Chicken with Fennel Stuffing

Name: Chicken with Fennel Stuffing
Prep time: 3 h 10 min
Cook time: 3 h 10 min
Total time: 3 h 10 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 Tbsps butter, divided; 353 milliliters chicken broth; 1 fennel bulb, chopped; 1 Tbsp minced fresh thyme; 1 large onion, chopped; 1 teaspoons pepper, divided; 2 kgs roasting chicken; 1 teaspoon rubbed sage; 1 teaspoon salt, divided; 1000 milliliters unseasoned stuffing cubes

Chicken with Fennel Stuffing takes about 3 hours and 10 minutes from beginning to end. For $4.58 per serving, you get Head to the store and pick up salt, onion, fennel bulb, and a few other things to make it today. Thanksgiving will be even more special with this recipe. Users who liked this recipe also liked Apple Fennel Stuffing, Sausage Fennel Stuffing, and Fennel Sausage Stuffing.

Instructions

In a large skillet, saute fennel and onion in 2 tablespoons butter until tender.

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Butter

Fennel

Onion

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Frying Pan

Place in a large bowl. Stir in the stuffing cubes, broth, thyme, sage, 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Just before baking, loosely stuff chicken with 3 cups stuffing.

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Stuffing

Whole Chicken

Pepper

Broth

Thyme

Sage

Salt

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Bowl

Place remaining stuffing in a greased 1-qt. baking dish; refrigerate until ready to bake.

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Stuffing

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Baking Pan

Oven

Place chicken breast side up on a rack in a roasting pan. Melt remaining butter; brush over chicken.

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Chicken Breast

Whole Chicken

Butter

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Roasting Pan

Sprinkle with remaining salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 2-3/4 to 3-1/4 hours or until a meat thermometer reads 180° for chicken and 165° for stuffing.

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Stuffing

Meat

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Kitchen Thermometer

Oven

Bake additional stuffing, covered, for 20 minutes. Uncover; bake 15-20 minutes longer or until lightly browned. Cover chicken and let stand for 10 minutes before removing stuffing and carving.

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Stuffing

Whole Chicken

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Oven