This is a Thanksgiving dressing recipe that is both easy and scrumptious. It is made with chicken livers, chicken hearts, onions, celery, chicken broth, breadcrumbs, and stuffing mix with such a flavorful taste. After baking it in the oven, you'll have a mouthwatering side dish that's perfect for your holiday feast.
Rinse and soak the chicken livers in cold water for a few minutes. Slightly pat dry with a paper towel.
Liver and Hearts Mixture
Melt butter in a frying pan on medium heat.
Put the liver in the frying pan with the butter. Turn the heat to medium-high and brown for about 20 minutes. Keep turning the liver. Chop it in chunks. Remove any unwanted pieces.
Rinse the chicken hearts in cold water and cut them into pieces. Cut off the tops of the hearts and discard them. It's called the ascending aorta.
Add the chopped chicken hearts to the frying pan and brown them with the liver.
Dice the onion and the celery.
Add the diced onions and celery to the frying pan with the liver and hearts. Brown for about 15 minutes on medium heat. Then turn the burner off and set it aside.
Dressing Mixture
In a bowl, beat the eggs. Then add the salt and pepper to the eggs. Mix together.
Add the cans of chicken broth to the egg mixture. Mix together.
Put the cooked liver, hearts, onions, and celery into a large bowl. Add the chicken broth, eggs, salt, and pepper mixture. Mix them together.
Add the bread crumbs stuffing mix to the chicken broth mixture. Mix together.
Ready For The Oven
Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Put the dressing mixture in the baking dish. Cover it with a lid or aluminum foil.
Bake in the oven for 45 minutes.
After 45 minutes, remove the lid, stir the dressing, then bake for about 15 more minutes without the lid.
Notes
Thanksgiving dressing is a great side dish to make with Thanksgiving dinner, and it's extra yummy topped with gravy.