Savory Herbed Poultry Dressing Food

CELERY HERB STUFFING AND SAVORY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Stir together onion, celery, bread, pepper, parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme, and celery salt in a large bowl; pour melted butter over bread mixture and stir to combine.
• Spoon stuffing into the cavities of chicken; place chicken into a roasting pan. Sprinkle chicken with savory; cover with a lid or foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour. Remove cover; increase oven temperature to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Roast until browned and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone, reads 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), about 15 minutes.

CLASSIC HERB STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Melt butter in large skillet on medium heat. Add celery and onion; cook and stir 5 minutes. Stir in thyme, poultry seasoning, seasoned salt and pepper.
• Place bread cubes in large bowl. Add celery mixture and broth; toss gently until well mixed. Spoon into lightly greased 13x9-inch baking dish.
• Bake 35 minutes or until heated through and lightly browned.

CLASSIC HERB STUFFING

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Melt butter in large skillet on medium heat. Add celery and onion; cook and stir 5 minutes. Stir in thyme, poultry seasoning, seasoned salt and pepper.
• 2. Place bread cubes in large bowl. Add celery mixture and broth; toss gently until well mixed. Spoon into lightly greased 13x9-inch baking dish.
• 3. Bake 35 minutes or until heated through and lightly browned.

SAVORY HERB ROASTED WHOLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees Celsius).
• Remove the giblets from the inner cavity of your chicken (heart, liver, neck, etc). Sometimes this will be in a little bag and sometimes they will be in there on their own. Trim any fat you do not like and remove any remaining feathers. Cut off the butt off the chicken with a sharp knife or culinary scissors.
• Wash the THAWED chicken well inside and out and pat dry. You may wish to place a little salt in your hand and scrub the chicken well. This works like an abrasive.
• Line your roasting pan with aluminum foil. Spray roasting pan with cooking spray and place chicken BREAST SIDE UP into pan.
• Salt and pepper outside and inside of chicken liberally.
• Mix in small bowl softened butter (not melted), garlic, seasoned salt, dash of pepper and dried Italian seasonings (rosemary, basil, thyme, oregano, etc) or fresh herbs from your garden.
• Reach under the breast skin of the chicken and place butter mixture between the skin and breast meat on both sides. Then, rub the entire bird with the butter herb mixture and/or olive oil.
• Place inside the cavity of chicken 3 - 4 whole garlic cloves, a few sprigs of rosemary and fresh herbs of choice (thyme, basil, oregano, etc) and onion cut into quarters. If you have a fresh lemon, cut into quarters and add in the cavity as well.
• Truss your chicken's leg together with butcher twine. Tuck the chicken's wing under the breast of the chicken. (optional step but it makes your chicken look beautiful)
• Arrange potatoes and carrots around the edge of chicken in roasting pan.
• Salt and pepper the chicken liberally and also the potatoes and carrots.
• Add cooking wine and chicken broth and mix around the edges of the chicken into the roasting pan.
• Put lid or aluminum foil over dish and place whole chicken into the preheated oven on the middle shelf in the oven and bake for 45 minutes. After 45 minutes into the cooking time, take off lid or aluminum foil and cook uncovered.
• Baste chicken approximately every 15 minutes while cooking after you remove the aluminum foil lid. If you have an uneven oven, turn the chicken midway in the cooking process so it browns evenly on all sides.
• Approximate Cook Time: Depends on weight of chicken- (unstuffed at 375-degree F/190 degrees Celsius) A) 2 1/2-3-pound whole chicken- approximately 1 and 1/4 hours to 1.5 hours B) 3-4-pound whole chicken- approximately 1.5 to 1 and 3/4 hours C) 4-6 pounds whole chicken - approximately 1 and 3/4 hours to 2.5 hours
• Check the temperature of your chicken in the meaty section of the chicken thigh. Do not let the thermometer touch the bone and it should not be near the skin. It needs to be in the middle meaty section of the thigh. If the temperature is at LEAST 165 degrees F in the thigh, the juices run clear and your chicken is golden brown, remove the chicken from the oven and allow to rest for 15 minutes UNCOVERED. (if you cover your chicken during the resting period, the skin will become soggy) The temperature of your chicken will raise while resting.
• However, If your chicken thermometer reads less than 165 degrees F, allow your chicken to continue to roast in the oven and recheck the temperature. Reset your timer for a few minutes so you do not forget about it.
• Please use the times listed above as a guide for length of time need for cooking. As a general rule, calculate a cooking time of 20 minutes per pound of meat plus an additional 10 - 20 minutes at a temperature of 375ºF (190ºC). The goal should be a lovely golden-brown chicken. The meat thermometer should read approximately 165-170 degrees when it is done as the chicken will continue to cook when removed from oven. Your chicken should be juicy and the juices should be clear in color when it is carved.
• Carve the chicken and place potatoes and carrots on dishes. Savory Herbed Roasted Chicken is lovely served with a light salad for a delicious weekend meal. Enjoy!

SAVORY CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute celery and onions in butter until tender; transfer to a large bowl. Add the cornbread, bread crumbs, sage and poultry seasoning. Combine eggs and broth; add to cornbread mixture, stirring gently to mix., Transfer to a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Cover and bake at 325° for 30 minutes. Uncover; bake 10 minutes longer or until a thermometer reads 165° and stuffing is lightly browned.

SAVORY MUSHROOM DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Spread the bread cubes out on a baking sheet and toast in the oven until golden and crisp, about 5 minutes. Set aside to cool.
• Trim the dry part from the bottom of the cremini stem and quarter. Stem and quarter the shiitakes. Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter with the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the mushrooms, shallots, garlic, and rosemary and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables soften and brown, about 25 minutes. Add an additional tablespoon of butter, if needed, to prevent sticking. Carefully add the Cognac (if working over gas, pull the skillet from the heat), and simmer until the liquid is slightly syrupy. Stir in the chicken broth and salt and bring to a simmer.
• Whisk the cream, eggs, and pepper, to taste, in a large bowl. Add the bread, mushroom mixture, and parsley and toss until the bread is moistened. Transfer the dressing to a buttered 1 1/2-quart baking dish. Bake, uncovered, until the dressing sets and the top browns, about 1 hour. Let dressing sit for 15 minutes before serving.

POULTRY DRESSING

Steps:

• In a large saucepan of boiling salted water, cover and cook potatoes for about 20 minutes or until tender; drain and return potatoes to the pot.
• Add butter and mash well with a potato masher until smooth.
• Tear bread into small pieces; add to mashed potatoes, along with onion,sugars, savoury, molasses, sage, vinegar, salt and pepper.
• Mix well.
• Pack into a greased 9 X 5 inch loaf pan (or as I have stated above) Chill for several hours.
• (can be frozen at this point if desired) When ready to serve, melt some butter in a pan.
• Slice dressing and lightly brown on each side in the melted butter.
• (about 5 minutes each side).

SAVORY HERB DRESSING

Steps:

• Melt butter in a heavy fry pan over medium heat. Add celery, onion, and parsley. Saute until onion and celery are soft.
• Add dry ingredients to stuffing crumbs and mix well.
• Add the sauteed celery, onions, parsley to the dry mixture. Add in the beaten eggs. Add in the chicken broth until the stuffing is very moist. Mix well.
• Put into a greased 9x13 baking pan. Cover with foil and bake at 375 Degrees 45 minutes. Remove foil about 15-20 minutes before done to allow for browning the top.

SAVORY HERBED POULTRY DRESSING

Steps:

• NOTE: I RECOMMEND MARION-KAY GROUND (WINTER) SAVORY. OTHERWISE, SUBSTITUTE WINTER SAVORY WITH 1/8 TEASPOON GROUND CORIANDER, 1/8 TEASPOON GROUND PARSLEY, 1/8 TEASPOON GROUND THYME, 1 PINCH GROUND DRIED LEMON PEEL, 1 PINCH GROUND MINT, AND 1 PINCH GROUND ROSEMARY. (STEP ONE): PREHEAT oven to 300°F.
• CUT french bread into 1-inch cubes; SPREAD bread cubes single-layer onto baking sheets; BAKE bread cubes at least 10 minutes, or until bread is dry and toast-like in texture, without being browned; TRANSFER bread cubes into a very large bowl; RAISE oven temperature to 350°F.
• PREP all vegetables to specifications (2 cups chopped onions, 1 1/2 cups sliced or diced celery, 1 cup medium diced mushrooms, 1/4 cup minced flat-leaf parsley, 3 tablespoons finely diced carrots).
• GRIND all of the SEASONING spices for dressing in a clean spice mill or coffee grinder; MEASURE ground seasonings into a small re-sealable container (2 teaspoons dalmatian rubbed sage, 1 teaspoon celery salt, 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper, 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander, 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger, 1/2 teaspoon ground winter savory, 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice, 1/4 teaspoon ground fennel, 1/4 teaspoon ground rosemary, 1/4 teaspoon ground thyme); SEAL the container with spices; SHAKE well to combine; SET aside.
• MELT 1/2 cup salted butter in a large saucepan over medium-low heat; RAISE heat to medium; ADD vegetables (except olives for now); STIR the prepared SEASONING into the saute mixture.
• SAUTE mixture for 8 minutes, stirring often; ADD olives and saute for two minutes longer (NOTE: If using sausage in recipe, you may brown and crumble it in the previous saute pan).
• ADD saute mixture (including cooked crumbled sausage) into bowl with bread cubes; FOLD mixture together for 2 minutes until very well blended (make sure every morsel is evenly moistened).
• MIX the BROTH ingredients in a bowl (1 1/4 cups turkey broth, 2 beaten eggs (or 1/4 cup additional turkey broth), and 2 tablespoons dry sherry or white wine (optional, or replace with turkey broth); GRADUALLY trickle broth mixture into bread cubes and vegetables in bowl, then fold mixture until mixed very well.
• SPREAD mixture into a 2-3 quart baking dish (NOTE: FOR MOIST DRESSING, COVER WITH FOIL BEFORE BAKING; FOR A CRISP OUTSIDE/SOFT INSIDE DRESSING, LEAVE UNCOVERED); BAKE for 30 minutes.
• SERVE with your favorite poultry and enjoy!