Herb Roasted Chicken

Submitted by lilkittykt

"a savory stuffed chicken"

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 (4 lb) roasting chickens
• 1 (12 ounce) package herb stuffing cubes
• 1 cup water
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 3⁄4 cup frozen chopped spinach, thawed
• 2 ounces prosciutto or 2 ounces baked ham, cubed
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 teaspoons dried sage
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 2 tablespoons heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Place roasting rack in large roasting pan.
3. Rinse chicken; pat dry with paper towels.
4. In large bowl, toss stuffing with 1 C water.
5. In large skillet, melt butter over medium heat.
6. Add onion, spinach, prosciutto, garlic, sage and rosemary to skillet; saute until tender, about 5 minutes.
7. Add spinch mixture to stuffing.
8. Stir in heavy cream and lemon juice; mix well.
9. Spoon stuffing loosely into chicken cavity, filling about 3/4 full.
10. Fold skin over openings and close with metal skewers.
11. Tuck wings under chicken.
12. Place on roasting rack.
13. Roast chicken until an instant-read meat thermometer, inserted in the thigh, not touching the bone, registers 180 and chicken is golden, about 1 hour 45 minutes.

Reviews

[JustJanS]

This was really good. I had to use fresh diced bread as I've never seen packaged stuffing cubes here. I used 3 slices of bread and took note of the other reviewer's comment of bitterness, and reduced the herbs a bit-so no bitterness we could taste. I watched my chicken and removed it as soon as it was just cooked-so it was extremely moist. I did rub the skin of the chicken with olive oil and season it though. I will make it again, and think a bit of feta in the stuffing would be a good addition too.

 

[jbruner7]

I tried this recipe and the chicken was very bland and tasteless. Also the stuffing was very dry and bitter. will never make this again, very disapointed