Gluten-Free Cornbread Stuffing
Made with gluten-free cornbread, fresh herbs, and a handful of other ingredients, this Gluten-Free Cornbread Stuffing is the perfect addition to your holiday table! It’s savoury, comforting and oh-so-good! (Not to mention easy!)

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Today’s recipe is one I’m extra excited to share with you because it was made at the request of a reader! I recently shared my homemade gluten-free cornbread recipe and they wanted to know if it would be possible to turn that into a stuffing. The answer is…yes!
While cornbread stuffing is more of an American thing, I was happy to take on the challenge of creating this gluten-free cornbread dressing. The end result was so tasty that I can foresee this on my own holiday table in the near future.
Using cornbread in stuffing versus regular bread adds an extra level of flavour and changes the texture just a bit, which I really love. Even those who aren’t gluten-free will love this cornbread stuffing and it’s an easy dish to pull together if you want to ensure you have something that everyone can eat.
Even better, you can easily make this in advance and simply reheat, so there’s one less thing you have to prepare and assemble before your holiday meal.

Ingredients You’ll Need
- Gluten-free cornbread – You can (and should, really) make your gluten-free cornbread at least a day in advance as it will need to dry out. See notes below for more on drying the cornbread.
- Olive oil – Used for sauteeing the aromatics.
- Onion & celery – Classic dressing ingredients that add a bit of flavor and texture variety.
- Garlic – Minced garlic is sauteed with the onion and celery to infuse the dish with flavour.
- Butter – Butter should be divided for different steps of the recipe.
- Salt & pepper
- Herbs – Fresh parsley, sage, and thyme add the savory flavour to this dressing.
- White wine – Used as the base for the herb mixture during the cooking process. A dry white wine like a Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay or Sauvingnon Blanc work best.
- Eggs – Eggs should be at room temperature.
- Vegetable stock – You can also use chicken stock.
How to Make Gluten-Free Cornbread Stuffing
Start by preheating your oven to 325º F.
In a large non-stick pan over medium-high heat, sautee the onion and celery in olive oil. Stir frequently until the onions start to become translucent, about 3 minutes or so. Add in the garlic, salt, pepper, herbs and wine. Mix well.
Allow it all to simmer in the pan until most of the wine is absorbed. If you are worried about serving a dish made with wine to children, don’t be. When the wine cooks the alcohol content will evaporate away.
Next, add the cubed and dried gluten-free cornbread and herb mixture to a large bowl. Use a wooden spoon or spatula to mix.
Whisk the eggs in a separate bowl. Add ¼ cup of melted butter and the chicken stock. Mix well to combine.
Pour half of the egg mixture into the large bowl with the gluten-free stuffing mix and mix well. Do so gently though so as not to break up the bread cubes too much or you will end up with a pile of mush.
Wait one minute then add in the other half of the liquid mixture. Gently mix and let it all rest for about 2 minutes. This rest time will give the cornbread a chance to absorb some of the liquid. Then give it another light mix.
Grease a 2-quart baking dish. Transfer the gluten-free cornbread stuffing mix to the baking dish.
Spread the cornbread mix evenly along the bottom of the pan. Gently press down with your hand or the back of a spoon. Not too hard your you will end up with a brick but a little bit of pressure helps to seal it all together so that it doesn’t fall apart either.
Cover the baking dish with foil and bake for 40 minutes. Remove the foil and increase the temperature to 425º F. Bake for another 15 to 20 minutes so that the cornbread stuffing dries out a little and gets a nice golden crust on the top.
Remove from the oven and sprinkle with the remaining ¼ cup of melted butter. Season with salt and pepper if desired and serve hot.
Some would say to add the butter during the last step of baking after the foil has been removed. I personally like to add it after so that the last dusting of salt and pepper has something to stick to.

What is the difference between stuffing and dressing?
Stuffing and dressing are often used interchangeably (depending on where you live) when talking about the popular holiday casserole. Technically, stuffing is stuffed inside a turkey and dressing is usually made on the stovetop or in the oven as a casserole.
In the Southern States, dressing is almost always called stuffing.
So based on this, I’ve called it “stuffing” simply because it is more often used to describe this side dish than “dressing”.
How to Dry Out Cornbread for Stuffing
There are two methods to drying out cornbread for your stuffing. For both methods, starty by making your favourite gluten-free cornbread recipe, either homemade or from a box, and let it come to room temperature.
Method One
The first method is to cube the cornbread and simply let it sit on a baking sheet overnight. This is what I typically do.
Method two
Bake it. Preheat your oven to 300º F and place the cornbread cubes on a large baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes, until the cornbread is dried out but not brown. Turn halfway through baking so that all sides of the bread have a chance to dry out.

Gluten-Free Cornbread Dressing Add-ins
This recipe I’ve shared is fairly traditional but if you want to try something new, feel free to add in an extra ingredient or two. Here are some easy add-ins to switch up the flavour and texture. Just be sure to double-check the package of each ingredient to ensure it’s gluten-free.
- Cranberries
- Nuts like pecans or walnuts
- Apples (chopped into small pieces)
- Protein like cooked crumbled sausage or bacon
- Sauteed mushrooms
Serving Suggestions
This gluten-free cornbread stuffing is a traditional holiday casserole, often found on the table at Thanksgiving, Christmas, and even Easter. The rich, comforting flavours and texture pair well with turkey, ham, and all of the other holiday fixings.
You can also enjoy it year-round as a side dish to turkey or chicken (a great way to dress up a rotisserie chicken dinner!), or even turn it into the main dish by adding in crumbled sausage and an extra vegetable or two.

How to Store, Reheat, and Freeze
If you want to make your cornbread stuffing in advance, you can easily do so. Bake as directed but remove it from the oven before cooking the final 20 minutes without the foil. Allow it to cool completely with the foil on, then transfer to the fridge or freezer. If you’re placing it in the freezer, swap the aluminum foil for plastic wrap and a fresh layer of foil.
Before reheating, allow the stuffing to thaw overnight in the fridge. Then pop it back in the oven to reheat and crisp up.
Leftover gluten-free stuffing can be stored in the fridge for up to 3 days. Reheat in the oven or in the microwave.
Can non-gluten-free cornbread be used? What about regular bread?
Yes to both! Regular cornbread can easily be swapped out in this recipe. If using regular bread, bakery bread cut into cubes will work better than sliced bread which is fairly thin.
No matter what bread you use, it needs to be dried completely for this recipe.

More Gluten-Free Recipes:
- Gluten Free Apple Crisp
- Warm Apple N’Oatmeal
- The Best Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Gluten Free Lemon Blueberry Muffins

Gluten-Free Cornbread Dressing
Ingredients
- 8 cups gluten-free cornbread cubed and dried
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 ½ cup onion chopped
- 1 ½ cup celery trimmed and chopped
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- ½ cup butter divided
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 2 tbsp fresh parsley finely chopped
- 1 ½ tbsp fresh sage finely chopped
- 1 tbsp fresh thyme
- ¾ cup dry white wine
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups vegetable or chicken stock
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 F. Add the olive oil to a large non-stick pan over medium-high heat along with the onion, celery and sautee for about 3 minutes stirring frequently until onions begin to become translucent.
- Add in the garlic, salt, pepper and herbs and wine. Mix well and let simmer until most of the wine has been absorbed.
- In a large bowl add the cubed gluten-free cornbread and herb mixture to a bowl and mix well to combine.
- In a separate large bowl whisk the eggs and then add 1/4 cup of melted butter and chicken stock. Mix well to combine.
- Pour half of the liquid into the large bowl with the gluten-free stuffing mix and mix well. Let rest for one minute before adding in the other half of the remaining liquid. Gently mix and let rest for about 2 minutes to allow time for the liquid to be absorbed. Mix again gently to allow for any remaining liquid to be absorbed.
- Grease a 2-quart baking dish and then add in the gluten-free cornbread stuffing mix. Spread evenly along the bottom and gently press down with your hand or the back of a spoon. Cover with foil and let back for 40 minutes. Remove the foil and increase the temperature to 425F and bake for another 15 to 20 minutes or until the top of the dressing is golden.
- Remove from the oven and sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup of melted butter and sprinkle with a little extra salt and pepper if you wish. Serve hot.
Nutrition
Notes
The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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How many eggs?
Hi Deb, 2 large eggs… sorry I missed this fixing it now.
The instructions say to whisk in the eggs, but I don’t see eggs listed in the ingredients. Can you please clarify?
My apologies. It is two large eggs. It was in the ingredient shot but I have updated the ingredient list. Sorry for the confusion but I have it fixed now.
This cornbread dressing turned out amazing and I love that it’s gluten-free!