making it, cooking it and of course, eating it as much as we do!

Be sure to scroll to the bottom of this post to find 12 More Amazing Thanksgiving Recipes from my partners in crime, The Cooking Housewives!

What’s in Cornbread Stuffing with Apples?

  • 1 14oz. bag of Pepperidge Farm Herb Stuffing Mix
  • 1 14oz. bag of Pepperidge Farm Cornbread Stuffing Mix
  • ½ large yellow onion, diced
  • 4 ribs of celery, diced
  • 1 large apple, peeled and diced
  • ⅓ cup pecans, chopped finely
  • 1 stick of melted, lightly salted butter
  • 4 cups of chicken stock or broth
  • salt and pepper to taste

Cornbread Stuffing Recipe with Apples and Pecans - The perfect Thanksgiving Side Dish

How do you make Cornbread Stuffing with Apples?

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. In a large pot, melt butter and cook onions, celery, apple, a pinch of salt and a pinch of pepper until softened.
  3. Next, add stuffing mix, pecans and chicken stock. Stir until the stuffing mix is coated with stock and the vegetables and apple are mixed throughout.
  4. Spray a 9X13 casserole dish with non-stick cooking spray.
  5. Add stuffing mix to the casserole dish.
  6. Cover with foil and cook covered for 30 minutes.
  7. Remove foil and cook for an additional 30 minutes.

Cornbread Stuffing with Apples Recipe

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Cornbread Stuffing Recipe with Apples and Pecans


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  • Author: Jess Kielman
  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 1 hour
  • Total Time: 1 hour 15 mins
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This Cornbread Stuffing Recipe with apples and pecans is so delicious. You can leave the apples and pecans out of course, but I think they kick this dressing recipe up a notch and give it so much flavor. Your Thanksgiving guests will be begging fo seconds of this delicious side!


Ingredients

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  • 1 14oz. bag of Pepperidge Farm Herb Stuffing Mix
  • 1 14oz. bag of Pepperidge Farm Cornbread Stuffing Mix
  • ½ large yellow onion, diced
  • 4 ribs of celery, diced
  • 1 large apple, peeled and diced
  • ⅓ cup pecans, chopped finely
  • 1 stick of melted, lightly salted butter
  • 4 cups of chicken stock or broth
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. In a large pot, melt butter and cook onions, celery, apple, a pinch of salt and a pinch of pepper until softened.
  3. Next, add stuffing mix, pecans and chicken stock. Stir until the stuffing mix is coated with stock and the vegetables and apple are mixed throughout.
  4. Spray a 9X13 casserole dish with non-stick cooking spray.
  5. Add stuffing mix to the casserole dish.
  6. Cover with foil and cook covered for 30 minutes.
  7. Remove foil and cook for an additional 30 minutes.

Notes

Serve immediately.

  • Category: Side Dish / Thanksgiving

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Comments

  1. Julia G says

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    I notice there is no mention of sage in this recipe. It seems like it would taste awfully bland and boring without sage.

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    • Jessica says

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      Hi, Julia. You can add rubbed sage if you like, but there is already some included in the stuffing mix. I can promise you that it doesn’t taste bland and boring.

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  2. Linda says

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    Hi Jessica,

    When do you add the pecans?
    Thanks!

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    • Heather LaDieu says

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      Under the “instructions” list of the recipe see #3 for when to add pecans.

      ★★

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  3. Sheri says

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    It’s stuffing if you put it inside the bird and it’s dressing if you cook it in a pan. Stuffing birds is not recommended anymore due to people undercooking it and E. coli, etc.

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  4. Jane says

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    I bet the apples keep the dressing really moist! Definitely trying the pecan/apple combo this year!

    ★★★★★

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  5. Maryann says

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    I love apples in stuffing… looks so good!

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  6. Paula says

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    Stuffing is my favorite part of Thanksgiving! Adding apples and pecans to the deliciousness sounds like it will make your version of this classic the best.

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  7. Elaine says

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    You mentioned a bad of regular stuffing mix and a bag or cornbread stuffing mix. Am I adding both bags?

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    • Jessica says

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      Yes…both bags.

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  8. Catherine says

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    Can you prepare this ahead of time put in frig and cook the next day?

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    • Jessica says

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      Absolutely…that’s exactly how I do it! Happy Thanksgiving! xoxo, Jess

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