Cranberry Stuffed Chicken

Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 2/3 cup dried cranberries
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 3 cups herb-seasoned stuffing cubes
• 1 cup cornbread stuffing mix or 1 cup crumbled cornbread
• 1 1/2-2 cups chicken broth
• 1 (5 -7 lb) roasting chickens
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning
• 1/4 teaspoon rubbed sage
• 2 teaspoons melted butter

Recipe

• 1 in a skillet, saute celery, onion and cranberries in 1/2 c butter until tender.
• 2 stir in garlic, stuffing and enough broth to moisten; set aside.
• 3 place chicken with breast side up on a rack in a roasting pan.
• 4 combine salt, pepper, poultry seasoning and sage;sprinkle over inside and outside of chicken.
• 5 loosely stuff with cranberry mixture.
• 6 melt remaining butter; brush over chicken.
• 7 bake uncovered at 350°f for 2 1/2 -3 hours or until juices run clear and meat thermometer reads 180°f for the chicken and 165°f for the stuffing.
• 8 basting occasionally with melted butter.