Pear And Brie Cheese Stuffing For Chicken

Ingredients

For the stuffing:

Ingredients

For the stuffing for chicken:

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

• 1 medium onion, chopped

• 2 stalks celery, chopped

• 2 Bartlett pears, peeled, cored, and chopped

• half of cup chopped walnuts

• 1/4 cup bread crumbs

• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

• 1 tablespoon chopped contemporary sage

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 1/4 teaspoon floor black pepper

• 1 egg, beaten

For the chicken:

– 1 half of cups fresh bread crumbs (from three to four slices of bread)

– 1/3 cup finely chopped onion

– 1/4 cup finely chopped celery

– 1/4 cup finely chopped pear

– 1/4 cup finely chopped dried pears

– 2 tablespoons chopped contemporary parsley

– 1 1/4 cups chicken broth

– 1 giant egg, frivolously beaten

– half of teaspoon salt

– 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

– four half-pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves

– 4 slices Brie cheese (approximately four ounces)

Instructions

To make the stuffing:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 levels C).

2. In a big bowl, combine the bread cubes, pears, brie cheese, celery, onion, parsley, salt, and pepper.

3. In a small bowl, whisk together the chicken broth and egg.

4. Pour the chicken broth combination over the bread combination and stir to combine.

5. Stuff the chicken with the stuffing combination.

6. Place the chicken in a roasting pan and bake for 1 hour and 15-30 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked via.

7. Let the chicken rest for 10 minutes earlier than carving.

To stuff the chicken:

1. First take away the chicken breasts from the refrigerator and allow them to come to room temperature for half-hour.

2. Preheat oven to four hundred degrees F (200 degrees C).

3. Use a pointy knife to rigorously make a pocket in every chicken breast. Be careful not to minimize all the finest way through the breast.

4. In a large bowl, mix the pears, brie cheese, walnuts, thyme, salt, and pepper. Mix nicely.

5. Stuff the chicken breasts with the pear filling. Close the pockets with toothpicks.

6. Place the chicken breasts in a baking dish. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with additional salt and pepper.

7. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or till the chicken is cooked by way of and the juices run clear.

8. Let the chicken rest for 5 minutes earlier than slicing and serving.

To roast the chicken:

Instructions: To Roast the Chicken:

1. Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).

2. Remove giblets and neck from chicken. Rinse chicken in and out and pat dry with paper towels.

3. Loosely fill chicken cavity with Pear and Brie Cheese Stuffing.

4. Tie legs together with kitchen twine.

5. Place chicken in roasting pan and rub with olive oil. Season with salt and pepper.

6. Roast for 1 hour, then reduce warmth to 350°F (175°C) and continue roasting for an additional 45-60 minutes, or till chicken is cooked by way of.

7. Let chicken rest for 10 minutes before carving.