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Roast Chicken with Bacon & Spinach Stuffing
Roast Chicken with Bacon & Spinach Stuffing

A mouthwatering roast using Fresh Blends Poultry.

Ingredients

  • 1 onion, chopped
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  • 4 rindless shortcut bacon rashers, chopped
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  • 3 oz baby spinach
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  • 1 ½ tbsp pine nuts
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  • 1 Tbsp Gourmet Garden Fresh Blends Poultry
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  • 1 cup fresh breadcrumbs
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  • 1 egg
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  • 1 whole chicken
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  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
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  • 2 Tbsp Gourmet Garden Fresh Blends Poultry
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Method SERVES 4

Step 1
Cook onion and bacon in a large frying pan over high heat until onion is soft. Add baby spinach and pine nuts. Cook until wilted. Transfer to a bowl. Add 1 Tbsp Gourmet Garden Fresh Blends Poultry, breadcrumbs and egg. Stir to combine. Set aside to cool.

Step 2
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Rinse chicken (including cavity) with cold water. Pat dry with paper towel. Fill cavity with stuffing mixture. Tie legs with kitchen string.

Step 3
Combine olive oil and 2 Tbsp Gourmet Garden Fresh Blends Poultry. Brush chicken with oil mixture. Place chicken, breast-side up, on a wire rack in a roasting pan.

Step 4
Roast for 1 hour 30 minutes or until juices run clear when chicken thigh is pierced with a skewer (cover with foil if over-browning). Stand for 10 minutes. Serve.

 
Gourmet Garden Fresh Blends Poultry
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veronica, Medford,NJ, USA (January 2011)
FANTASTIC!