Kamala’s Cornbread Dressing Recipe

Back before Thanksgiving, Kamala Harris posted a recipe on Facebook, “Kamala’s Cornbread Dressing.” Kudos to whoever manages her social media because it stuck with me for months. I kept thinking that if her cornbread dressing recipe was SO GOOD she’d publicize it to millions of followers, then I should try it, right?

Finally, I was stumped one night for a dinner recipe and decided to make it. I didn’t realize that it was a bit more involved than my throw it in a dish and bake type of meal, but overall, I’m so glad I made it.

But next time, I’m going to want to make it on a day off, like on Thanksgiving! And, make the cornbread the day before.

How to Make Kamala’s Cornbread Dressing Recipe

To start, it’s very important that you read the first step ahead of time. Unfortunately, I did not do this and so I made the cornbread right before mixing, which means no time to cool. Whoops! My cornbread was not crumbly.

I also thought buying Stove Top cornbread would make life easier. I’m not so sure that panned out. Next time– real cornbread… from a box or ready-made at the store maybe? Whatever makes life easier.

Speaking of pans, I crumbled and cooked the sausage. The house smelled amazing!

Then I removed the sausage and cooked the chopped apples and vegetables in the same pan.

While those sautéed, I started mixing all of the remaining ingredients.

You’ll see my AirPods case in the top of the screenshot; I took this extra cooking time to listen to an audiobook. #selfcare

Once the vegetables and apples were done and everything was mixed, it was time to pour the mixture into my 2-quart baking dish.

Unfortunately, I was about an hour in at this point and my kids were getting fairly hangry (hungry + angry). So, everyone was eating before I could get a picture. BUT, this is what I was able to capture.

Since there was meat, vegetables, fruit and carbs in one dish, I used it as our main dish instead of a side dish. Also because this makes A LOT of food and I didn’t want to eat it for the next 5 nights.

Would I make this recipe regularly? Nope; too time-consuming for this mama. BUT, I’m definitely adding it to this year’s Thanksgiving table. It was a nice change from my regular stuffing recipe!

Also, if you didn’t catch my note about making the cornbread the night before so it cools ahead of time, here’s your reminder! It still very flavorful despite my cornbread hadn’t cooled all the way, but my version was a bit soggier than I would’ve liked.

If you try to make it as well, please comment below and let me know. I’d love to hear your thoughts too!