Smoked Chicken and Dressing
Smoked Chicken and Dressing is a delicious dish for any holiday dinner. A southern style recipe made with cornbread and smoked chicken and cooked on the grill.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 721kcal
Ingredients
- 5 cups cornbread crumbs
- 3 cups toasted bread crumbs
- 2 cups diced onion
- 2 cups diced celery
- 1 medium bell pepper diced
- ½ cup butter
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 whole smoked chicken removed from bones and diced
- 2 1/2- 3 cups chicken broth
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon + 2 teaspoons dried ground sage
- 1 tablespoon + 2 teaspoons granulated garlic
- 1 tablespoon coarse ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoons salt
- Non stick cooking spray
Instructions
- Prepare a grill fire to about 350° with hickory for smoke flavor.
- Crumble biscuits and toast. Add to a large bowl and add in crumbled cornbread and chicken. Set aside.
- In a large skillet, melt butter and add diced onions, celery and bell peppers. Cook over medium heat. Stir often until vegetables are softened, about 10 minutes.
- Stir in Cream and pour over cornbread mixture.
- In another bowl, beat 2 eggs with 2 cups of chicken broth and pour over bread and chicken.
- Next, add sage, garlic, salt and pepper, stir until well combined.
- Add additional broth, 1/2 cup at a time, until mixture is very moist but not soupy.
- Make an 8 x 10 foil pan with 2 layers of heavy foil (or use a store bought foil pan). Spray with non stick cooking spray and place on a grill pan.
- Pour dressing mixture into pan and spread evenly. Cover with foil.
Cook over indirect fire for about 1 hour with the grill closed. - Next, remove foil cover and cook an additional 30 minutes or until dressing is cooked through.
- Remove from grill.
- Slide dressing onto a serving platter and serve immediately.
Notes
To bake in conventional oven, follow the same time and temperature as grilling instructions.
Store leftover dressing in an airtight container up to 4 days. Reheat in slices in a 325° oven, covered with foil about 15 minutes or in microwave about 1 minute.
Dressing can be frozen up to 3 months. Wrap in 2 layers of plastic wrap and one layer of foil. Thaw in refrigerator before reheating.
Chicken and Dressing can be made ahead to the point of grilling one day in advance. Keep mixture tightly covered in refrigerator.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 721kcal | Carbohydrates: 81g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 16g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 182mg | Sodium: 2562mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g