Stuffed Chicken With Roasted Broccoli And Sweet Potatoes Food

STUFFED CHICKEN WITH ROASTED BROCCOLI AND SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. On a rimmed baking sheet, arrange bun pieces in a single layer. Bake until dry and light golden, about 5 minutes; transfer to a medium bowl and let cool. Meanwhile, in a medium skillet, heat 1 teaspoon oil over medium. Add onion, celery, and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are softened, about 8 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and transfer to bowl with bread. Add egg and 2 tablespoons water and toss to combine.
• On rimmed baking sheet, season chicken inside and out with salt and pepper. Loosely fill cavity with stuffing and tie legs together with kitchen twine. Roast chicken 25 minutes. In a large bowl, toss broccoli and sweet potatoes with 2 teaspoons oil; season with salt and pepper.
• Remove sheet from oven and place vegetables and lemon around chicken. Roast 30 minutes, turning vegetables halfway through, until chicken is golden brown and juices run clear when chicken is pierced between breast and thigh (an instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part of a thigh, avoiding bone, should read 165 degrees). Let chicken rest 10 minutes; scoop out stuffing and carve bird. Refrigerate 1 cup broccoli for another use. Serve chicken with stuffing, lemon, and remaining vegetables.

ROAST STUFFED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F.
• Mix hot water and margarine in large bowl until margarine is melted. Add stuffing mix; stir just until moistened. Set aside. (Do not stuff chicken until ready to bake.)
• Stuff chicken lightly with prepared stuffing; close openings with skewers and string. Place, breast-side up, on rack in baking pan; sprinkle with thyme.
• Bake 1 hour 40 min. or until chicken is done (165°F) and stuffing is heated through (165ºF), basting occasionally with pan juices.

HEALTHY CHICKEN-AND-CHEESE-STUFFED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Microwave the sweet potato on high until tender (when you squeeze it with a clean dish towel, it should feel really soft), about 5 minutes. Let sit for a few minutes.
• Cut the potato in half but not all the way through. Using the dish towel to hold the potato in place, scoop out the flesh into a small bowl. Add the chicken, Cheddar and a pinch salt and mash everything together with a fork. Fill the potato skin with the mixture.
• Cut the avocado into small pieces. Drizzle the stuffed potato with the salsa verde and top with the avocado and scallion.

ROASTED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH POTATOES AND BROCCOLI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Mix salt, paprika, onion powder, thyme, white pepper, cayenne, black pepper, and garlic powder together in a bowl. Rub 1/2 of the spice mix liberally all over the chicken breasts, including under the skin. Reserve the remaining mix.
• Melt butter in a large cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. Place the chicken breasts, skin-side down, into the melted butter and and brown, without moving, for 5 minutes.
• In the meantime, toss potatoes with the rest of the spice mix.
• Remove chicken from the pan and add potatoes to the bottom of the skillet in a single layer. Place chicken breasts, skin-side up back on top of the potato wedges and place in the preheated oven.
• Roast in the preheated oven until chicken is no longer pink in the center and juices run clear, 18 to 20 minutes.
• While the chicken and potatoes are roasting, salt the broccoli florets lightly.
• Remove the chicken, add the broccoli to the skillet, and toss with the chicken drippings and potatoes. Add chopped garlic. Return the skillet to the oven and roast until broccoli is tender, 8 to 10 minutes.