Chourico Stuffed Roasted Chicken

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/4 lb ground lamb
• 1/4 lb portuguese chourico, sausauge finely ground
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 1/4 cup chopped bell pepper
• 12 slices bread
• 2 cups chicken stock
• salt and cayenne pepper
• 1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 1 egg
• 1 (4 -5 lb) fresh chicken

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees farenheit.
• 2 in a large saute pan, brown the ground lamb and chourico for about 3 minutes.
• 3 add onions, celery, and bell peppers and saute for 5 minutes, or until vegetables are wilted.
• 4 place bread in large baking dish and cover with the chicken stock over the bread. soak the bread for about 10 to 15 minutes.
• 5 remove bread from stock and squeeze the bread, reserving the remaining stock. combine the bread and the reserved stock with the sauteed mixture.
• 6 mix well.
• 7 season mixture with salt, cayenne, crushed pepper and add parsley.
• 8 cook, stirring, for 2 to 3 mins.remove from heat and cool completely.
• 9 after cooling, stir in the egg.
• 10 season chicken with essence and stuff the chicken's cavity with the stuffing.
• 11 using butcher's twine, tie the chicken to secure the cavity, legs, and wings.
• 12 place chicken in oven and roast for about 1 hours.
• 13 reduce heat to 375 degrees and continue to cook chicken for about an hour or until meat starts to fall off bones and the juices run clear.
• 14 remove chicken from oven and carve chicken into serving portions. serve roasted chicken with the stuffing.