Chicken With Parsley And Thyme Stuffing And Roasted Potatoes Recipes

ROAST CHICKEN STUFFED WITH HERBED POTATOES

Steps:

• Process the parsley, garlic, rosemary,thyme and sage until minced.
• Reserve 2 tbsp.
• Put 1 cup of chicken stock in a sauce pan add the herb mixture (reserve the 2 tbsp) and bring to a simmer.
• Stir in the potatoes, heat to boil,covered, cook until they are tender but still firm about 15 min.
• let them rest to cool, drain if there is any stock left, and reserve it.
• Spoon half the potatoes into the chicken sew the cavity shut.
• Rub the reserved herb mixture all over the chicken.
• Arrange remaining potatoes around the chicken in the baking dish.
• Spoon some of the remaining broth over the chicken.
• Roast in a 375F oven for 1 hour or until the juices run clear-internal temp 180f degrees.
• Baste the chicken every 15 minutes with the stock.

CHICKEN WITH POTATO STUFFING

Steps:

• Cook the potatoes in boiling salted water until almost tender; drain and set aside. Cook the sausage in boiling water for 10 minutes; drain. Halve each sausage lengthwise, then cut into 1/2-in. pieces. , In a large skillet over medium heat, cook and stir potatoes, sausage and onion in butter until sausage is browned and onion is tender. Add 2 teaspoons parsley, salt, rosemary, 3/4 teaspoon thyme and pepper., Stuff the chicken with the potato mixture. Place the remaining stuffing in a greased 1-1/2-qt. baking dish; cover and refrigerate until ready to bake., Place chicken in a roasting pan breast side up; brush with oil and sprinkle with remaining parsley and thyme. Add water to pan. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 2-1/4 hours or until a thermometer inserted in stuffing reads 165° and a thermometer inserted in the thigh reads 180°., Bake stuffing in the baking dish for 45 minutes or until heated through and lightly browned. Remove chicken from oven; tent with foil. Let stand 15 minutes before removing stuffing and carving. Skim fat and thicken pan drippings for gravy if desired. Serve with chicken and stuffing.

CHICKEN WITH PARSLEY AND THYME STUFFING AND ROASTED POTATOES

Steps:

• For chicken:
• Melt 4 tablespoons butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and sauté until just beginning to soften, about 6 minutes. Remove from heat. Add breadcrumbs, parsley, thyme, lemon juice and lemon peel and stir gently to blend. Season stuffing generously with salt and pepper. Cool. (Can be prepared 6 hours ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Pat chicken dry with paper towels. Spoon stuffing into cavity of chicken. Tie legs together to hold shape. Rub remaining 2 tablespoons butter over outside of chicken. Sprinkle chicken lightly with salt and pepper. Pour oil into heavy large roasting pan. Place chicken in pan. Arrange 6 bacon slices over chicken. Arrange potatoes around chicken.
• Roast chicken and potatoes 45 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 375°F. Starting at 1 short end of each remaining bacon slice, roll up into cylinders. Secure with toothpicks. Arrange bacon rolls and sausages around chicken. Remove bacon slices from atop chicken; reserve for garnish. Continue roasting chicken until meat thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 180°F and potatoes are tender, about 45 minutes longer. Transfer chicken, potatoes, sausages and bacon rolls to platter. Tent chicken with aluminum foil to keep warm.
• For Gravy:
• Pour off all but 3 tablespoons drippings from roasting pan. Finely chop chicken liver. Add liver and onion to drippings in roasting pan and sauté over medium heat until onion begins to turn golden, about 3 minutes. Sprinkle with flour and stir 2 minutes. Gradually stir in wine and remaining 1 cup Chicken Giblet Stock. Simmer until thickened to sauce consistency, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Garnish chicken with reserved bacon slices. Pass gravy and jelly separately.