Kamala Harris' Easy Cornbread Dressing Recipe Is Perfect for Last-Minute Menu Planning

Kamala Harris is a woman of many talents. She’s a successful attorney, a former U.S. Senator, a best-selling author, the current Vice President of the United States and a candidate for President of the United States. She's also got a knack for cooking, loves Mediterranean food and winds down by reading cookbooks. In a 2020 Instagram post, Harris shared her family's favorite cornbread dressing recipe, which looks delicious and seems relatively simple—so, it's ideal for those of us pulling Thanksgiving dinner together last-minute!

In the caption, Harris says she turns to cooking during tough times and hopes to spread some love with one of her family’s favorite recipes. Special recipes like this often transport us back to happy memories of past holidays and help create new memories with family and friends.

The recipe starts with two 8-ounce packages of cornbread mix. Bake it according to the package directions and crumble it when it has cooled. Harris suggests that this step can be done the day before, saving you some time the day of Thanksgiving. Next, brown one pound of spicy pork sausage in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Remove it with a slotted spoon and set it aside. In that same pan, add two chopped onions, two cored and chopped apples and four diced celery stalks, and sauté until the onions are translucent. In a large mixing bowl, add the cornbread crumbles, sausage, veggies and apples, 3/4 cup chicken broth, 1/4 cup melted unsalted butter, 1/4 cup fresh chopped parsley, two teaspoons dried sage, 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme and 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary. Give it a taste, and if you feel like it needs salt and pepper, add a pinch of each. Mix it all together, transfer it to a baking dish and bake at 375°F for 40 minutes in the oven. It has a nice balance of savory and sweet components and will make your kitchen smell amazing.

Whether you're cooking for two, on a budget or are planning to go all out and cook a full dinner for your family, there are plenty of delicious ways to celebrate this year. And now you have one more tasty dressing (or stuffing) recipe to add to your repertoire!