Roast Chicken with Sausage-Apple Stuffing

== Description ==
Who says chicken and sausage are pricey for everday cooking? This classic, red-hot poultry dish is made with real herbs and roasted to golden perfection including the stuffing, as it also keeps a warm, savory aroma with butter content and the chicken.
== Ingredients ==
* ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons butter
* 1 cup chopped scallions
* 1 teaspoon fresh thyme, chopped
* 1 pound pork sausage
* 1 teaspoon fresh sage, crushed
* 1 egg, beaten
* 1 teaspoon fresh rosemary, crumpled
* 3 cups cubed, dried bread
* 1 teaspoon pepper
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1 roasting chicken, about 6 pounds
* 3 tart apples, peeled, cored, and cubed
== Directions ==
# Melt 1/2 cup butter in a small oven. 
# Add half of the thyme, sage, rosemary, salt and pepper to the butter. Set the herb butter aside.
# In a large oven, melt 2 tablespoons butter over moderate heat. 
# Add scallions and cook until wilted.
# Scrape butter and scallions into a large bowl. Set aside.
# Add sausage to the pan and cook, stirring to crumble until browned. 
# Remove from heat, and and use the scallion mixture for mixing the stuffing.
# Combine the egg, bread cubes, apples, scallion mixture, remaining herbs and sausage; mix well.
# Loosely stuff chicken cavity and tie legs together. 
# Save the rest of the stuffing. 
# Place the chicken, breast side up, on a rack in an oven.
# Brush with the herb butter and roast until internal temperature is 175° C and the chicken is golden brown, basting every 30 minutes. Add extra stuffing during the last 30 minutes of roasting. 
== contributed by  ==
* World Recipes Y-Group
* Jenn b Aka Mom2sam And Tiny
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Category:World Recipes
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Category:Main Dish Poultry Recipes
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