Angie's Chicken L'Orange with Pecan Apple Dressing

Chicken L'Orange with Pecan Apple Dressing

(Alice LaBarbera's recipe-Angie's Mom)

Ingredients:

1 Chicken

1 Orange

1/2 apple

1/2 c chopped pecans

1 box Stove Top Stuffing

Seasonings:

1 T Montreal Chicken seasoning

1/2 t poultry seasoning

1/2 t garlic powder

1/4 t paprika

1 T maple syrup

1 T Olive Oil

1/4 t pepper

For Stuffing: Follow box recipe for stuffing but put the diced apple in the water before you bring it to a boil (softens the apple).

For chicken: Take out the insides of the chicken. Rinse and pat dry (like a baby's butt)! Cut the orange into quarters. Squeeze one quarter into the cavity of the chicken. Then keep the rind inside. Then squeeze another quarter of orange over the chicken. Drizzle maple syrup over the chicken. Massage it in. Sprinkle on the seasonings (mix them all together in small bowl first, then sprinkle them all on together).

Put the stuffing around the chicken toward the corners of the pan. Squeeze the last quarter over the chicken and the stuffing and slice in half and put on top of chicken for decoration. Take the pecans and sprinkle over the stuffing and little on top of chicken if you want.

(Spray pan with pam before placing stuffing and chicken inside). Cover with foil/seal edges to the pan tightly and roast at 375 for 2 hrs or until internal temperature registers 180F in thigh muscle. Uncover the last 30 minutes of roasting to brown chicken skin.