Roast Stuffed Chicken

Ingredients

• 3 Tbsp butter 
• 5 lb roasting chickens 
• 6 oz stove top stuffing mix for chicken
• 0.3 tsp tarragon leaves dried
• 1.5 cups water hot

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• baking pan
• skewers

Directions

1. Heat oven to 325F.
2. Mix hot water and margarine in large bowl until margarine is melted.
3. Add stuffing mix; stir just until moistened. Set aside. (Do not stuff chicken until ready to bake.)
4. Stuff chicken lightly with prepared stuffing; close openings with skewers and string.
5. Place, breast-side up, on rack in baking pan; sprinkle with thyme.
6. Bake 1 hour 40 min. or until chicken is done (165F) and stuffing is heated through (165F), basting occasionally with pan juices.