Stuffed chicken with champignons

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  • Serves: 4
  • Type: main

Background

I was thinking about Christmas. I was thinking about a delicious stuffed turkey, but it is only October. Not turkey and not my grandma’s especial stuffing. I admit that I was obsessed with stuffed poultry so I decided to improvised a recipe and I was not disappointed.

Ingredients

Chicken

  • A whole medium chicken
  • Olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon dried rosemary
  • 1 tablespoon paprika powder
  • 1 teaspoon dried sage
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 teaspoon dried marjoram
  • 300 grams sliced champignons

Stuffing

  • 1 canned artichokes in oil
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 100 grams diced bacon
  • 1 diced red onion
  • 3 diced garlic cloves

Steps

  1. Clean and dry the whole chicken

  2. Mix all the spices (salt and pepper included) with olive oil and lemon juice

  3. Smear the chicken with the spices mixture

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    Preparing the chicken

  4. In a bowl mix the bacon, shallots, garlic, artichokes, add some salt and pepper

  5. Stuff the chicken with the stuffing

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    Preparing the stuffing

  6. Using toothpicks close the chicken hole or sew it using a needle and thread.

  7. Tie the chicken legs with cooking twine.

  8. Place the champignon slices in a greased baking pin or a pyrex and place on it the stuffed chicken

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    Closing the chicken

  9. Bake the chicken at 180°C for 1 hour

  10. Once ready, carefully, open the chicken hole and remove the chicken stuffing placing it in a bowl.

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    Buon appetito!

  11. Cut the chicken in pieces and serve warm