Southern Style Chicken Dressing Recipes

CHICKEN AND DRESSING

Steps:

• Season chicken thighs with salt and pepper and add to a deep skillet or heavy pan with olive oil. Cook on both sides until browned, about 8- 10 minutes.
• Add water, celery and garlic cloves and bring to a boil.
• Lower to simmer, cover and cook for 20 minutes.
• Remove chicken to a plate to cool slightly. Remove skin and bones and shred or roughly chop chicken. Set broth aside.
• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Crumble baked cornbread into a large bowl, add seasoned stuffing crumbs.
• Add butter to a skillet and melt over medium heat. Add onions and celery, cook until softened. Stir in cream and mix well.
• Pour onion mixture over cornbread mixture and add chicken.
• Mix 2 cups of reserved broth with 2 beaten eggs, pour over dry ingredients and stir until combined.
• Add more broth 1/2 cup at a time until well moistened but not runny.
• Add garlic, sage, rosemary, salt and pepper and mix until thoroughly combined.
• Pour mixture into a well greased 9 x 13 baking dish, spreading evenly.
• Cover with foil and bake 1 hour. Remove foil and bake another 30 minutes or until top and edges are browned.

SOUTHERN CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Place the chicken breast halves in a large saucepan with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil. Cook 1 hour, or until the meat is tender and easily shredded. Shred chicken and set aside. Reserve 4 to 6 cups of the remaining broth.
• Prepare an 8x8 inch pan of cornbread according to package directions. Crumble the corn bread into a large bowl. Mix in the white bread.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the margarine and stir in the onions and celery. Slowly cook, stirring occasionally, until tender.
• Stir the onions and celery into the bread mixture. Mix in the chicken, 4 cups reserved broth, cream of chicken soup, garlic powder, poultry seasoning, pepper and eggs. Blend with a potato masher until the mixture is the consistency of gelatin. Use more of the reserved broth as necessary to attain desired consistency. Transfer to a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven 30 minutes, or until golden brown.