Is Cornbread "dressing" the same as Cornbread "stuffing"?

Question

looking for a good cornbread stuffing recipe and I keep coming across recipes for cornbread dressing. What is that?

Answer 1

It's basically the same--it's mostly a regional/cultural difference in if you call it stuffing or dressing. Some people say that one is cooked inside the bird (stuffing) and the other is cooked outside the bird (dressing) and this is where the terms probably originate, but many people do interchange the two terms, so if you see it called dressing--it's still stuffing if that's what you want to call it. And you can cook a stuffing recipe in the bird or out of the bird. And you can cook a dressing recipe in the bird or out of the bird----it might technically make it one and not the other, but they'er all interchangeable recipes and people use the terms interchangably.

Answer 2

Not if you are from the South it isn't the same thing. In the south, cornbread dressing is REAL liquid like before it is baked in the oven (all the time). Stuffing is like bread crumbs that is wet before cooking on top of the stove(most of the time), soft after it is cooked.

Southern Cornbread Dressing


INGREDIENTS

4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1 (16 ounce) package dry corn bread mix
1 (1 pound) loaf day-old white bread, torn into small pieces
4 tablespoons margarine
1/2 cup chopped onions
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
2 teaspoons poultry seasoning
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
6 eggs

DIRECTIONS

Place the chicken breast halves in a large saucepan with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil. Cook 1 hour, or until the meat is tender and easily shredded. Shred chicken and set aside. Reserve 4 to 6 cups of the remaining broth.
Prepare an 8x8 inch pan of cornbread according to package directions. Crumble the corn bread into a large bowl. Mix in the white bread.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the margarine and stir in the onions and celery. Slowly cook, stirring occasionally, until tender.
Stir the onions and celery into the bread mixture. Mix in the chicken, 4 cups reserved broth, cream of chicken soup, garlic powder, poultry seasoning, pepper and eggs. Blend with a potato masher until the mixture is the consistency of gelatin. Use more of the reserved broth as necessary to attain desired consistency. Transfer to a 9x13 inch baking dish.
Bake in the preheated oven 30 minutes, or until golden brown


Amber's Super Stuffing


INGREDIENTS

2 1/4 cups chicken stock
1/4 cup wild rice
4 tablespoons butter
2 cups fresh sliced mushrooms
2 cups chopped celery
1 cup chopped onion
4 cups corn bread stuffing mix
1 tablespoon poultry seasoning

DIRECTIONS

In a medium sized saucepan combine the chicken stock and the wild rice. Bring to a boil then reduce heat and let simmer until rice is tender.
In a large skillet melt the butter. Add the mushrooms, celery and onion. Cook until the vegetables are soft.
In a large bowl mix the cornbread stuffing and poultry seasoning. Add the rice and the vegetables and mix well. Use to stuff turkey or bake on its own. More chicken stock can be added if stuffing is dry.

Or there is always Stove Top Stuffing at your grocery store. The other way to tell the difference between the two, is MOST people I know, put giblet gravy on top of their dressing. I have never heard of that with stuffing.

I got these two, from Allrecipes.com. There are more.

Answer 3

No, dressing is reffering to it being a side item, as in dressing the plate, and stuffing reffers to it being'stuffed' into the bird for the cooking process. It may have the same recipe, but the method of cooking is different. The thought of eating something that was crammed inside the carcass turns my stomach personally, but to each his own.

Answer 4

They are both the same. I think it's regional whether you call it stuffing or dressing. I've also heard people say if it's inside the bird, it's stuffing, if it's cooked separately it's called dressing. Personally, I call it stuffin'!

Answer 5

No, dressing is cooked inside of the bird, stuffing is cooked outside of the bird... funny you would think being called stuffing it would be cooked inside...

hope this helps

wow looking at the answers I was so sure of myself now I think it must depend on who you talk to...

Have a GREAT day!

Answer 6

All fruits are fruit and vegetables. A "vegetable" is a plant, any part of which can be used for food.

Answer 7

In the superstore, fruits are usually picked out much too soon. Some are rocks, many are bitter. Some of the fresh vegetables are typical right (zucchini, onions, garlic, lettuce, greens, and a few others) so I'd have to go with vegetables.

Answer 8

yes

Answer 9

yes it is.