Roast Chicken
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Recipe Link: http://www.gopresto.com/recipes/skillet/roastchicken.php
Roast Chicken
3 to 3 1/2 pound whole chicken
salt
stuffing (recipe below)
ground paprika
2 Tablespoons cooking oil
1/2 cup water
Prepare chicken for cooking.
Sprinkle the inside cavity with salt.
Fill body and neck cavity with stuffing, if desired.
Secure opening with toothpicks or metal skewers.
Tie legs together and wings to body with string.
Sprinkle chicken with paprika.
Preheat electric skillet at 400 degrees F.
Add oil and brown chicken on all sides.
Turn heat control down until pilot light goes out.
Turn chicken, so the breast side is up. Add water.
Cover and simmer 30 minutes per pound or until tender.
If drippings in bottom of electric skillet start to
scorch, add water as needed.
Bread Stuffing
3 cups dried bread cubes
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 cup chicken bouillon
salt and pepper
1/4 cup chopped celery
Combine ingredients.
Spoon mixture into chicken.