Stuffed Chicken With Cranberry Pecan Bread Stuffing

Stuffed Chicken With Cranberry Pecan Bread Stuffing

Instructions

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For the Chicken

• 1 entire chicken (about four pounds)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

For the Stuffing

• 1 loaf (1 pound) cranberry pecan bread, cubed
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 1/2 cup chopped carrots
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
• 1 tablespoon dried cranberries
• 1 tablespoon chopped pecans
• 1/4 cup melted butter
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Step 1: Prepare the Chicken and Stuffing

Instructions:

Step 1: Prepare the Chicken and Stuffing

1. Preheat oven to 375 levels F (190 degrees C).
2. In a big bowl, mix the bread cubes, onion, celery, and pecans.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk collectively the chicken broth, the melted butter, the egg, the sage, the thyme, the salt, and the pepper.
4. Pour the moist ingredients over the dry components and blend until simply combined.
5. Rinse the chicken in and out and pat dry.
6. Stuff the chicken cavity loosely with the stuffing With chicken.
7. Tie the legs together with kitchen twine.
8. Place the chicken in a roasting pan and brush with melted butter.
9. Roast within the preheated oven for 1 hour and quarter-hour, or till the chicken is cooked by way of and the inner temperature reaches a hundred sixty five degrees F (74 levels C).
10. Let the chicken relaxation for quarter-hour before carving.

Step 2: Roast the Chicken

Preheat the oven to 400 levels F (200 degrees C). Place the chicken on a roasting rack set in a baking pan. Roast the chicken for 1 hour, or until the interior temperature reaches 165 levels F (74 degrees C) when measured with a meat thermometer inserted into the thickest a part of the thigh, with out touching the bone.

Step 3: Make the Gravy (Optional)

Instructions, Step three: Make the Gravy (Optional)

1. In a small saucepan over medium-high warmth, deliver the chicken broth to a boil.
2. Whisk in the flour or cornstarch until smooth.
3. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 5 minutes, or until the gravy has thickened.
4. If desired, stir within the parsley or chives.