Roast Chicken With Hazelnut Stuffing

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup butter
• 3/4 cup onion
• 3/4 cup celery
• 2 cups breadcrumbs
• 1/2 cup toasted hazelnuts, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon, zest of
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme
• 1 bay leaf, crumbled
• salt and pepper
• 1 (5 lb) roasting chickens, cleaned
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 dash nutmeg

Recipe

• 1 melt butter and saute onion and celery.
• 2 when soft, stir in bread crumbs, hazelnuts, zest, thyme, and bay.
• 3 cook for 2 minutes, then let cool.
• 4 stuff chicken with hazelnut mixture.
• 5 blend the honey, 2 tbs butter, and the nutmeg.
• 6 sprinkle the chicken withsalt and pepper, then brush with the honey mixture.
• 7 roast at 425 degrees for 15 minutes, turn, and roast another 15 minutes.
• 8 reduce the heat to 350 degrees, baste the chicken with juices, and roast 1 hour.
• 9 let stand 15 minutes before serving.
• 10 serve with cumberland sauce (cumberland sauce).