Roast Chicken with Wild Rice Stuffing

Name: Roast Chicken with Wild Rice Stuffing
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons butter, softened; 1 teaspoons crushed red pepper; 79 milliliters chopped dried figs; 1 garlic clove, minced; 0 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoons ground coriander; 1 teaspoons ground cumin; 118 milliliters chopped onion; 2 Tbsps pine nuts, toasted; 177 milliliters long-grain and wild rice blend; 2 kilograms whole roasting chicken; 1 teaspoons salt, divided; 355 milliliters water

Roast Chicken with Wild Rice Stuffing might be just the main course you are searching for. One serving contains 873 calories, 57g of protein, and 53g of fat. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 32% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. Thanksgiving will be even more special with this recipe. Head to the store and pick up roasting chicken, pepper, salt, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the butter you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Butter Cake as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 37

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Oven

Heat a nonstick saucepan over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

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Sauce Pan

Frying Pan

Add onion to pan; saut 4 minutes.

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Onion

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Frying Pan

Add rice and garlic to pan; saut 1 minute.

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Garlic

Rice

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Frying Pan

Add water to pan; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes or until rice is almost tender. Stir in figs, nuts, and 1/4 teaspoon salt.

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Water

Figs

Nuts

Rice

Salt

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Frying Pan

Remove and discard giblets and neck from chicken; trim excess fat. Starting at neck cavity, loosen skin from breasts and drumsticks by inserting fingers, gently pushing between skin and meat.

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Chicken Drumsticks

Meat

Combine remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, butter, and remaining ingredients in a small bowl. Rub seasoning mixture under loosened skin and over breasts and drumsticks. Stuff rice mixture in chicken cavity. Tie ends of legs together with twine. Lift wing tips up and over back; tuck under chicken.

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Chicken Drumsticks

Dry Seasoning Rub