Roast Chicken with a Mushroom and Bacon Stuffing

Ingredients

1 chicken, whole
1 tbsp olive oil
100g button mushrooms, finely chopped
2 bacon rashers, rind removed and finely chopped
1 leek, finely chopped
1 fresh breadcrumbs
1 tbsp fresh thyme, chopped
1 egg, lightly whisked
1 x KNORR Roast Chicken Gravy

Method

Preheat oven to 180°C.
To make the stuffing, heat the oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat.
Add the mushroom, bacon and leek and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until the bacon and mushroom is golden.
Transfer to a heatproof bowl.
Add the breadcrumbs, thyme, egg and KNORR Roast Chicken Gravy powder, and stir until combined.
Loosely fill the chicken cavity with the stuffing.
Place chicken in a roasting pan and drizzle a little oil over it.
Season with salt and pepper.
Sprinkle with thyme.
Roast chicken for 1 ½ hours at 180°C, until succulent and golden brown.

Step by step

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Preheat oven to 180°C.

Step 2 of 10

To make the stuffing, heat the oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat.

Step 3 of 10

Add the mushroom, bacon and leek and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until the bacon and mushroom is golden.

Step 4 of 10

Transfer to a heatproof bowl.

Step 5 of 10

Add the breadcrumbs, thyme, egg and KNORR Roast Chicken Gravy powder, and stir until combined.

Step 6 of 10

Loosely fill the chicken cavity with the stuffing.

Step 7 of 10

Place chicken in a roasting pan and drizzle a little oil over it.

Step 8 of 10

Season with salt and pepper.

Step 9 of 10

Sprinkle with thyme.

Step 10 of 10

Roast chicken for 1 ½ hours at 180°C, until succulent and golden brown.

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Step: 1

Preheat oven to 180°C.

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Step: 2

To make the stuffing, heat the oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat.

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Step: 3

Add the mushroom, bacon and leek and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until the bacon and mushroom is golden.

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Step: 4

Transfer to a heatproof bowl.

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Step: 5

Add the breadcrumbs, thyme, egg and KNORR Roast Chicken Gravy powder, and stir until combined.

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Step: 6

Loosely fill the chicken cavity with the stuffing.

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Step: 7

Place chicken in a roasting pan and drizzle a little oil over it.

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Step: 8

Season with salt and pepper.

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Step: 9

Sprinkle with thyme.

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Step: 10

Roast chicken for 1 ½ hours at 180°C, until succulent and golden brown.

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STEPS:

Preheat oven to 180°C.
To make the stuffing, heat the oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat.
Add the mushroom, bacon and leek and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until the bacon and mushroom is golden.
Transfer to a heatproof bowl.
Add the breadcrumbs, thyme, egg and KNORR Roast Chicken Gravy powder, and stir until combined.
Loosely fill the chicken cavity with the stuffing.
Place chicken in a roasting pan and drizzle a little oil over it.
Season with salt and pepper.
Sprinkle with thyme.
Roast chicken for 1 ½ hours at 180°C, until succulent and golden brown.