Title: Southwestern-Style Spoonbread Dressing
Categories: Side, Dressing, Stuffing, Southwest, Sthrn/livng
Yield: 8 Servings

2 (8.5 oz) packages cornbread
-mix
2 ts To 3 ts cumin seeds
1/4 c Butter or margarine
2 c Celery; finely chopped
1/2 c Onion; chopped
1/2 c Sweet red pepper; chopped
1/2 c Green pepper; chopped
1 (8 oz) package herb-seasoned
-stuffing mix
2 (10-3/4 oz) cans condensed
-chicken broth, undiluted
2 1/4 c Water
2 lg Eggs
1/2 ts Salt
1/2 ts Ground red pepper
Garnishes: sweet red pepper
-strips, celery leaves

Prepare cornbread according to package directions; cool and crumble into
a large bowl. Set aside.
Cook cumin seeds in a heavy skillet over medium heat, stirring
constantly, 3 minutes or until seeds are more fragrant and lightly browned.
Cool seeds and crush; set aside.
Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat; add celery and next 3
ingredients, and cook, stirring constantly, until tender.
Stir celery mixture, crushed cumin, stuffing mix, and next 5 ingredients
into crumbled cornbread.
Spoon into a lightly greased 13" x 9" x 2" baking dish.
Bake at 350F for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
Garnish, if desired. Yield: 8 servings.

On a Lighter Side:
To save 51 calories and 8.1 fat grams per serving, prepare cornbread mix
using egg substitute and nonfat buttermilk. Substitute 2 tablespoons
reduced-calorie margarine for the 1/4 cup butter. Substitute 5 cups plus 2
tablespoons reduced-sodium, ready-to-serve, fat-free chicken broth for
condensed chicken broth and water, and 1/2 cup egg substitute for eggs.
Instead of greasing the baking dish, coat it with vegetable cooking spray.
Bake at 350F for 1 hour and 5 minutes. This version makes a firmer textured
dressing than the original.

November, 1994 "Southern Living" Typos by Jeff Pruett.
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V3 #196

Date: Sat, 13 Jul 1996 13:38:36 -0500

From: pickell@cyberspc.mb.ca (S.Pickell)