Easy Chicken & Dressing

Although mother-in-law is no longer with us, I can still honor her memory by making some of my favorite meals of hers.  Every Saturday she would prepare a huge dinner around noon and all of the family would gather and enjoy eating together.  Though she cooked many different things, my favorites were her  Chicken & Dumplings and Chicken & Dressing.

My mother-in-law would make her cornbread from scratch when she prepared Chicken & Dressing, but I have streamlined the process by using a packet of cornbread mix.  All I had to do was add some water and bake.  I take another shortcut by using chicken that has already been cooked.  You could buy a rotisserie chicken from the store and pull the meat off of the bones.  I was fortunate to find a package at Kroger with the meat already pulled.

In a large bowl, I crumble the cornbread and add the remaining ingredients.  I then mix it well and pour into my baking dish.  I bake it for about 50 minutes in a preheated (375 degrees) oven.

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Easy Chicken & Dressing

You don't have to spend all day in the kitchen making chicken and dressing. Here's my streamlined recipe for the Southern classic dish.

Course Main Dishes

Cuisine American

Keyword chicken, dressing

Prep Time 30 minutes

Cook Time 50 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes

Servings 6

Calories 460kcal

Author Lynda

Ingredients

• 1 6 oz packet cornbread mix
• 1/4 cup sage
• 2 to 4 cups chicken cooked and shredded
• 1/2 cups chicken broth
• 1 can condensed cream of chicken soup
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1/4 cup butter melted

Instructions

• Prepare cornbread according to package directions. Allow to cool.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Crumble cornbread into a large bowl. Add remaining ingredients and mix until well blended.
• Pour into a 9-inch square baking dish and bake for 45 – 50 minutes.

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Notes

*I like to bake the sage into the cornbread. I simply add sage to the mix and prepare the cornbread according to the directions on the package.

**Recipe updated October 2018.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 | Calories: 460kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 172mg | Sodium: 814mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g

Now if stuffing is more to your liking, check out the recipe at The Salty Side Dish for Homemade Stuffing.

 Other delicious Southern recipes:

• Quick and Easy Chicken and Dumplings
• Peanut Brittle
• Slow Cooker Ham