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Cranberry-Stuffed Chicken Recipe

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For the holidays or any Sunday dinner, I suggest this delightful main dish. My great-grandma used to roast this chicken for our family, and now I do the same for our nine grandchildren. Everyone relishes the moist meat and the tempting stuffing.

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Cranberry-Stuffed Chicken Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 2-1/2 hours

Yield: 6-8 Servings

20 150 170

Ingredients

1 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped onion
2/3 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons butter, divided
1 garlic clove, minced
3 cups herb-seasoned stuffing croutons
1 cup crushed corn bread stuffing or crumbled corn bread
1-1/2 to 2 cups chicken broth
1 roasting chicken (5 to 7 pounds)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1/4 teaspoon rubbed sage

Directions

In a large skillet, saute the celery, onion and cranberries in 1/2 cup butter until tender. Stir in the garlic, croutons, corn bread stuffing and enough broth to moisten; set aside.
Place chicken with breast side up on a rack in a roasting pan. Combine salt, pepper, poultry seasoning and sage; sprinkle over inside and outside of chicken. Loosely stuff with cranberry mixture. Melt remaining butter; brush over chicken.
Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 2-1/2 to 3 hours or until juices run clear and a thermometer reads 180° for chicken and 165° for the stuffing, basting occasionally with pan juices. Yield: 6-8 servings.

Editor's Note: Stuffing may be baked separately in a greased 1-1/2-qt. baking dish. Cover and bake at 350° for 40 minutes.

Originally published as Cranberry-Stuffed Chicken in Taste of Home December/January 1999, p35

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Reviewed on Jan. 03, 2012 by Katielabonte

I have made the stuffing twice and it is awesome. Yummy!!!

Reviewed on Nov. 26, 2010 by SandyDH

I've been making this recipe since I first read it in a TOH mag years ago. But yesterday I made it for Thanksgiving and was finally moved to write a review. First of all, by the time I finished getting all the food on the table and sat down to eat, most of the stuffing was already gone. I got a spoonful--darn it! Everyone raved, and I was asked for the recipe several times. This is a simple recipe but absolutely wonderful. The cranberries make it a little extra special, and a nice touch for the holidays.

Reviewed on May. 14, 2010 by Denise Anne

I will never make my stuffing any other way. My husband and I love it.

Reviewed on Nov. 25, 2009 by rainbodell

I first used this stuffing for my Thanksgiving turkey about 5 years ago - and every year since. Great!