Chicken Or Turkey Cornbread Dressing Casserole Food

SOUTHERN CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add celery and onions, and sauté 5 to 6 minutes or until onions are tender. Stir in sage, and sauté 1 minute.
• Stir together Cornbread Crumbles and breadcrumbs in a large bowl. Stir in eggs, next 2 ingredients, and celery mixture, stirring until blended. Divide cornbread mixture between 1 lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish and 1 lightly greased 8-inch square baking dish.
• Bake at 400° for 45 to 55 minutes or until set and golden brown.

CHICKEN 'N' DRESSING CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Place chicken in a greased 2-qt. baking dish; set aside. In a small saucepan, combine the flour, broth and milk until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon over chicken., In a large skillet, saute celery and onion in butter until tender. Stir in seasonings. Remove from the heat; add the stuffing cubes, cornbread, broth and egg. Mix well. Spoon over chicken mixture. Cover and bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a thermometer inserted in the center reads 160°., For gravy, melt butter in a small saucepan. Stir in flour until smooth; gradually add broth and milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with chicken and dressing.,

CHICKEN & DRESSING CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Slowly cook chicken breasts in broth over medium-low heat in a covered pot until cooked through. Don't boil them to death or they'll turn out hard and rubbery. Remove chicken and allow to cool then shred with two forks or dice into bite-sized pieces; cover and set aside. Measure out two cups of chicken stock and set aside.
• Meanwhile, sauté celery and onion in butter until onion is translucent.
• Combine reserved 2 cups chicken stock, cream of chicken soup, salt, poultry seasoning, pepper and garlic and stir well.
• In a large mixing bowl combine cornbread, chicken, sautéed veggies (with butter), chicken stock mixture and boiled eggs and mix well. Spoon mixture into a greased baking dish and cook, uncovered at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until nicely browned on top. Remove from oven and let rest 15-20 minutes before serving.

TURKEY WITH CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• In a skillet, saute celery and onion in butter until tender. Place in a large bowl with cornbread, crumbs, sage and poultry seasoning. Combine egg substitute and broth; add to cornbread mixture, stirring gently to mix., Just before baking, stuff the body cavity and inside the neck with dressing. Skewer or fasten openings. Tie the drumsticks together. Place on a rack in a roasting pan. Brush with melted butter. Bake at 325° for 3-1/2 to 4 hours or until a thermometer reads 180° for the turkey and 165° for the stuffing. When turkey begins to brown, cover lightly with a tent of aluminum foil. When turkey is done, allow to stand for 20 minutes. Remove all dressing to a serving bowl.

CHICKEN-AND-CORNBREAD CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Sauté celery and onion in hot oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat 7 minutes or until vegetables are tender; set aside.
• Combine cornbread and poultry seasoning in a large bowl.
• Layer half of cornbread mixture on bottom of a lightly greased 11- x 7-inch baking dish.
• Combine onion mixture, chicken, and next 6 ingredients in a bowl. Spoon mixture evenly over top of cornbread mixture in dish. Top evenly with remaining half of cornbread mixture, and drizzle with butter.
• Bake, covered, at 350° for 30 minutes or until bubbly. Remove from oven, and top with cheese. Bake, uncovered, 10 more minutes or until cheese is golden. Garnish, if desired.

TURKEY AND DRESSING CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Rub the turkey breast with the butter and sprinkle with salt, pepper, rosemary and thyme. Place the turkey skin-side-up in a large roasting pan and cover with a tight-fitting lid or aluminum foil. Bake until an internal thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the breast registers 165 degrees F, 1 1/2 to 2 hours or about 15 minutes per pound. Let rest for 10 minutes.
• Cut the breast into thick slices and set aside. Pour the pan juices into a measuring cup and skim off the fat (use the fat for gravy). You'll need 2 to 3 cups of liquid for the dressing; supplement with chicken stock as needed.
• In a very large bowl, mix together the crumbled cornbread, torn white bread and the cranberries. Heat the olive oil in a medium saucepan. Add the celery, carrots and onion and cook until tender, about 7 minutes. Add 1/4 cup of the turkey pan juices and continue cooking until the vegetables are translucent, about 6 minutes. Add the cooked vegetables to the bread mixture. Pour in the orange juice and 1 cup of the pan juices and mix well, using a sturdy spoon or your hands. Continue adding pan juices (or chicken stock) until the mixture is very moist, almost soupy. Put the dressing in a 9-by-13-by-2-inch casserole dish. Lay the turkey slices on top of the dressing, using almost all of the meat (reserve the rest for gravy or leftovers). Cover the casserole and refrigerate overnight.
• The next day, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Remove the casserole from the refrigerator and let it stand at room temperature while the oven is heating. Bake until heated through, about 45 minutes. The dressing should be moist. If it appears to have dried out too much overnight, pour another cup of turkey juice over it.

CHICKEN OR TURKEY CORNBREAD DRESSING CASSEROLE

Steps:

• For the cornbread; in a large bowl stir together the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, sugar and cayenne (if using).
• Add in 2 eggs and the buttermilk; whisk until just moistened.
• Set oven to 425 degrees.
• In the oven, heat 3 tablespoons butter (or bacon drippings) in a 10-inch cast-iron skillet or cake pan for 5 minutes.
• Pour the HOT butter or bacon drippings into the cornmeal batter; stir to combine, then pour the batter into hot skillet or cake pan.
• Bake at 425 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until golden.
• At this point you can freeze the the cornbread for up to 1 month if desired.
• In a large skillet melt 1/2 cup butter over medium heat; add in the green onions (or yellow onions) garlic and celery, saute for about 5 minutes or until tender.
• In a bowl whisk together 4 large eggs.
• Break the cooled cornbread into pieces and add to the eggs along with the green onion mixture, stuffing mix, chicken broth, corn niblets and cooked chopped chicken or turkey; stir with wooden spoon until just blended.
• Season with salt and black pepper to taste.
• Butter both a 13 x 9-inch and a 9-inch baking pan.
• Spoon the mixture between the 2 pans, then sprinkle the tops with grated parmesan cheese.
• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Bake the 13 x 9-inch for about 50-60 minutes and the 9-inch for about 10 minutes less.

TURKEY CHICKEN DRESSING CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Saute breast pieces in butter and garlic.
• Mix the stuffing and all ingredients called for on stuffing box.
• In a separate bowl, mix the cream of chicken soup and turkey gracy together until smooth.
• In a greased 9 x 13 casserole, add stuffing mix, cooked chicken, corn and top with gravy mixture.
• Bake covered for about 45 minutes. Then uncovered for about 15 minutes.
• This freezes well also!

CORN BREAD TURKEY CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Prepare stuffing mix according to package directions. Add turkey and cheddar cheese. In a large bowl, combine soups and milk. In three greased 13x9-in. baking dishes, layer each with 1 cup turkey mixture and 1 cup soup mixture. Repeat layers. Sprinkle with Swiss cheese. , Cover and freeze two casseroles for up to 3 months. Cover and bake the remaining casserole at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until bubbly. Let stand for 5-10 minutes before serving. , To use frozen casseroles: Thaw each in the refrigerator. Let stand for 30 minutes at room temperature before baking. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until bubbly. Let stand for 5-10 minutes before serving.