my favorite baked chicken with cornbread dressing

Name: My favorite Baked Chicken with Cornbread Dressing
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 teaspoon(s) black pepper; 1 teaspoon(s) dried sage; 1 teaspoon(s) garlic powder; 1 teaspoon(s) dried thyme; 1 - 5 to 7 lb roasting chicken; 2 - bay leaves; 3 - stalks celery, chopped; 2 large onions, chopped; - for the dressing; 4 cup(s) crumbled cornbread; 1 cup(s) day old bread or biscuits; 1/2 cup(s) sliced mushrooms; 1/2 teaspoon(s) dried sage; 1/2 teaspoon(s) dried thyme; 4 tablespoon(s) butter or margerine, melted; 1 teaspoon(s) salt; 1/4 teaspoon(s) black pepper; 2 1/2 cup(s) chicken broth

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Shirley Makekau

Washougal, WA

Updated on Nov 8, 2010

I have been making this chicken and dressing recipe for years for my family and friends.

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Ingredients

1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon dried sage
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 - 5 to 7 lb roasting chicken
2 - bay leaves
3 - stalks celery, chopped
2 large onions, chopped
- for the dressing
4 cups crumbled cornbread
1 cup day old bread or biscuits
1/2 cup sliced mushrooms
1/2 teaspoon dried sage
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
4 tablespoons butter or margerine, melted
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 1/2 cups chicken broth

How To Make my favorite baked chicken with cornbread dressing

Step 1

FOR THE CHICKEN:

Step 2

Combine the salt,pepper,sage, garlic powder, and thyme and rub the seasonings inside the chicken and on the skin. Put the chicken in a large, heavy pot. Add the bay leaves, celery and onions and enough water to cover. Bring the ingredients to a boil, then reduce the heat. , cover and simmer until the chicken is tender, about 1 hour.
Step 3

Remove the chicken from the broth and set on a greased baking sheet. Strain the broth through a sieve, reserving 2 1/2 cups of the broth and separately reserving the veggies to use in the dressing. Discard the bay leaves.
Step 4

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F and place the chicken in a shallow roasting pan.
Step 5

FOR THE DRESSING:
Step 6

To prepare the dressing, combine all the dressing ingredients, except the broth, in a baking pan. Add the celery and onions that were simmered with the chicken, then add the broth and mix until the dressing is moist but not soupy, with the consistency of mush.
Step 7

Bake the chicken and the dressing, uncovered for 30 to 40 minutes or until the chicken is golden brown and the dressing is firm but still moist.
Step 8

serve the chicken in the center of a platter, surrounded by dressing and garnished with Parsley
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