Whole Roasted Chicken

It's that time of year when everyone is busy in baking and cooking goodies for the Christmas season. Inviting guests and having parties is also a big part of this season. That's when the traditional recipes come out; a turkey dinner is one of the common item for Christmas. Though turkey is a common thing, there are also many people who'd rather prefer chicken; one reason being that it takes lesser time both in preparing and cooking the chicken. So here's a simple recipe for you to try this Christmas.



Some people prefer to use instant stuffing for the chicken, but if you'd like to make your own, I'm including the steps for that as well.

Wash the chicken well and marinate the chicken with the prepared masala paste

Marinate and keep for at least 12 hours/overnight in the refrigerator


Ingredients for Stuffing
Melt butter and saute the onions and garlic




Add celery and saute



 Add water and spices

And finally add the dried cranberries and bread cubes


Place the marinated chicken onto a roasting dish along with vegetables and stuff the chicken with the stuffing



Whole Roasted Chicken


Recipe Type: Main

Cuisine: American

Author: Betsy

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Cook time:

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Treat your guests with this mouth-watering roasted chicken this Christmas season.


Ingredients


  • For marination:

  • Chicken --1 Whole, about 1kg(2.2lbs)

  • Garlic paste - 1 Tbsp

  • Ginger paste - 1 Tbsp

  • Paprika - 1 tsp

  • Tandoori masala powder or paste - 1 Tbsp

  • Chili powder - 1 tsp

  • Garam masala - 1 tsp

  • Lemon Juice - 4 Tbsp

  • Salt - 2 tsp

  • For the Cranberry Stuffing:

  • Onion - 1, chopped

  • Garlic - 3 pods, chopped

  • Celery sticks - 1 stick, chopped

  • Dried cranberry - 1/2 cup chopped (you could also use grated carrots, apples or without any or these)

  • Bread cubes - 2 cups

  • Butter - 3-4 Tbsp

  • Thyme - 1 tsp

  • Sage - 1/2 tsp

  • Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp

  • Salt - 1/2 tsp

  • Vegetables for baking

  • Potato - 2-3 cut in half

  • Carrots - 1-2 cut into 2 inches or use baby carrots

  • Use any vegetables as you like



Instructions



  1. For the Chicken:

  2. Wash chicken inside and outside under running water and pat dry.

  3. Make paste with all the above marinade items(from garlic paste till salt) and rub on chicken and refrigerate for 12--24 hours.

  4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Transfer to a roasting tray placing breast up and bake for 1&1/2 hours to 1 hr 45 mins along with the vegetables.

  5. If you want to use the instant stuffing mix, follow the instructions on the packet.

  6. Method For Stuffing:

  7. Melt the butter in a frying pan on medium heat.

  8. Saute the onion and garlic till the onions are transparent.

  9. Add celery and saute for few more minutes. Add 1/2 cup water along with spices/herbs and salt and cook until the celery is cooked, about 5 minutes.

  10. Add the dried cranberries and the bread cubes and mix well. Turn off the stove and mix well.

  11. Let the stuffing cool down completely before stuffing the chicken.

  12. Stuff the chicken using a spoon.

  13. Once the chicken is roasted, remove the stuffing from the chicken and transfer to a bowl.

  14. Enjoy the chicken with gravy, boiled vegetables, dinner rolls, salad, etc








Roast for 1 hour 45 minutes

 Enjoy!!!

Comments

  1. Looks yummy ..am gonna try it..the ingredients looks great

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  2. Chicken looks great and well done! Have to try this one soon. Thanks for another lovely recipe.

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  3. Dear website holder please do not steal cooking methods from another family members ...I know ur mom does that so stop..

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