BUFFALO CHICKEN CORNBREAD CASSEROLE RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Place bread cubes on an ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake 20-25 minutes or until toasted. Cool on baking pan., In a large skillet, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add onion and celery; cook and stir 6-8 minutes or until tender. Transfer to a greased 4-qt. slow cooker. Stir in cornbread, chicken, soups, broth and seasonings., Cook, covered, on low 3-4 hours or until heated through.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of EVOO (extra virgin olive oil) in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add the chopped chicken chunks and sauté them on both sides until golden brown.
• Remove chicken chunks from skillet and reserve on a plate.
• Add another 2 tablespoons of EVOO, onion, carrot, celery and garlic to the same skillet and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are tender, 5 to 6 minutes.
• While the veggies are cooking start the sauce. In a medium-size sauce pan, melt the butter over medium-high heat; stir in the flour and cook until light brown, about 1 minute.
• Whisk the chicken stock and hot sauce into the butter/flour mixture and bring it to a boil.
• Simmer the gravy until thickened, 2 or 3 minutes.
• Return the reserved chicken chunks to the skillet with the cooked vegetables.
• Add the gravy, stirring to combine.
• Transfer everything to a 9x11" casserole dish and set aside while you prepare the topping.
• TOPPING:.
• In a medium-size mixing bowl, prepare the cornbread according to package directions.
• Stir the blue cheese crumbles into the cornbread mixture and drop spoonfuls of the batter onto the top of the casserole, covering it completely.
• Bake the pot pie until the cornbread is baked through and the filling is hot, 20 to 30 minutes.