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Chicken with Fennel Stuffing Recipe

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We stuff a beautiful golden bird with fantastic fennel stuffing for an easy, yet impressive entree for guests.—Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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Chicken with Fennel Stuffing Recipe

Prep: 25 min. Bake: 2-3/4 hours + standing

Yield: 6 Servings

25 165 190

Ingredients

1 fennel bulb, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
4 tablespoons butter, divided
5 cups unseasoned stuffing cubes
1-1/2 cups chicken broth
1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme
1 teaspoon rubbed sage
1 teaspoon salt, divided
3/4 teaspoon pepper, divided
1 roasting chicken (7 to 8 pounds)

Directions

In a large skillet, saute fennel and onion in 2 tablespoons butter until tender. Place in a large bowl. Stir in the stuffing cubes, broth, thyme, sage, 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Just before baking, loosely stuff chicken with 3 cups stuffing. Place remaining stuffing in a greased 1-qt. baking dish; refrigerate until ready to bake.
Place chicken breast side up on a rack in a roasting pan. Melt remaining butter; brush over chicken. Sprinkle with remaining salt and pepper. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 2-3/4 to 3-1/4 hours or until a meat thermometer reads 180° for chicken and 165° for stuffing.
Bake additional stuffing, covered, for 20 minutes. Uncover; bake 15-20 minutes longer or until lightly browned. Cover chicken and let stand for 10 minutes before removing stuffing and carving. Yield: 6 servings (6 cups stuffing).

Nutritional Facts 1 serving equals 774 calories, 41 g fat (14 g saturated fat), 200 mg cholesterol, 1,230 mg sodium, 38 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 63 g protein.

Originally published as Chicken with Fennel Stuffing in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2009, p154

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Reviewed on Sep. 02, 2011 by akgirl8810

This was absolutely delicious

Reviewed on Feb. 26, 2011 by cwbuff

The fennel is a tasty change from celery in the stuffing. My family liked the flavor very much. However, I just rubbed the softened butter over the bird instead of melting it. Very good and easy.