Life All Travel Destinations Entertaining Food All Chefs Recipes Restaurants Wine Pairing Food News Wine All Wine 101 Wine News Wine Regions Wine Varietals Wineries Home > Selector Magazine > Food > Roast Chicken With Old Fashioned Bread Stuffing Recipe Food Roast Chicken With Old Fashioned Bread Stuffing Recipe Preparation time Cooking time Serves 4 Ingredients 1kg chicken Spray extra virgin olive oil Salt For the bread stuffing 150g day-old bread, crust on and broken into small pieces 60g finely chopped onion 1tbsp each of roughly chopped fresh parsley, rosemary and thyme 1tsp ground nutmeg Finely grated zest of one small orange 1 egg Method Wipe out the inside of the chicken, mix all the stuffing ingredients together, put inside the gut cavity and push firmly. (Do not over-fill as it will burst out during cooking.) Tie or skewer the legs around the opening to secure closure. Spray with oil. Put the chicken on its back onto a cooking rack then into a baking dish. Sprinkle with salt and cook at 180ºC for 50 minutes. Internal temperature of chicken must be at least 75ºC. Baste the chicken with the drippings, twice for maximum effect. Remove from the oven, rest for 5 minutes, cut into quarters and serve with vegetables or salad of your choice. Food Serves 4 Wine Pairing McWilliam's Alternis Nero d'Avola 2021 $18.70 in any 12 $19.80 in any 6 $22.00 each Price | options $18.70 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Peter Drayton Wildstreak Merlot 2023 $29.75 in any 12 $31.50 in any 6 $35.00 each Price | options $29.75 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Andrew Thomas Synergy Semillon 2025 $21.25 in any 12 $22.50 in any 6 $25.00 each Price | options $21.25 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Altus Rise Wildlight Pinot Grigio 2025 $21.25 in any 12 $22.50 in any 6 $25.00 each Price | options $21.25 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Willow & Goose Freefall Chardonnay 2024 $29.75 in any 12 $31.50 in any 6 $35.00 each Price | options $29.75 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Elysian Springs Silent Waters Pinot Noir 2023 $29.75 in any 12 $31.50 in any 6 $35.00 each Price | options $29.75 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Chain of Ponds Unchained Grüner Veltliner 2023 $21.25 in any 12 $22.50 in any 6 $25.00 each Price | options $21.25 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart McPherson Andrew's Reserve Pink Moscato 2023 $21.25 in any 12 $22.50 in any 6 $25.00 each Price | options $21.25 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Pfeiffer Collections Sparkling Chardonnay Pinot Noir NV $22.10 in any 12 $23.40 in any 6 $26.00 each Price | options $22.10 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Exclusive Spurling Tasmanian Cuvée NV $42.50 in any 12 $45.00 in any 6 $50.00 each Price | options $42.50 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Discover More You might also like Food Fennel and Sage Rump Roast Food Chicken Chorizo and Lemon Tray Bake Words by Libby Travers on 10 Aug 2020 Food Lyndey Milan's poached chicken salad with lime noodles Words by Lyndey Milan on 21 Mar 2016 Discover more Dessert recipes Food Dave Pynt And The Fires Of Creation Words by Nick Ryan on 7 Jan 2025 Food Chocolate soufflé with Shiraz syrup Food Madeleines with chocolate cherry sauce & candied orange praline