Yankee Girls Southern Roast Chicken With Cornbread Stuffing Recipes

YANKEE GIRL'S SOUTHERN ROAST CHICKEN WITH CORNBREAD STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Rinse chicken, remove excess fat from around the cavity and pat dry.
• Rub inside and outside of chicken with one teaspoon Old Bay seasoning and set aside.
• Spread corn bread pieces in a single layer on a baking sheet and toast in a 350 degree oven for about 15 minutes, or until they dry out a bit – not much longer than that.
• Combine onion, celery, fresh herbs, pepper, olive oil and 1 teaspoon of the Old Bay seasoning in a mixing bowl.
• When the cornbread crumbs are toasted enough, dump the hot bread into the celery onion mixture and combine.
• Place the chicken in the bottom of a small roasting pan that has a cover.
• Stuff the cavity and the sides of the chicken with the stuffing – you need to separate the skin a bit from the sides to get the stuffing in next to the leg/thigh pieces – also stuff some into the neck cavity.
• Tie the legs together to hold the stuffing in with kitchen twine.
• Drizzle the chicken with oil, sprinkle with salt and a little more Old Bay if you like.
• Cover the pan and roast at 350 for about 1 and 1/2 hours, then uncover, insert a thermometer close to the leg/thigh joint without touching the bone- you're looking for it to read 180 degrees- it will be very close at this point.
• Roast a little longer uncovered until chicken is nicely browned and the thermometer reads 180 degrees.
• Allow the chicken to rest about 10 to 15 minutes before carving- this step keeps it juicy.
• Enjoy.

SOUTHERN CORNBREAD STUFFING

Steps:

• Cook onions and celery in butter over medium heat until tender.
• Crumble cooked (cooled) cornbread into a large roasting pan, add the onions and celery. Stir well; Pour in turking drippings, eggs, soup, sage, salt and pepper. Stir well. Add canned broth if needed to make mixture very moist. It should be the consistency of a cake batter. Bake at 350 degrees for about 1 hour or until firm and top is light golden brown.

ROAST TURKEY WITH CORNBREAD STUFFING

Steps:

• In skillet, saute celery and onion in butter until tender.
• Place in a lg bowl with corn bread, fresh bread crumbs, sage and poultry seasoning.
• Mix eggs and chicken broth; add to dry mixture, stir gently to mix.
• Stuff the cavity and neck of turkey.
• Fasten openings.
• Tie legs together.
• Place on rack in roasting pan.
• Brush with melted butter.
• Bake at 325* for 4 hours (cover with a foil tent), or until turkey tests done.
• Let stand for 20 minutes before cutting.

BAKED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH CORNBREAD STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°.
• Spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with nonstick spray.
• Season chicken breasts with garlic powder, salt and pepper and place in single layer in baking dish.
• In a large bowl, combine stuffing mix, corn, water and melted butter.
• Mix well and spoon over the chicken.
• Combine soup, milk and parsley and mix well.
• Pour over the stuffing, cover and bake for 35 minutes.
• Uncover and bake for 8 to 10 more minutes until stuffing is golden.

CAROLINA GIRL'S CORNBREAD DRESSING/STUFFING

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 deg.
• 2. In a pan, saute onions and celery in butter until translucent.
• 3. Add sausage to pan, cook until done.
• 4. In a large bowl mix cornbread, crushed saltine crackers, and bread cubes.
• 5. Pour onion and sausage mixture into bowl with bread mix.
• 6. In separate bowl, mix chicken broth and eggs together then add to bread mix.
• 7. Add can of soup, mix well.
• 8. Add poultry seasoning and salt and pepper to taste.
• 9. Pour in to greased baking dish (mix should be pourable but not soupy).
• 10. Bake in oven for 45 mins to 1 hours.