Chicken And Dressing Casserole

Course Main Course

Cuisine American, Southern

Keyword best-chicken-and-dressing-casserole, chicken-and-dressing-casserole

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 45

Total Time 1 5

Servings servings

Calories 352kcal

Author Melissa Sperka

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a 13x9-inch baking dish with cooking spray.Set aside.
In a large skillet, melt the butter. Add diced celery, onion and bell pepper. Cook for 5 minutes until softened and beginning to brown.
Add cornbread stuffing mix, 2 cups of chicken stock, 1/2 tsp poultry seasoning and 1/4 tsp black pepper. Stir well and remove from the heat. Set aside.
In a mixing whisk together both soups, milk, mayonnaise, Parmesan cheese, garlic salt, 1 1/2 tsp poultry seasoning and 1/4 tsp black pepper. Mix well.
Stir 1/2 cup of the creamed mixture into the cornbread dressing.
To assemble, spread 1/2 of the cornbread dressing into the bottom of the baking dish. Arrange the chopped chicken on top.
Drizzle evenly with the creamed mixture and finish with the remaining cornbread dressing.
Bake covered with foil for 30 minutes then uncover and bake for an additional 15 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly around the edge.
Scoop and serve immediately.

Chicken - You can use rotisserie chicken, roasted chicken or poached chicken in this recipe. You could also use leftover Thanksgiving turkey.
Dark Meat - If you prefer the flavor of chicken thighs, you can use fully cooked chicken thighs in place of chicken breasts. Lifewise, if you only want white meat, use only chicken breasts.
Cornbread Dressing Mix - For this recipe I used a packaged and seasoned cornbread crumb stuffing mix. If you prefer a mixture of cornbread and bread crumbs, adapt using equal parts of each. This is a low stress and versatile dish that's meant to be easy to make.
Seasoned Stuffing - The brand that I used , Pepperidge Farm stuffing mix, is seasoned. Consider this when choosing the brand you enjoy and make any adjustments needed to adapt.
Adjust the Amount of Stock - It's important that the cornbread topping is fully moistened to avoid it becoming dry while baking. Ingredient quality varies from brand to brand, so use your own judgement adding more stock, if needed.
Fresh Herbs - You can add fresh parsley, thyme or sage.
Peppers - You can omit the red and green bell pepper with no other adjustments needed.
Soup - You can use two cans cream of celery soup or two cans cream of chicken soup in this recipe.
Turkey Gravy - For added moisture, drizzle this casserole with turkey gravy.