Herb and Spinach Stuffing for an Herb Roast Chicken
- 1 (4 lb) roasting chickens
- 1 (12 ounce) package herb-seasoned stuffing cubes
- 1 cup water
- 3 tablespoons butter (I used less, it's up to you)
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 34 cup frozen chopped spinach, thawed & drained
- 2 ounces prosciutto (I used prosciutto just in thin slices) or 2 ounces baked ham, cubed (I used prosciutto just in thin slices)
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 teaspoons dried sage
- 12 teaspoon rosemary
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Place roasting rack rack in large roasting pan.
- Rinse chicken; pat dry with paper towels.
- 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 into skillet; saute until tender, about 5 minutes.
- Add spinach mixture to stuffing.
- Stir in heavy cream and lemon juice; mix well.
- Spoon stuffing loosely into chicken cavity, filling about 3/4 full.
- Fold skin over openings and close with metal skewers.
- Tuck wings under chicken.
- Place on roasting rack.
- Roast chicken until an instant red meat thermometer, inserted in the thigh, not touching the bone, registers 180 degrees and chicken is golden, about 1 hour and 45 minutes.
- ** I couldn't get all of the stuffing to fit in the chicken so I cooked about 3/4 of the stuffing in a Pyrex dish in the oven while the chicken was cooking too!
roasting chickens, cubes, water, butter, onion, ham, garlic, sage, rosemary, heavy cream, lemon juice
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/herb-and-spinach-stuffing-for-an-herb-roast-chicken-242533 (may not work)