Rice Stuffed Chicken

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 cups cooked rice (brown or regular is fine)
• 1 cup chopped apple
• 1/2 cup chopped prune
• 1/2 cup chopped dried apricot
• 1/4 cup chopped celery
• 2 tablespoons melted margarine or 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon, rind of
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 3 -3 1/2 lbs broiler-fryer chickens

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375.
• 2 mix all ingredients except chicken.
• 3 fill body cavity and neck cavity of the chicken with the rice mixture.
• 4 make sure not to pack the stuffing to tight, as this inhibits even and full cooking of the chicken.
• 5 tie if or as desired.
• 6 place chicken, breast side up, on a rack in a shallow roasting pan.
• 7 roast, uncovered, for 1 1/2 to 1 hour 45 minutes, or until juices run clear.
• 8 let stand 10 minutes before cutting.
• 9 remove and discard skin.