Roast Chicken With Mashed-Potato Stuffing And Root Vegetables

Serves: 3

Floy Nolan

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

46

Spice

47

Sweetness

52

Sourness

41

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Milk

1 tbsp

Vegetable Oil

Directions:

1

Make mashed-potato stuffing: Peel potatoes and cut into 1/2-inch pieces

2

In a saucepan of boiling salted water boil potatoes with garlic and bay leaf until tender, about 15 minutes

3

Drain potato mixture, return it to pan, and cook over high heat, shaking pan, until any excess liquid is evaporated, about 30 seconds

4

Remove pan from heat and discard bay leaf

5

Add milk, butter, and thyme

6

Mash potatoes and garlic with a potato masher until smooth and stir in salt and pepper to taste

7

Peel potatoes and cut into 1/2-inch pieces

8

In a saucepan of boiling salted water boil potatoes with garlic and bay leaf until tender, about 15 minutes

9

Drain potato mixture, return it to pan, and cook over high heat, shaking pan, until any excess liquid is evaporated, about 30 seconds

10

Remove pan from heat and discard bay leaf

11

Add milk, butter, and thyme

12

Mash potatoes and garlic with a potato masher until smooth and stir in salt and pepper to taste

13

Preheat oven to 450°F

14

Rinse chicken inside and out and pat dry completely

15

Fill cavity loosely with some of stuffing and reserve remaining stuffing in a small baking dish

16

Truss chicken and rub all over with butter

17

Season chicken with salt and pepper and arrange, breast side down, on a rack set in a large shallow roasting pan

18

In a small bowl toss shallots and garlic with oil and add to roasting pan

19

Roast chicken in lower third of oven for 30 minutes

20

Turn chicken breast side up and baste with pan juices

21

Arrange vegetables and thyme sprigs in pan and season with salt and pepper

22

Roast chicken and vegetables, stirring and basting frequently, 1 hour, or until a meat thermometer inserted in fleshy part of thigh registers 180°F

23

During last 30 minutes of roasting bake reserved stuffing, covered with foil

24

Let chicken stand 10 minutes before carving

25

Discard thyme sprigs

26

Serve chicken, stuffing, and vegetables sprinkled with parsley

27

Preheat oven to 450°F

28

Rinse chicken inside and out and pat dry completely

29

Fill cavity loosely with some of stuffing and reserve remaining stuffing in a small baking dish

30

Truss chicken and rub all over with butter

31

Season chicken with salt and pepper and arrange, breast side down, on a rack set in a large shallow roasting pan

32

In a small bowl toss shallots and garlic with oil and add to roasting pan

33

Roast chicken in lower third of oven for 30 minutes

34

Turn chicken breast side up and baste with pan juices

35

Arrange vegetables and thyme sprigs in pan and season with salt and pepper

36

Roast chicken and vegetables, stirring and basting frequently, 1 hour, or until a meat thermometer inserted in fleshy part of thigh registers 180°F

37

During last 30 minutes of roasting bake reserved stuffing, covered with foil

38

Let chicken stand 10 minutes before carving

39

Discard thyme sprigs

40

Serve chicken, stuffing, and vegetables sprinkled with parsley