Wild-rice Stuffed Chicken

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (6 ounce) package long grain and wild rice blend
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/2 teaspoon dried whole thyme, crushed
• 1/8 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 1/2 cups green seedless grapes, halved
• 1 (3 -3 1/2 lb) broiler-fryer chickens
• salt
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons wine
• green grape (optional)

Recipe

• 1 cook rice mix according to package directions. add butter, thyme, onion powder, and 1 1/2 cups grapes; stir well.
• 2 season cavity of chicken with salt, place chicken, breast side up, on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. stuff lightly with half of rice mixture. truss chicken, and bake at 375f for 1 1/2 hours. combine soy sauce and wine, use to baste chicken during last 30 minutes of baking.
• 3 spoon remaining rice mixture into a lightly greased 1-quart casserole; bake at 375f for 15 to 20 minutes. remove chicken to serving platter, and spoon rice around it. garmish with grapes, if desired.