Southern Cornbread Dressing
Description
This savory Southern cornbread dressing with chicken is rich, comforting, and easy to make with store-bought cornbread and cooked shredded chicken.
Ingredients
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1/4 cup butter
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1/2 cup chopped onions
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1/2 cup chopped celery
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1 (1 pound) loaf cornbread, crumbled
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1 (1 pound) loaf day-old white bread, torn into small pieces
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1 pound shredded, cooked chicken breast meat
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4 cups chicken broth, or more to taste
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1 (10 1/2 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
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6 large eggs
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2 teaspoons poultry seasoning
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1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
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1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
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Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add onions and celery; cook and stir until tender, 5 to 7 minutes.
3
Meanwhile, combine crumbled cornbread and white bread pieces in a large bowl.
4
Add cooked onions and celery to the bread mixture. Mix in shredded chicken, 4 cups chicken broth, condensed soup, eggs, poultry seasoning, pepper, and garlic powder. Blend with a potato masher until mixture is the consistency of gelatin. Add up to 2 cups more broth to attain the desired consistency. Transfer to a 9x13-inch baking dish.
5
Bake in the preheated oven until dressing is golden brown, about 30 minutes.