Checking on stuffed chicken

I use always the same basic recipe for chickens : sausage meat mixed with breadcrumbs soaked in milk, an egg, and shallots. Depending of the season, I add things in the stuffing : it can be wood mushrooms and garlic in autumn, or bear's garlic actually -- a savage garlic which has the advantage to not let you smell garlic after you ate it --.

hi marguicha A chicken dish discussion Well, here in India ae are moving towards the Packaged food thing quite fast but still many households (mine included) doesnt opt for it. In fact I cannot opt for it just because of my illness - the pre-packaed stuff here are almost quite spicy (as Indians love spicy food) and I am NOT to have any spicy food (most of the times unless I am celebrating) I did try this stuffed chicken once but is was quite difficult in convincing the provider to clean and not to cut the chicken into pieces. I did try with a whole one piece and stuffed it with potatoes, rice and green peas. Then as I had seen the recipe on Tele, I followed and tried to stitch the open end too but failed. So it was kind of messy but still, I think the first tries are always messy when it comes to cooking. Oh yes, that day, I did it in the pressure cooker but now that I plan to get a Microwave, I believe this will be easier and less messy.

Well, guicha....you and i are the same mindset, when it comes to cooking...We're scratch cooks, and I do not think I will EVER change! To me, anything prepackaged..or factory canned (not home=canned) has an OFF taste, like a chemical taste! Usually when we are camping, we will take tinned foods...and I just don't enjoy them! "Stove Top" stuffing is a package mix! Depending on the meat...I usually like to combine certain flavours with certain meats..e.g. Pork with apple/pear...etc stuffing! But the base is usually the same; bread crumbs, onion and celery...then I add dried cranberries and sunflower seeds for Turkey or Chicken..! Same base with mushrooms for Beef...Same base with gratings of lemon for Fish...and of course, the appropriate Herbs! When my son took me out for Birthday dinner (first time I have been out for dinner since last year on my birthday...LOL) I had the most wonderful Cornish Game Hen...with just a ground up nut stuffing...OH Guicha, was it wonderful! Must admit, tho...I do buy packaged Pasta's...as I am too lazy to make them, especially without a Pasta machine...but I do buy Whole Grain Pasta..just slightly more expensive...but it is better for us! I was so disappointed...after first getting my computer...so excited about ALL the recipes...only to learn, so many used package this or that...canned this or that...SO, I still rely on my oldest cookbook..the original "joy of Cooking!" Thot I shud tell you...I already have $200.00 Cdn., in my PayPal acct..and that is where I will leave my "Chilean" savings..as it is NOT reported to the Gov't, and I won't have to pay taxes on it! Ha! Ha! HUGZ, dear one!

I think sometimes cooking from scratch will make a better dish because it will really create uniqueness. I want to cook stuffed chicken however, I don't have any idea on how to make a perfect deboned whole chicken. hehehe. Perhaps I need to learn it first. hehehe

That paella you showed us in your other discussion would make one of the best stuffingespecially if you plan to roast it or charcoal grill using a turning spit. I don't think you have to search further

Hi there , marguicha. I think cooking from scratch is optional most of the time : you just look at the materials you get from the can and make them by yourself instead of using them : If you need to add mushrooms from a can , you might try buying fresh mushrooms and prepare them on your own. If you are supposed to add beans from a can , you may also try to prepare fresh beans on your own. I think all the stuff from the cans are less healthy and contain some aluminium. What is it exactly that you need to take from a can that you can't cook on your own ?