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Yield: 4 servings
Organic Free-Range Rosemary Roasted Chicken with Spelt Bread Stuffing
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time: 2 hours
This chicken works well simply roasted, either stuffed with an bread mixture or a halved lemon inserted into the cavity.
Ingredients
- 1 5 lb organic free range chicken
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 head garlic, thinly sliced
- 5 leaves sprigs fresh rosemary, removed and twigs discarded
- 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp lemon zest
- Sea salt, to taste
- 1 tsp coarse ground black pepper
Stuffing
- 10 pieces spelt bread, chopped into 1-inch
- 1 tbsp fresh rosemary, chopped
- 1 cup black currents
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, chopped
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 cup organic chicken broth
- 1 pinch ground black pepper
- Salt, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Set the rack to the medium setting.
- Remove any gizzards from the chicken and rinse out the cavity under running cold water. Place the chicken in a roasting pan, breast-side up. Make slits in the skin above the breasts and legs and insert the onion and garlic and 1 pinch of rosemary in each.
- Toss together the ingredients for the stuffing, ensuring the oil and seasonings are evenly distributed.
- Drizzle the olive oil on top evenly. Sprinkle the rosemary, lemon zest, black pepper and salt, to taste, on top. Insert the prepared stuffing into the cavity.
- Cover the chicken with tinfoil or a lid that fits the roasting pan and insert into the oven. Cook for 1 hour for every 5 pounds. Remove the tinfoil and continue to roast until the chicken is golden brown, about 30 minutes. Remove when a meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the breast reads 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Remove from the oven, tent with foil, and allow to rest for 10 minutes before cutting.
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