Old Fashioned Southern Cornbread Dressing

This is the dressing i grew up eating. it's the southern way of making dressing.

Put chicken in a dutch oven.

Cover with water.

Bring to a boil and cook over medium heat.

Reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 45 minutes or until the chicken is tender.

Remove chicken from heat , reserving the broth.

Let cool and debone the chicken.

Cut chicken into bite size pieces.

Discard sking and bones.

Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat on stovetop.

Add onion and celery and cook about 6 minutes until veggies are tender.

Preheat oven to 350.

Lightly grease a 13-x-9-x-2-inch baking dish.

Set aside.

In a large bowl , combine chicken , onion-and-celery mixture , cornbread , and remaining ingredients.

Spoon mixture into prepared baking dish.

Bake , uncovered , for 1 hour , or until set.

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