This recipe for Ham and Cheese Stuffed Chicken from BBQ Pit Boys will take your average Roast Chicken to a whole new level. It is the ideal holiday dinner to prepare at your Pit or for that one-of-a-kind supper you have planned for any day of the week.
Ham & Cheddar Chicken
Had enough of that ordinary roasted chicken? This recipe will bring you a whole different level of roasted chicken. Try this very simple and easy recipe for that roasted chicken feast.
Equipment
- Grill
- Bowl
- Pan
- Aluminum Foil
Ingredients
- 2 Chickens (4 Lbs each)
- 2 Lbs Ham Steaks (fine-cut)
- Leek (chopped, white part)
- Onion (chopped)
- ½ Lbs Sharp Cheddar Cheese
- 4 Oz Butter (110 grams)
- Celery (chopped)
- 1 teaspoon Thyme (crushed)
- 1-2 teaspoon Ground Pepper
- 1 teaspoon Ground Sage
- Olive Oil
- 4 Oz Sun-Dried Tomatoes In Oil
- 1 Quart Chicken Stock (1000cc)
- 1 1/2 Lbs Croutons (680 grams)
- SPG
Instructions
- In a bowl, combine celery, onion and leek with sharp cheddar cheese.
- Dice up about two pounds of ham steak, take out any of the fat from the ham steaks and add it to the mix.
- Add crushed thyme, sun-dried tomatoes in oil, ground pepper and ground sage, then give it a good mix.
- Heat up a pan, add salted butter, olive oil. Melt down the butter and add the mix ingredients. Bring it to a simmer, then add the croutons.
- Mix and add the chicken stock. Once its sufficiently heated up move it off the flame.
- Stuff the cavities of the chickens with the mix. Season the outside of the chicken with SPG.
- Place the chicken on the grill at 325 degrees for about an hour and ½ and monitor internal temp to go 165 degrees.
- Remove from the grill, cover with aluminum foil for about 20 minutes to let the chicken rest. Serve and Enjoy!
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Notes
This recipe was created by BBQ Pit Boys on YouTube.
