Southern Cornbread Dressing

This savory Southern cornbread dressing with chicken is rich, comforting, and easy to make with store-bought cornbread and cooked shredded chicken.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 182 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons poultry seasoning
• 1 (10.5 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
• 6 large eggs
• 1 (1 pound) loaf day-old white bread, torn into small pieces
• 4 cups chicken broth, or more to taste
• 1 pound shredded, cooked chicken breast meat
• 1 (1 pound) loaf cornbread, crumbled
• 0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 0.25 cup butter
• 0.5 cup chopped celery
• 0.125 teaspoon garlic powder
• 0.5 cup chopped onions

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add onions and celery; cook and stir until tender, 5 to 7 minutes.

Step 3

Meanwhile, combine crumbled cornbread and white bread pieces in a large bowl.

Step 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.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until dressing is golden brown, about 30 minutes.