Spicy Cranberry Pecan Cornbread Stuffing

This is a cornbread stuffing with jalapenos, cranberries, bacon, and pecans. I cooked up this recipe while living in Texas. I serve it with turkey but I have also stuffed it in apples and cooked them in a crock pot to serve with pork loin for Christmas dinner. This recipe makes the house smell fantastic!

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 507 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter
• 1 cup white wine
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup chopped toasted pecans
• 1 ½ cups chicken stock
• 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chile peppers
• 1 (16 ounce) can whole berry cranberry sauce
• 10 slices bacon
• 1 (4 ounce) jar diced jalapeno peppers
• 2 (14 ounce) packages cornbread stuffing mix

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 2

Place a large skillet over medium heat. Cook the bacon in the skillet until crispy. Lie the cooked bacon on a plate lined with paper towels to drain and cool; crumble the bacon.

Step 3

Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the celery, garlic, and onion in the hot butter until the onion begins to caramelize; pour the wine into the skillet. When the wine is heated, stir in the cranberry sauce, jalapeno peppers, and green chile peppers. Cover the mixture and cook until boiling. Remove from heat and stir in the bacon and pecans.

Step 4

Place the stuffing mix in a large bowl. Pour the liquid mixture and the chicken stock over the stuffing mix; stir until completely moist. Transfer to a 9x13 inch baking dish.

Step 5

Bake in preheated oven until browned on top, about 35 minutes.