Best 3 Southern Cornbread Dressed Up Chicken Recipes

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.

CHICKEN AND CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9 x 13 inch oblong baking dish and set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine the cornbread and bread.
• In a separate skillet, sauté veggies in butter and add seasonings; let cool. Add to cornbread mix. Add 4 cups of the broth and let stand 5 minutes. Add the beaten eggs; gently toss.
• Spoon half of the dressing in the prepared baking dish, top with the shredded chicken and top with the remaining dressing; spread out, but do not pack down.
• Dot the top with slices of butter, and bake uncovered, for about 40-45 minutes, or until light golden brown on top. Cook longer for a crunchy consistency on top. Let rest 5 to 10 minutes before serving.
• For the gravy, heat the fat in a cast iron skillet over medium high heat. Stir in flour, cooking and stirring with a wooden spoon until fully incorporated. Continue cooking, stirring constantly until mixture turns a very light brown color.
• Turn heat to medium and slowly begin adding in at least half of the stock, stirring constantly until fully incorporated, adding more stock as needed to reach the desired consistency.
• Taste, season with salt and pepper as desired. Drizzle over individual servings of the chicken and dressing.

SOUTHERN CHICKEN-CORNBREAD CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, mix chicken, poultry seasoning, garlic powder, sour cream and milk. Season well with salt and pepper. Fold in cheese and green onions. Spoon mixture evenly into dish.
• Make cornbread mix as directed on pouch, substituting cream style corn for the milk and adding the egg and melted butter. Spread evenly over chicken mixture.
• Bake about 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of topping comes out clean.