Southwest Corn Bread Stuffing w/Corn and Green Chilies

Summary

Serve this flavorful accompaniment with your next Foster Farms fresh Turkey roast!

DIRECTIONS

For best results, make this stuffing with day-old Buttermilk Corn Bread: 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, 1 1/2 cups buttermilk, 2 large eggs, 2 cups yellow cornmeal, 1 cup unbleached all purpose flour, 1/2 cup sugar, 4 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper. Preheat oven to 400°F. Butter 13x9x2-inch metal baking pan. Melt butter in large saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat. Whisk in buttermilk, then eggs. Mix all remaining ingredients in large bowl. Stir in buttermilk mixture. Transfer to prepared pan. Bake corn bread until edges are lightly browned and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool completely in pan. Cover tightly and store at room temperature at least 1 day and up to 2 days. Makes 10 servings.

1. Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add all chilies; sauté until beginning to soften, about 8 minutes.

2. Stir in 1 package corn and green onions. Transfer to very large bowl. Mix in cilantro. Coarsely crumble corn bread into vegetable mixture; toss to blend.

3. Blend second package of corn, eggs, sugar, salt, and pepper in processor to coarse puree. Stir mixture into stuffing.

4. To bake stuffing in Foster Farms turkey: Loosely fill neck and main cavities of turkey with stuffing. Add enough broth to remaining stuffing to moisten slightly (1/4 to 3/4 cup, depending on amount of remaining stuffing). Generously butter baking dish. Spoon remaining stuffing into prepared dish. Cover with buttered foil, buttered side down. Bake stuffing in dish along side turkey until heated through, about 25 minutes. Uncover stuffing. Bake until top of stuffing is slightly crisp and golden, about 15 minutes longer.

5. To bake all of stuffing in baking dish: Preheat oven to 350°F. Generously butter 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish, depending on recipe. Transfer stuffing to prepared dish. Cover with buttered foil, buttered side down. Bake until heated through, about 40 minutes. Uncover and bake until top is slightly crisp and golden, about 20 minutes longer.

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