This no-fail cornbread dressing recipe is as classic as it gets.

It would be delicious in thisChicken and Stuffing Casserole.

Make cornbread mixture:

Stir together cornmeal and flour; whisk in 3 eggs and buttermilk.

Southern Living Cornbread Dressing in the dish to serve

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Add batter to pan:

Pour hot butter into batter, and stir until blended.

Pour batter into pan.

Bake cornbread:

Bake at 425F for 30 minutes or until golden brown.

Southern Living Cornbread Dressing melting the butter in the pan

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Crumble cornbread into a large bowl; stir in breadcrumbs, and set aside.

Stir in sage, parsley, and seasoned pepper; saute 1 minute.

Remove from heat, and stir into cornbread mixture.

Southern Living Cornbread Dressing whisking together the cornbread recipe

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Pour evenly into 1 lightly greased 13- x 9-inch pan and 1 lightly greased 8-inch square pan.

Bake dressing:

Bake at 400F for 35 to 40 minutes or until golden brown.

Testing Note

For testing purposes only, we used White Lily Self-Rising Buttermilk Cornmeal Mix.

Southern Living Cornbread Dressing batter in the dish before baking

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Southern Living Cornbread Dressing crumbling the cornbread

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Southern Living Cornbread Dressing preparing the vegetables

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Southern Living Cornbread Dressing adding the chicken broth and eggs

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Southern Living Cornbread Dressing stirring the cornbread mixture together and putting in dish

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