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Recipes => Recipes => Poultry => Topic started by: Smokin Don on October 11, 2013, 01:48:52 AM

Title: Cheese and Herb Stuffed Chicken
Post by: Smokin Don on October 11, 2013, 01:48:52 AM: Oct 10 2013

This is not the traditional stuffed chicken. The cream cheese and herbs were stuffed under the skin. I got the idea from a Kraft recipe and changed it some; it called for rosemary.

I softened 6 oz. of cream cheese to room temp. and added 1 teaspoon of Italian herb mix, 1 teaspoon of dried garlic flakes and a few grinds of 4 pepper blend. I separated the skin from the breast using a wooden spoon handle to get down to the thighs and legs. I stuffed half the cheese mix under each side.
I used a long handled ice tea spoon to get a spoonful back as far as I could and then worked it under the leg on each side with my fingers pressing on the outside of the skin. The rest went under the breast skin.

I cut a lemon in half and coated one with the Italian herbs and the other with the dried garlic. They went into the cavity and I trussed the legs with a silicone rubber band. I placed the chicken on a wire rack in a pan and in the fridge to air dry for 3 hours.

I pre heated my Traeger to 325 deg. placed the bird on some sliced onions in a foil pan rubbed on a light coat of Hellman’s mayonnaise and added more Italian herb mix then into the smoker. It took 2 hours to get to 170 deg. breast temp.

I tented the chicken with foil while I heated up some left over parmesan noodles and peas. Some of you just ignore the peas ;D I served my wife a nice slice of the breast and I had some breast and a leg. It tasted good, chicken was very moist. I poured the fat off the pan juices and had some over mine. My wife said it tasted like chicken divan.

The Kraft recipe had some roasted potatoes with the pan juices over. That sounded good but I had left overs that needed used up.

Cheese and herbs
(http://i1039.photobucket.com/albums/a474/deains/Traeger%20Food%202013/_A100297_zpsfa6d34af.jpg)

Separating the skin
(http://i1039.photobucket.com/albums/a474/deains/Traeger%20Food%202013/_A100298_zps060d0824.jpg)

Lemons for the cavity
(http://i1039.photobucket.com/albums/a474/deains/Traeger%20Food%202013/_A100300_zps5952d7f1.jpg)

Ready for the smoker
(http://i1039.photobucket.com/albums/a474/deains/Traeger%20Food%202013/_A100301_zpseffc9852.jpg)

All done
(http://i1039.photobucket.com/albums/a474/deains/Traeger%20Food%202013/_A100303_zps604109d9.jpg)

My Plate
(http://i1039.photobucket.com/albums/a474/deains/Traeger%20Food%202013/_A100304_zps6cfd8fdc.jpg)

Smokin Don
Title: Re: Cheese and Herb Stuffed Chicken
Post by: pz on October 11, 2013, 01:53:29 AM: Dang, that looks delicious, Don! I'm stuffed to the gills and still droolin' over what I see in your pics ;)
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Post by: africanmeat on October 11, 2013, 02:53:32 AM: Man this looks good .
great meal.
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Post by: sliding_billy on October 11, 2013, 05:10:47 AM: Fine meal Don. Pass the peas please!
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Post by: Sam3 on October 11, 2013, 05:45:58 AM: Love that chicken idea Don. Looks delicious!
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Post by: muebe on October 11, 2013, 07:15:54 AM: Look at those little green devils rolling around on that plate freely! ???

Make sure there is no cross-contamination when you make my plate Don 8)
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Post by: smokeasaurus on October 11, 2013, 08:18:37 AM: That is a beauty. If there are any leftovers shoot me a pm ;)
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Post by: TentHunteR on October 11, 2013, 08:47:06 AM: Outrageous chicken Don!

I will be doing some kind of variation on this sometime very soon.
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Post by: squirtthecat on October 11, 2013, 08:52:48 AM: Great idea!

I need to try the 'mayo on chicken' thing soon..
Title: Cheese and Herb Stuffed Chicken
Post by: Pappymn on October 11, 2013, 10:40:23 AM: Nice Don. I always stick something under the skin. Have not tried cream cheese. Great tip!
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Post by: deestafford on October 11, 2013, 11:05:05 AM: Don, Excellent. Chicken is so versitile. Dee
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Post by: drholly on October 11, 2013, 04:35:24 PM: What a great idea! Might try that on the PBC.
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Post by: CDN Smoker on October 11, 2013, 08:22:14 PM: Looking at that bird he put a real fight, made him look purple ;D

Just kidding, bird turned out amazing, thanks for posting
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Post by: Keymaster on October 11, 2013, 09:42:37 PM: I'm a sucker for noodles and that chicken looks Awesome!! Peas and bacon are simply Ambrosia :)
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Post by: sparky on October 11, 2013, 10:06:28 PM: damn, I hungry now. nice cook SD. 8)
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Post by: fishingbouchman on October 11, 2013, 10:45:45 PM: Looks great
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Post by: PoppyBill on October 12, 2013, 06:58:00 AM: Great looking chicken. I've never had much luck getting anything very far under the skin. Usually it tears and messes up the whole thing. Are there any secrets you can share?
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Post by: HighOnSmoke on October 12, 2013, 08:17:51 AM: Fantastic looking chicken Don! I also will be trying a version of this one soon.
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Post by: Smokin Don on October 12, 2013, 09:25:05 AM: Quote from: PoppyBill on October 12, 2013, 06:58:00 AM
Great looking chicken. I've never had much luck getting anything very far under the skin. Usually it tears and messes up the whole thing. Are there any secrets you can share?
I just start on the neck end and start sliding my fingers under the breast skin. Just push gently and it should separate. Don
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Post by: hikerman on October 12, 2013, 09:34:45 AM: Very nice meal Don! Everything looks sooo good. I'll take a plate just like that plus Mike's peas please!