Chicken and Cornbread Dressing

Directions

1. 1
   Make Cornmuffin mix according to the package.
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   Make in the pan you will be using to bake your dressing in.
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   While the cornbread is cooking, chop onions into dices.
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   Put to the side.
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   Take the cornbread out of the oven and let cool.
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   In a separate pan add chicken stock.
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   Next place whole chicken and arrange chicken thighs around it.
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   Season top of chicken with season salt, onion powder, pepper, and paprika.
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   Cover chicken with aluminum foil and place in the oven at 375F.
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    Cook chicken for 1 hour or until its halfway cooked.
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    (The chicken will cook the rest of the way in the dressing to give it more flavor. )
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    Once the cornbread is cool, use your hands to break up the cornbread until its the texture of sand.
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    LETS START MAKING THE DRESSING!!
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    Add cream of chicken, cream of mushroom, onions and cream of celery to cornbread.
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    Add all the drippings from the chicken pan and begin mixing.
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    Continue to add chicken stock until the mixture is wet consistency.
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    Next add sage, salt and pepper to taste.
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    Taste as you add seasonings.
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    Once mixture is to your liking.
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    Arrange chicken in the dressing.
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    Place dressing in the oven, uncovered, on 400F until dressing is dry in the middle and is golden brown on top.
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    Take out and let cool for 15 min.
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    Enjoy!