10 Down-Home Chicken Dishes

Could anything be more comforting than tender chunks of vegetables encased in a rich pastry crust? We don't think so. Dig in.

Recipe: Chicken Pot Pie

Get that warm and cozy feeling with an old-fashioned dish that's been updated to have less fat and fewer calories.

Recipe: Herbed Chicken and Dumplings

Skip the bucket of fast-food fried chicken and remember what it's like to eat "real" fried chicken like Mama used to make. Mashed potatoes and biscuits are optional.

Watch a video on making fried chicken.

Recipe: Mama's Fried Chicken

Creamed chicken with biscuits is a home-style classic, and the fun twist here is serving the chicken mixture in biscuit bowls made from refrigerated canned biscuits.

Recipe: Creamed Chicken in Biscuit Bowls

Nothing cures the blues like a big bowl of chunky chicken soup, straight from Mama's kitchen to your heart.

Recipe: Mama's Chicken Soup

Imagine how much more you would love chicken and dressing if you stirred sour cream into the cornbread mixture and topped the casserole with cheese. Here it is – the dish of your dreams.

Recipe: Chicken-and-Cornbread Casserole

This shortcut version of chicken pot pie has a biscuit topping made from biscuit mix rather than a homemade pastry crust, so it's ready in a fraction of the time it takes to make a traditional pot pie.

Recipe: Biscuit-Topped Chicken Pot Pie

These individual servings of chicken pie feature a Tex-Mex style chicken mixture with enchilada sauce, corn, green chiles and chili powder, and the crusty topping is made with Mexican cornbread mix.

Recipe: Chicken-and-Corn Pies With Cornbread Crust

A cassoulet is a French dish of beans, sausages, and meat that's covered and slowly cooked. This homestyle version is covered with a cornbread crust and baked in a skillet.

Recipe: Sausage-and-Chicken Cassoulet

Make any day a Thanksgiving feast by dishing up a big helping of chicken and dressing. Because you make it in a slow cooker, you can toss everything in the cooker in the morning and have a hearty meal waiting for you when you get home.

Recipe: Grandma Dean's Chicken and Dressing