Wild Rice Herbs Stuffed Roaster Chicken Food

ROAST CHICKEN WITH WILD RICE DRESSING

Steps:

• For the roast chicken: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Pat the chicken dry and place breast-side up in a large roasting pan fitted with a wire rack. Mix together the olive oil, marjoram, smoked paprika, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Gently loosen the skin over the breast of the chicken and rub a little of the mixute under the skin. Rub the remainder of the mixture all over the outside and inside of the chicken. Put the halved onion inside the chicken cavity and tie the legs together with butcher's twine. Tuck the wings underneath the chicken.
• Roast until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh not touching bone registers 165 degrees F, or until the juices run clear when the tip of a knife is inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, 1 hour 45 minutes to 2 hours, basting the chicken with pan juices a few times during the last hour of roasting.
• Mix the marmalade and vinegar together and brush over the chicken. Roast for an additional 5 minutes to set the glaze. Let the chicken rest for 30 minutes.
• For the wild rice dressing: While the chicken roasts, make the dressing. Cook the rice according to package directions, drain off any excess water, if necessary, and transfer to a large bowl. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat and add the onions, celery and garlic. Cook, stirring, until the vegetables are tender, about 7 minutes. Add the dried fruit, marjoram, 1/2 teaspoon salt and some pepper. Cook until the fruit softens, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from the heat and add to the bowl with the wild rice. Add the bread cubes and toss to combine. Add the chicken broth, parsley and 3/4 teaspoon salt and some pepper to taste. Stir until combined.
• Lightly grease a 2-quart baking dish with olive oil. Transfer the dressing mixture to the dish and level the top. When the chicken comes out of the oven, put the dressing in the oven, uncovered, and bake for 30 minutes. The dressing should be golden brown and heated through.
• Serve the chicken with the dressing on the side.

WILD RICE STUFFED CORNISH HENS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring 5 cups water, bouillon and salt to a boil. Add wild rice. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Add long grain rice; cover and simmer 25-30 minutes longer or until rice is tender and water is absorbed., Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook the sausage, celery and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink and vegetables are tender; drain. Stir in rice mixture. Spoon about 3/4 cup stuffing into each hen. , Place remaining stuffing in a greased 2-qt. baking dish; cover and set aside. Place hens breast side up on a rack in shallow baking pan; tie drumsticks together. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 40 minutes., In a small saucepan, bring preserves and remaining water to a boil. Pour over hens. Bake 25-35 minutes longer or until a thermometer reads 180° for hens and 165° for stuffing, basting occasionally. Place baking dish of stuffing in the oven for the last 35-40 minutes of hens' baking time.

ROASTED CHICKEN WITH WILD RICE STUFFING

Steps:

• Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat.
• Add onion, garlic, carrot and herbs.
• Sauté for 5 minutes, then add the wine.
• Simmer for about 10 minutes to reduce the wine to a tight paste.
• Add the wild rice, rye bread and mushrooms.
• Stir and season with salt and pepper.
• Scrape the skillet mixture into a large bowl, blend in the egg, caraway seed and 1 ladle full of chicken broth.
• Mix thoroughly until evenly moistened.
• Stuff chicken, and bake as desired until done.
• Any extra stuffing place in baking dish, and cook in preheated oven at 350°F for 20 minutes.

WILD RICE & HERBS STUFFED ROASTER CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Remove giblets from roaster; thoroughly rinse it and pat dry with paper towels. Season the cavity with salt and pepper, pour in a spoonful of olive oil; set roaster aside.
• To prepare the stuffing, cook the rice according to the package directions, EXCEPT add the mushrooms, apples, carrots, green onions, and celery to the rice before cooking. Once cooked, stir in enough egg and milk to moisten the stuffing.
• To stuff the chicken, spoon some of the stuffing loosely into the neck cavity. Pull the neck skin to the back; fasten with a small skewer. Next, lightly spoon the remaining stuffing into the body cavity. Tuck the drumsticks under the band of skin that crosses the tail. (If there is no band, tie the drumsticks to the tail.) Twist the wing tips under the chicken.
• Rub the roaster's skin with olive oil, onion powder, paprika, rosemary, and sage.
• Place the stuffed chicken, breast side up, on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Fill the pan with about a 1/4-inch of water, and cover.
• For the first 15 to 20 minutes cook at 400 degrees F -- This will sear in the juices and keep the chicken from getting rubbery.
• Reduce the heat to 325 degrees F and roast for about 1 1/2 hours; baste often with the juices from the bottom of the pan. Roast until the meat thermometer registers 175 degrees F. At this time the chicken should no longer be pink and the drumsticks should move easily back and forth.
• Now that the chicken is two-thirds done roasting, uncover it and cut the band of skin/string between the drumsticks so that the thighs will cook evenly. Brush the the skin with the melted apple jelly once or twice during the last 15 minutes of roasting.
• Remove the chicken from the oven; cover with foil. Let stand for 10 to 20 minutes before carving.
• To serve, transfer the roaster to a warm serving plater; spoon some of the stuffing around it and garnish with apple wedges.

WILD RICE AND MUSHROOM STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• In a large sauce pan simmer the the rice in broth with the garlic and chopped mushrooms stirring occasionally, until the both is all absorbed and the rice is cooked. About 20 minutes. Add oregano and salt 3/4 of the way through the cooking or at the end.
• Make a slit in the side of the chicken to create a pocket.
• Stuff the chicken with as much of the hot rice mixture as will fit, secure with tooth picks.
• Arrange the skin on the outside of the breasts to look nice. The skin is important to the cooking as this is the only fat in this recipe. If you remove it your chicken may come out dry.
• Sprinkle with your favourite steak spice. You may want to adjust your salt in the rice if your steak spice has allot of salt or you are salt sensitive.
• Place chicken in one side of a hot BBQ.
• Turn the heat off under the chicken and high on the other burners.
• Cook 1/2 hour to 45 minutes, till just cooked. Do not overcook or your chick will be dry.
• Tent chicken with foil when you take it off the BBQ.
• Let sit 5 minutes before serving.

HERBED CHICKEN WITH WILD RICE

Steps:

• Place rice in a 5-qt. slow cooker; set aside seasoning packet. In a large skillet, brown chicken in oil and butter. Add to slow cooker. In the same skillet, saute mushrooms until tender; place over chicken., In a small bowl, combine the soup, water, bacon, herbs and contents of seasoning packet. Pour over top. Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or until chicken is tender.