Chicken Stuffed With Vegetables Recipes

VEGETABLE STUFFED CHICKEN ROLLS

Steps:

• Place dried tomatoes in a small bowl. Cover with boiling water; let stand for 5 minutes. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup water; chop tomatoes and set aside., Flatten chicken to 1/4-in. thickness; sprinkle with rosemary, pepper and salt. In a small bowl, combine the spinach, raisins, cream cheese, pine nuts and sun-dried tomatoes. Spread 1/4 cup spinach mixture over each chicken breast. Roll up and secure with toothpicks. Place flour in a shallow bowl; coat chicken with flour., In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium heat, brown chicken in oil. Add the broth, basil, garlic and reserved water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-12 minutes or until a thermometer reads 170°., Combine cornstarch and cold water until smooth. Stir into pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1 minute or until thickened. Add tomatoes; heat through. Discard toothpicks.

STUFFED ROASTED CHICKEN WITH VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400. Place a large frying pan over over heat. Add 1 tablespoon of oil. Add carrots, celery, onions, garlic and salt and pepper. Can do this in batches if needed. Allow vegetables to brown and caramelize then place in large Dutch oven. Sprinkle inside and out of chicken with salt and pepper and paprika. Then place the chicken on the hot frying pan and brown both sides. Place chicken in Dutch oven over the vegetables and if desired stuff the inside with bread stuffing of choice. Pour wine and broth over top and cover and place in oven. Cook for about 40 minutes, then uncover and cook for another 15 minutes or so to allow skin to brown and crisp. Chicken is done when a thermometer reads 165F. If you stuffed the chicken, it is ideal for the stuffing to reach a temp of 170, it is best to remove it from the cavity and let it cook a little longer on its own. I personally like it crispy so this works for me.

ROAST CHICKEN WITH VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Preparing the Vegetables Peel the carrots and cut them crosswise into 1 1/2-inch-long pieces. Cut the thicker pieces in half lengthwise as well. Peel each onion and cut into quarters. Wash the potatoes under cold water to get rid of any dirt. Leave them whole and unpeeled. Scatter the carrots, onions, and potatoes on the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch baking or roasting pan. Sprinkle 1 1/2 teaspoons of the salt and 1/2 teaspoon of the pepper over them, and lay 2 sprigs of the rosemary on top. If you are using dried rosemary, put 1 tablespoon in the palm of your hand and crumble it over the vegetables.
• Preparing the Chicken The giblets, which consist of the liver, gizzard, and heart, plus the neck, are usually in a package inside the cavity of the chicken, between the legs. Remove them and discard or refrigerate them to use later. If there is a pale-yellow chunk of fat on either side of the cavity, pull or cut it off and discard. Hold the chicken under cold running water and rinse it inside and out. Shake off excess water and pat dry with paper towels. Sprinkle the remaining 11/2 teaspoons of salt and 1/2 teaspoon of pepper over the outside of the chicken, rubbing them all over the skin. Set the chicken, the breast side facing up, on top of some of the vegetables, with the remaining ones surrounding the bird. Insert a dial-type (not instant-read) thermometer into the breast, taking care that the rod of the thermometer does not touch any bones.
• Roasting the Chicken Put the chicken in the center of the oven and set the timer for 30 minutes. When the timer rings, remove the pan from the oven and, using a large spoon, turn over the vegetables that surround the chicken. Don't bother with the vegetables under the chicken. Return the pan to the oven and set the timer for 30 more minutes. After 30 minutes, take the chicken out of the oven to check for doneness. Insert the tip of a small paring knife into the meat of the thigh where it attaches to the body. If the juices that run out are pink, the chicken needs to continue cooking for another 10 to 15 minutes. If the juices are clear, it is done. The meat thermometer should show a temperature of 170 degrees F to 180 degrees F when the chicken is done.
• Carving the Chicken Carve the chicken according to the instructions on the preceding page. Scoop the vegetables out of the roasting pan and onto a serving platter. Remove the fat from the pan juices. Arrange the cut chicken pieces on top of vegetables, spoon some pan juices over the chicken and vegetables, scatter the 2 remaining rosemary sprigs on top and bring the dish to the table for serving.

VEGETABLE STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Salt and peper to taste the ckicken breast steaks.
• Stuff eack chicken breast steak with about a heaped tablespoon of your preferred vegetable mix.
• Place a 1/4 inch (more or less according to your taste) thick slice of cream cheese on top of vegetables.
• Roll as for burrito and secure with toothpicks at edges and ends.
• Dip into slightly beaten egg and coat with breadcrums.
• Bake or fry until golden brown.

STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST WITH VEGGIES AND SUN-DRIED TOMATO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Slice the chicken breast in half not going all the way through and spread open, lightly tap down flat with mallet.
• Salt and pepper breast on both sides to taste.
• Heat olive oil in a frying pan and add onion, pepper, 3 garlic cloves, mushrooms and sauté until mushrooms and onions soften.
• Now add spinach and basil leaves until spinach softens.
• Remove combination from frying pan and place in a bowl to add the feta cheese, the last garlic clove, salt and pepper to taste; mix completely.
• Place equal amounts of mixture on the breast and roll the breast. Secure with toothpick or string.
• Grease a cookie sheet with butter (any pan will do) and place in the oven for 20-25 minutes.

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.