Eva Claiborne's Hen And Dressing

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (6 lb) whole chicken
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 stalks celery
• salt
• 2 loaves cornbread, cooled and crumbled (9x9 inch pans)
• 12 biscuits, crumbled
• 2 cups diced celery
• 3 large onions, chopped
• 1 tablespoon dried sage
• 1 tablespoon poultry seasoning
• seasoning salt
• 1 dash crushed red pepper flakes
• 9 eggs, beaten

Recipe

• 1 place chicken, 1 onion, 2 stalks celery, and salt in a large pot enough water to cover.
• 2 bring to a boil.
• 3 reduce heat, and gently boil 90 minutes, or until chicken meat falls easily from the bone.
• 4 drain, reserving broth.
• 5 chop chicken, and set aside.
• 6 preheat oven to 350.
• 7 lightly grease a large baking dish.
• 8 in a large bowl, mix crumbled cornbread, crumbled biscuits, 2 cups celery, 2 large onions, sage, poultry seasoning, seasoned salt, and red pepper.
• 9 stir in eggs and reserved chicken broth.
• 10 the mixture should be very thin.
• 11 transfer mixture to the prepared baking dish.
• 12 bake 45 minutes in the preheated oven, stirring often.
• 13 mix chicken into the dressing mixture.
• 14 continue baking 15 minutes, until lightly browned.