Sausage And Shrimp Cornbread Stuffing Casserole

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/4 cups yellow cornmeal
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• 1 lb uncooked medium shrimp (peeled and deveined)
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh minced garlic (or to taste)
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
• 1 large celery rib, diced
• 2 teaspoons cumin
• 1/2 lb dry smoked sausage, chopped
• 2 green onions, chopped
• 2 cups frozen corn kernels, thawed (or use fresh corn)
• 3 tablespoons fresh cilantro
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 2 teaspoons seasoning salt (or to taste, or use salt to taste)
• black pepper

Recipe

• 1 to make the cornbread: heat a well-greased 10-inch cast-iron skillet in a 450 degree oven for 6 minutes.
• 2 meanwhile in a large bowl mix together cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt; stir in the eggs with melted butter and buttermilk; mix just until moistened.
• 3 pour the batter into the hot skillet.
• 4 bake at 450 degrees for 20 minutes or until golden.
• 5 cool the cornbread completely, then cut into 1-inch cubes.
• 6 arrange the cubes in a single layer on a large baking sheet.
• 7 bake in a 350 degree oven for 10-15 minutes until lightly browned; set aside or freeze until ready to use.
• 8 for the stuffing casserole; butter a 13 x 9-inch baking dish and set oven to 350 degrees.
• 9 melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; add in the chopped yellow onion, jalapeno pepper, garlic, celery and cumin; saute until the onions are tender.
• 10 add in uncooked shrimp and chopped smoked sausage, green onions and corn; cook stirring constantly until the shrimp begins to turn pink.
• 11 remove from heat (the shrimp will still be slightly raw!) add in cilantro, milk and eggs, then season with seasoned salt and black pepper.
• 12 fold in the cornbread cubes; toss lightly to combine.
• 13 spoon into prepared baking dish.
• 14 bake for about 30 minutes.
• 15 delicious!