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shannone
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Ingredients
1 roasting chicken (about 4 pounds)
1 (12 ounce) package herbed bread stuffing
1 cup water
3 tablespoons butter
1 large onion, chopped
¾ cup frozen chopped spinach, thawed
2 ounces prosciutto or baked ham, cubed
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons dried sage
½ teaspoon dried rosemary
2 tablespoons each heavy cream and lemon juice
1.Preheat oven to 350 F. Place roasting rack in large roasting pan. Rinse chicken; pat dry with paper towels.
2.In large bowl, toss stuffing with 1 cup water. In large skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add onion, spinach, prosciutto, garlic, sage and rosemary to skillet; sauté until tender, about 5 minutes.
3.Add spinach mixture to stuffing. Stir in heavy cream and lemon juice; mix well.
4.Spoon stuffing loosely into chicken cavity, filling about ¾ full. Fold skin over openings and close with metal skewers. Tuck wings under chicken. Place on roasting rack.
5.Roast chicken until an instant-read meat thermometer, inserted in the thigh not touching bone, registers 180 degree Fahrenheit and chicken is golden, about 1 hour and 45 minutes.
1 roasting chicken (about 4 pounds)
1 (12 ounce) package herbed bread stuffing
1 cup water
3 tablespoons butter
1 large onion, chopped
¾ cup frozen chopped spinach, thawed
2 ounces prosciutto or baked ham, cubed
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons dried sage
½ teaspoon dried rosemary
2 tablespoons each heavy cream and lemon juice
1.Preheat oven to 350 F. Place roasting rack in large roasting pan. Rinse chicken; pat dry with paper towels.
2.In large bowl, toss stuffing with 1 cup water. In large skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add onion, spinach, prosciutto, garlic, sage and rosemary to skillet; sauté until tender, about 5 minutes.
3.Add spinach mixture to stuffing. Stir in heavy cream and lemon juice; mix well.
4.Spoon stuffing loosely into chicken cavity, filling about ¾ full. Fold skin over openings and close with metal skewers. Tuck wings under chicken. Place on roasting rack.
5.Roast chicken until an instant-read meat thermometer, inserted in the thigh not touching bone, registers 180 degree Fahrenheit and chicken is golden, about 1 hour and 45 minutes.