Recipe and source notes

Chicken Baked In A Paper Bag

6 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 1 (3-5 lb.) roasting chicken
  • 1 cup dried potato flakes
  • 1 cup chopped celery
  • 3 tablespoons melted butter
  • 1/4 cup minced onion
  • 1 tablespoon fresh minced parsley
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning

Make it step by step

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Rinse chicken inside and out. Pat skin dry with paper towels. In a small bowl combine potato flakes, celery, butter, onions, parsley, salt, and poultry seasoning. Spoon into chicken's body cavity. Close opening with skewers or tie legs down with heavy string. Place chicken inside a large brown bag being careful that breast does not touch the bag. Fold open end of bag over to close; fasten shut with large paper clips and place on a cookie sheet. Bake 2 1/4 to 2 hours or until chicken is tender.

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Recipe source

Adapted from Foodista by Anonymous, under CC BY 3.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.

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