Chicken with Onion Celery Dressing

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What You Need:

  • 4 chicken breasts, skinless and boneless
  • 1 lg. onion, chopped
  • 1 C butter
  • 13 C white bread, cubed and slightly dried out
  • 1 tsp poultry seasoning
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 3 C liquid from chicken
  • 1 (11 oz) can cream of celery soup
  • 1 stalk celery, chopped

How to Make It:

  1. Place the chicken breasts in a large skillet.
  2. Cover with water.
  3. Cover the skillet and allow the chicken to boil about 15 minutes.
  4. Remove from skillet and allow to dry on paper towel while mixing the dressing.
  5. Reserve the liquid from the boiled chicken.
  6. Place the bread cubes in a large mixing bowl.
  7. Add the onion, poultry seasoning, salt, pepper and celery.
  8. Stir in the celery soup.
  9. Dot the top with the butter.
  10. Pour the reserved liquid over the top.
  11. Mix with a wooden spoon until all the ingredients are combined and the bread is completely moistened.
  12. Place the chicken in the crock pot.
  13. Add the dressing.
  14. Cover and cook on low 6 hours.

Tip: What a great recipe for a cold winter evening. Instead of using cream of celery soup, try cream of mushroom soup or cream of chicken soup for a slightly different taste.