roasted chicken with wild rice & mushrooms
INGREDIENTS
1 Whole whole chicken
To Taste salt
To Taste pepper
2 Tablespoon butter
1 Medium onion, chopped
4 Strips Bacon, diced
1 Cup Rice, wild
1 mushrooms, sliced
salt
To Taste pepper
2 1/4 Cup water
2 Tablespoon parsley, chopped
PREPARATION
Steps
1
When ready to cook, set the Z Grill to 375℉ and preheat, lid closed for 15 minutes.
2
Season inside and outside of chicken with salt and pepper.
3
In a large saucepan, melt 2 Tbsp butter over medium heat. Add onions and cook until soft, 3-5 minutes. Add bacon to onions and cook, stirring, until bacon and onions are browned. Stir in rice, mushrooms, salt, and pepper.
4
Add 2-1/4 cups of water to mixture and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 25 minutes, until rice has absorbed liquid. Add fresh parsley and mix.
5
Stuff cavity loosely with rice mixture. Tie chicken legs back with butcher’s twine.
6
Place chicken directly on grill grate and roast for 1 hr 15 mins or until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the breast reads 160℉ and the thigh 170℉.
7
Remove chicken from grill and allow to rest for 10 minutes.
8
Spoon stuffing out of chicken cavity to a platter and slice chicken. Serve immediately with chicken pieces over rice stuffing. Enjoy!