celery herb stuffing and savory chicken

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 1 small onion, diced
• 1/2 cup diced celery, with leaves
• 6 slices stale bread, cut into cubes
• 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
• 1 teaspoon dried sage
• 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon celery salt
• 1/2 cup melted butter
• 1 (3 pound) whole chicken
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh savory

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ready Time: 1 hr 35 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• stir together onion, celery, bread, pepper, parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme, and celery salt in a large bowl; pour melted butter over bread mixture and stir to combine.
• spoon stuffing into the cavities of chicken; place chicken into a roasting pan. sprinkle chicken with savory; cover with a lid or foil.
• bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour. remove cover; increase oven temperature to 425 degrees f (220 degrees c). roast until browned and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone, reads 165 degrees f (74 degrees c), about 15 minutes.