Roast Chicken With Fennel Stuffing

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 shallot, finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 1 large fennel bulb, chopped (reserve 3 t chopped greens)
• 2 tablespoons pernod
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1 whole chicken

Recipe

• 1 in a large frying pan, heat oil and 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat. add shallot; cook until softened, about 2 minutes.
• 2 add garlic, fennel and fennel leaves. cover and cook over low for 20 minutes, until fennel is tender, but not brown.
• 3 add pernod, salt and pepper and mix well.
• 4 preheat oven to 375. stuff chicken loosely with fennel mixture. tie legs together and place in a small roasting pan, breast side up.
• 5 melt remaining butter and brush over chicken. bake 90 min, basting frequently with pan juices, until juices run clear when thigh is pierced.