Chicken Stuffed With Mashed Turnips Food

ROAST CHICKEN WITH MASHED-POTATO STUFFING AND ROOT VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Make mashed-potato stuffing:
• Peel potatoes and cut into 1/2-inch pieces. In a saucepan of boiling salted water boil potatoes with garlic and bay leaf until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain potato mixture, return it to pan, and cook over high heat, shaking pan, until any excess liquid is evaporated, about 30 seconds. Remove pan from heat and discard bay leaf. Add milk, butter, and thyme. Mash potatoes and garlic with a potato masher until smooth and stir in salt and pepper to taste.
• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Rinse chicken inside and out and pat dry completely. Fill cavity loosely with some of stuffing and reserve remaining stuffing in a small baking dish. Truss chicken and rub all over with butter. Season chicken with salt and pepper and arrange, breast side down, on a rack set in a large shallow roasting pan. In a small bowl toss shallots and garlic with oil and add to roasting pan.
• Roast chicken in lower third of oven for 30 minutes. Turn chicken breast side up and baste with pan juices. Arrange vegetables and thyme sprigs in pan and season with salt and pepper. Roast chicken and vegetables, stirring and basting frequently, 1 hour, or until a meat thermometer inserted in fleshy part of thigh registers 180°F. During last 30 minutes of roasting bake reserved stuffing, covered with foil.
• Let chicken stand 10 minutes before carving. Discard thyme sprigs. Serve chicken, stuffing, and vegetables sprinkled with parsley.

STUFFING STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C) and grease a 9x13 pan or baking dish with oil or non-stick cooking spray.
• Heat your chicken broth in the microwave for 2 minutes on high, or heat to a low boil in a small saucepan on the stovetop.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the Stove Top Stuffing Mix with heated broth, butter, and milk. Add optional ingredients onion, celery, and/or the dried cranberries if desired. Mix until well combined and set aside.
• Trim any fat from the chicken breasts, then use a sharp knife to cut the chicken breasts 3/4 of the way through the thickest portion of the breasts (butterfly-style). Do this carefully, so that you do not cut all the way through the chicken.
• Fill each chicken breast with 1/4 portion of the stuffing mixture and place them into the prepared baking dish. Mix together the salt, pepper, and garlic powder then sprinkle seasoning onto each stuffed breast.
• Cover the stuffed chicken breasts with a sheet of aluminum foil then bake in the middle of the center rack in your oven at 375°F (190°C) for 20 minutes. Remove the foil and continue cooking for an additional 15 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. The internal temperature should reach a minimum of 165°F (74°C) before serving.
• Remove from the oven when done and serve immediately. Pour gravy over when serving, if desired.

CHICKEN STUFFED WITH MASHED TURNIPS

Steps:

• Place the turnips and potato in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce to a simmer and cook until the vegetables are tender, about 12 minutes. Drain. Puree in a food processor. Stir in the butter, the salt and pepper to taste.
• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Stuff the cavity of the chicken with the mashed turnip mixture. Use a trussing needle and twine to sew the cavity closed. Place in a roasting pan. Roast until the juices run clear when pricked in the thickest part of the leg, about 1 hour and 10 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes before carving. Carve and serve with the mashed turnip stuffing.

MASHED TURNIPS WITH CRISPY SHALLOTS

Steps:

• Place the turnips in a large pot of cold water and bring to a boil. Cook until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain and puree in a food processor. Set aside.
• Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons of the butter in a deep saucepan over medium heat. Add the shallots and saute until they turn golden brown, about 15 minutes. Remove the shallots with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.
• Set a heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add the cream and the remaining 1 tablespoon of butter and bring to a simmer. Briskly stir in the turnips. Season to taste with salt, pepper and the nutmeg. Divide the puree among 8 serving plates. Garnish liberally with the shallots and lightly with parsley. Serve immediately.

CHICKEN WITH TURNIP CURRY

Steps:

• Boil turnips in 5-6 cups water. mashed it with water when its tender .
• Cut the chicken into 2-3inch pieces.Put the onions,garlic,ginger,salt, chili powder, ground coriander, chicken and 1,1/2cups water in a heavy based pot. cook for 10 to 15 minutes, or until the meat is half cook.
• Add oil ,tomatoes and potatoes and cook for 5 to 10 minutes.
• then mashed turnips with water.
• and cook for 10 to 15 minutes .then sprinkle Garam Masala.

ROAST CHICKEN WITH TURNIPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450 degrees. Place a nonstick roasting pan on a rack set low in oven. Season chicken with salt and pepper, and rub it with about a third of the butter or oil.
• When oven is hot, add another third of the butter or oil to pan. Place chicken in hot pan, breast up; roast 15 minutes, or until top begins to brown. Remove from oven, and scatter turnips around it; dot them with remaining butter, or drizzle with remaining oil. Tilt pan so juices run out of chicken.
• Roast 15 minutes longer, and then baste chicken with pan juices. Continue to roast (lower heat to 350 if bird is becoming too brown) until an instant-read thermometer inserted in meaty part of thigh registers 155 degrees, 15 to 30 minutes more. Remove bird from pan, and raise heat to 500 degrees. Return turnips to oven in pan.
• Let chicken rest while turnips brown, about 5 minutes. Carve chicken, and serve with turnips and pan juices.

ROASTED CHICKEN WITH CARROTS, TURNIPS, AND ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F. and oil a 15- by 10- by 2-inch flameproof roasting pan.
• In a small bowl stir together spices, coarse salt, garlic, and fresh coriander. Reserve 3 tablespoons mixture in another small bowl and into remainder stir 3 tablespoons butter.
• Rinse chicken inside and out, removing any excess fat from opening of body cavity, and pat dry. Arrange chicken, breast side up, in center of roasting pan. With fingers loosen skin from breast at both ends and push half of seasoned butter under skin, spreading over breastbone to each side of breast. Massage skin from outside to spread butter evenly over breast. Put remaining seasoned butter in body cavity and with small metal or wooden skewers completely close body cavity and neck cavity. Tie drumsticks together with kitchen string and salt chicken lightly. Roast chicken in middle of oven 20 minutes.
• Scatter carrots and turnips around chicken and toss with fat in pan (if chicken is very lean, add remaining tablespoon of butter). Roast chicken and vegetables 30 minutes. Scatter zucchini around chicken and sprinkle vegetables with 2 tablespoons reserved spice mixture, tossing them. Roast chicken and vegetables 30 minutes, or until a meat thermometer inserted in fleshy part of a thigh registers 170°F.
• Remove string and skewers from chicken and pour any juices from inside chicken into pan. Transfer chicken to a platter and arrange vegetables around chicken, using a slotted spoon. Keep chicken and vegetables warm, covered loosely.
• Skim fat from pan juices in roasting pan. To pan add broth, water, and remaining tablespoon reserved spice mixture and on top of stove deglaze over moderately high heat, scraping up brown bits and dissolving caramelized juices. Boil mixture until reduced by about half and stir in beurre manié. Boil sauce, stirring, about 2 minutes, or until thickened slightly, and transfer to a sauceboat.
• Serve chicken and vegetables with sauce.

MASHED-POTATO-STUFFED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• In a medium saucepan, bring potatoes and enough cold water to cover to a boil. Simmer until potatoes are fork tender, about 15 minutes.
• Drain and return potatoes to pan.
• Add milk, 2 tablespooons butter, and lemon peel. Mash until smooth. Can add other seasonings if desired.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Transfer potatoes to a work surface, flatten into an even round and cut into quarters.
• Run your fingers under the skin of each chicken breast to separate it from the meat.
• Place one quarter of the potatoes unter the skin, gently pressing to evenly distribute.
• Place stuffed chicken breasts in a roasting pan. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
• Bake until tender and juices run clear, about 40 minutes.
• Transfer to chicken to a plate. Stir lemon juice, parsley and remaining butter into the pan juices, scraping any borwned bits from the bottom. Spoon sauce over the chicken and serve.