CHICKEN WITH ASIAN STUFFING

Chicken with Asian Stuffing image

In Dauphin, Manitoba, Pam Szmon uses this flavorful dressing to stuff two chickens, but we baked it alongside moist leg quarters. "With unusual ingredients like bean sprouts and water chestnuts, it's my favorite," she notes.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Dinner

Time 55m

Yield 8 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

3/4 cup finely chopped onion
1-1/4 cups butter, divided
3 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
1 can (14 ounces) bean sprouts, drained
1 can (8 ounces) sliced water chestnuts, drained
1 can (4 ounces) mushroom stems and pieces, drained and chopped
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
10 cups cubed day-old bread
1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon salt
Pepper to taste
8 chicken leg quarters

Steps:

In a large saucepan, saute onion in 1 cup butter until tender. Add bacon, bean sprouts, water chestnuts, mushrooms, Worcestershire sauce and ginger. Cook and stir over medium heat for 1 minute. Remove from the heat; stir in the bread cubes, salt and pepper. Transfer to a greased 3-qt. baking dish., Place the chicken in a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Melt the remaining butter; brush over chicken. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a thermometer reads 180°. Bake the stuffing alongside for 30-35 minutes or until heated through.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 688 calories, Fat 47g fat (23g saturated fat), Cholesterol 183mg cholesterol, Sodium 881mg sodium, Carbohydrate 29g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 36g protein.