Stuffed Chicken Leg Recipes

STUFFED CHICKEN LEG WITH SAUSAGE AND APPLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• In a medium-high frying pan, cook sausage, stirring to break apart. Cook until browned, about 5-7 minutes.
• In a bowl, mix together sausage, apple, thyme, and breadcrumbs. Salt the stuffing to taste.
• Stuff the chicken quarters and secure with toothpicks. Brush chicken with olive oil. Bake until internal temperature reaches 165°F and the chicken is browned, about 45 minutes. If the chicken is cooked through but not as brown as you'd like, put it under the broiler for a few minutes to crisp the skin. Keep your eye on it though because it can happen quickly.

STUFFED CHICKEN LEG RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Heat oil in large skillet on medium heat. Add zucchini and onion; cook and stir 5 minutes or until onion is tender. Remove from heat. Stir in water, stuffing mix and cheese until well blended. Cover and set aside.
• Insert your fingers carefully between the meat and skin of each chicken leg to form a pocket. Fill pockets evenly with the stuffing mixture. Place, filled sides up, in shallow baking pan.
• Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.

STUFFED CHICKEN LEGS WITH MUSHROOMS AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat 20g/¾oz of the butter and 1 tablespoon of oil in a frying pan over a medium heat. Add the mushrooms and garlic and fry for about 10 minutes until the liquid has evaporated. Season with salt and pepper and set aside to cool.
• Mix the cream cheese, Comté, parsley and thyme in a bowl. Stir in the cooled mushrooms and season generously with salt and pepper.
• Place a chicken leg skin-side down. Feel for the thigh bone with your fingers then, with a sharp knife, carefully cut down through the flesh either side of the bone. With the tip of the knife, cut around the bone and scrape away the flesh, leaving the bone as clean as possible. Twist the bone at the joint with the drumstick and, with scissors or a knife, cut out the thigh bone, leaving the drumstick bone in place.
• Fill the cavity left by the bone with a sixth of the mushroom stuffing. Secure the chicken flesh around the stuffing using a few cocktail sticks, . Brush the skin with the remaining olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Repeat with the rest of the chicken legs.
• Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6. Heat the remaining butter in a frying pan and brown the chicken legs. Transfer to a roasting tin and roast for 25-30 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through. The chicken is cooked when the juices run clear with no trace of pink when the thickest part of the leg is pierced with a skewer.
• Remove the chicken from the pan and add the chicken stock into the pan to deglaze. Scrape the pan to get all the flavour into the gravy.
• Remove the cocktail sticks and serve with the gravy, mashed potatoes and cooked green beans.

STUFFED CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Wash and pat dry chicken thighs; lay them flat, inside up.
• Slice mushrooms and sauté with salt and pepper until they are brown; remove from heat.
• Wash and stem spinach.
• Chop spinach and add to mushrooms, tossing to wilt.
• Place about 2 tablespoons of this filling on each chicken thigh, evenly dispersing the remaining filling among the thighs as needed.
• Divide cheese among chicken thighs.
• Close the thighs with toothpicks (I used three per thigh) and place in a pie dish.
• Sprinkle paprika, crushed tarragon, and garlic salt over the thighs.
• Drizzle honey over all.
• Add water to the pie pan, cover with foil, and bake at 350°F for 30 minutes.
• Remove foil and bake another 15 minutes.
• Sprinkle remaining cheese over chicken and bake until the cheese is melted.
• Serve with steamed veggies, rice, and a fruit salad.

GARLIC BUTTER-STUFFED CHICKEN RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
• In a bowl, add the butter, garlic, and parsley and mix until fully combined.
• Shape butter into a log and wrap in plastic wrap. Freeze for 15 minutes.
• On a cutting board, slice the chicken breasts in half horizontally.
• Wrap in plastic wrap and pound until the chicken is ⅛-inch (3 mm) thick.
• Divide the butter into fourths.
• Season with salt and pepper. Place a portion of butter on the flattened chicken breast and roll it up, creating a log.
• Coat the rolled chicken in flour followed, by eggs and bread crumbs. Repeat once more.
• Cover the chicken in plastic wrap and chill for 15 minutes while the oil is heating.
• Fry in oil for 3-4 minutes, until edges are golden brown.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes.
• Let rest for 5 minutes before serving.
• Enjoy!

CHICKEN LEGS STUFFED DERBY-STYLE

Steps:

• Prepare the chicken legs. Sprinkle them inside and out with salt and pepper, and set aside.
• Prepare the mushrooms and livers.
• Heat the butter in a small skillet, and add the mushrooms and livers. Cook briefly, stirring, about one minute.
• Add the shallots and cook, stirring, about 30 seconds. Add the wine and stir. Add salt and pepper. Add the rice and stir to blend. Cook about 30 seconds and remove from the heat. Let cool.
• Stuff each chicken leg with an equal portion of the filling. Carefully fold over the boned thighs to enclose the filling.
• Lay out four squares of plastic wrap, one square at a time. Place one stuffed leg in the center and carefully fold the plastic wrap to enclose the stuffed pieces. Wrap securely.
• Place the stuffed chicken legs in one layer in the top rack of a steamer. Set aside. Bring enough water to the boil in the bottom of the steamer to steam the chicken legs when added.
• When ready to cook, place the chicken legs over the steamer and cover closely. Let the legs steam for about 20 minutes or until done. Serve with cream of chicken sauce. One serving suggestion: Spoon a little of the sauce onto a hot plate, top with the stuffed leg and sprinkle with chopped parsley.

STUFFED CHICKEN

Steps:

• To bone the chicken: Carefully remove the wishbone from the breast section of the chicken. Place on a work surface, breast-side down. Slice skin along backbone from neck to tail. Break the legs at the joints. Carefully cut away the meat from the bone. Cut off the wing tips on each side. Continue to cut away the bones from the meat, removing backbone entirely. Cut away the meat from the ribs. Remove all small bones, nerves, and tendons, making sure the skin is kept intact. Feel for the thigh bones; slit the skin of the thigh bones, and scrape and remove each bone. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate.
• To make the mousse: in a medium skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add shallot, and cook stirring occasionally, until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add wine, and cook until almost completely evaporated, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand until cool.
• Pulse chicken breast in food processor until smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Add egg whites and egg, and process until combined. With machine running, add cream in three batches, processing until combined after each addition. Add cooled shallot mixture, and process until smooth.
• Transfer to a medium bowl, and fold in truffles. Season with salt and pepper. Cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Cut a piece of heavy-duty aluminum foil approximately 21 inches long. Fold long sides over creating a 1 1/2-inch edge. Lightly butter foil; set aside. Remove chicken from refrigerator and place, skin-side down, on a work surface. Mound the mousse mixture in the center of the chicken. Do not spread it out. Fold the chicken up and over the mousse, slightly overlapping the skin so the mousse is fully enclosed. Turn the chicken, breast-side up, and place in the center of the prepared aluminum foil. Cross the legs, and twist the foil tightly under the legs and at the neck end, so that the foil resembles a gondola. Lightly brush chicken all over with butter. Transfer to refrigerator for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Place chicken in a shallow baking pan, and bake until cooked through, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Remove from oven and let rest for 15 minutes before slicing.
• To make the garnish: In a large skillet, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add shallots, and cook until translucent. Add mushrooms, and cook until mushrooms have released their liquid and it has evaporated, about 5 minutes. Set aside.
• With kitchen shears, remove the knuckles from the legs of the chicken. Using a sharp knife, cut under the breast and along the leg joints to remove the breast meat in one piece. Slice the breast lengthwise into 2 pieces. Cutting at a 35-degree angle, slice each breast portion into 5 or 6 pieces. Using a large spatula, reposition the sliced breast onto the chicken. Transfer to a serving platter. Pour Madeira sauce over the chicken, and garnish with cooked mushrooms. Serve immediately.

SAUSAGE STUFFED CHICKEN LEG QUARTERS

Steps:

• with a filet knife carefully separate bone from the leg quarters.
• be sure to pull the meat away from the bone as you do this and invert the meat like a sock.
• once done flip meat around so it is in its original shape and set aside.
• in a medium bowl remove skin from sausages and add breadcrumbs and egg and knead till combined.
• stuff leg quarters with sausage intil chicken pieces appear as original shape before boning.
• with needle and coking string carefully close thigh end of leg quarters and place in baking sheet.
• spinkle with paprika or sazon for color/to taste.
• cover with foil and bake in 350 Farenheit oven on middle rack for 30- 45 minutes.
• recipe can be doubled.