Amish Chicken & Cornbread Stuffing For The Crock Pot Or Oven - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 loaf pan cornbread, crumbled (8x8-inch)
6 slices bread, crumbled
1/4 lb Ritz crackers or 1/4 lb saltine crackers, crumbled
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
1 cup coarsely chopped onion
1 cup coarsely chopped celery
2 teaspoons bell seasoning (or other chicken seasoning with a thyme and sage type mixture)
salt and pepper, to taste
4 1/2 cups chicken broth (or broth made from a whole chicken, approximate measure, see recipe)
4 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
3 -4 cups diced cooked chicken (or the meat from one whole chicken, about 4 to 4 1/2 lbs, cooked with water and seasonings to make)
3/4 cup dried cranberries (optional)

Preparation

If you're using a whole chicken cook the chicken for an hour in water to cover seasoned with your favorite seasonings; remove chicken from the broth and retain both; allow to cool and remove the chicken from the bones and dice.
Put the cornbread, bread, and crackers in a large bowl.
Saute the onions and celery in the butter.
Pour this into the bread& cracker crumbs, add the seasoning and mix well.
Pour enough broth into the mixture to just moisten.
Add the eggs, milk and enough broth to make a very slushy mixture.
Add the chicken (and dried cranberries if using) and mix well.
Pack this tightly into a crock pot or baking dish large enough to hold the mixture.
For the crock pot: Cover and cook on high for 4 hours; reduce heat to low and cook 4 to 8 hours longer.
For oven: Cover with lid or tin foil and bake at 350 for an hour; uncover and bake another 15 to 30 minutes until baked through and top is lightly browned.