Southern Chicken and Cornbread Dressing Recipe 

I learned this recipe from my mother in law and added my own twist.

• Prep Time : 30 mins
• Cook Time : 2 hrs
• Total Time : 2 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients :

• 4 box Cornmuffin Mix
• 1 medium onion
• 6 large chicken thighs
• 16 oz chicken stock
• 1 whole chicken
• 1 can cream of celery soup
• 1 can cream of mushroom
• 2 can cream of chicken soup
• sage
• salt
• pepper
• onion powder
• seasoned salt
• paprika

Instructions :

1. Make Cornmuffin mix according to the package. Make in the pan you will be using to bake your dressing in.
2. While the cornbread is cooking, chop onions into dices. Put to the side.
3. Take the cornbread out of the oven and let cool.
4. In a separate pan add chicken stock. Next place whole chicken and arrange chicken thighs around it. Season top of chicken with season salt, onion powder, pepper, and paprika.
5. Cover chicken with aluminum foil and place in the oven at 375°F.
6. Cook chicken for 1 hour or until its halfway cooked. (The chicken will cook the rest of the way in the dressing to give it more flavor. )
7. Once the cornbread is cool, use your hands to break up the cornbread until its the texture of sand.
8. LETS START MAKING THE DRESSING!!!
9. Add cream of chicken, cream of mushroom, onions and cream of celery to cornbread.
10. Add all the drippings from the chicken pan and begin mixing. Continue to add chicken stock until the mixture is wet consistency.
11. Next add sage, salt and pepper to taste. Taste as you add seasonings.
12. Once mixture is to your liking. Arrange chicken in the dressing.
13. Place dressing in the oven, uncovered, on 400°F until dressing is dry in the middle and is golden brown on top.
14. Take out and let cool for 15 min. Enjoy!