20 Delicious Stuffed Chicken Recipes

Source: Vkuslandia, AdobeStock

When it comes to ideal main courses, stuffed chicken deserves special attention. It's equally good for a family dinner or a festive table. And there are so many ways to prepare it that it won't be difficult to delight your loved ones with something new every time. We're sharing 20 of the best recipes!

1. Chicken Stuffed with Apples

Source: usefulfooddrinks.com

Let's start this selection with the most classic and at the same time very delicious recipe.

Prep time: 2 hours.
Servings: 6.

• 1 chicken
• 3-4 apples
• 2 cloves garlic
• 2 tsp mustard
• 3 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 tbsp spices

1. Mix mustard, oil, crushed garlic, and spices to taste until as smooth as possible.
2. Clean, rinse, and pat dry the chicken carcass, rub with the marinade, and leave for a couple of hours or overnight in the refrigerator.
3. Cut the apples into wedges and stuff the chicken with them.
4. Place the chicken in a roasting sleeve, tie it, and make a couple of punctures in the sleeve.
5. Bake for 1 hour in the oven at 200 degrees Celsius. Then, for another 20 minutes in the cut-open sleeve – for browning.

2. Stuffed Chicken with Oranges

Source: dzen.ru

Stuffed chicken prepared according to this recipe turns out incredibly spicy and aromatic.

Prep time: 2 hours.
Servings: 4.

• 1 chicken
• 2 oranges
• 1 lemon
• 5 cloves garlic
• 1 sprig rosemary
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 tsp curry
• 0.5 tsp ground chili
• 1 tsp paprika
• 0.5 tsp turmeric
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp soy sauce

1. Rinse and pat dry the chicken carcass, then rub it with salt. Leave for 30-40 minutes.
2. Separate the skin from the meat without removing it. Place thinly sliced oranges under it.
3. Inside the chicken, place the remaining orange pieces, sliced lemon, garlic, rosemary, and cinnamon. Secure the opening with toothpicks.
4. Mix oil, soy sauce, and all spices, thoroughly rub the chicken, and place it in a roasting sleeve.
5. Cook the chicken in the oven for about 1 hour at 190 degrees Celsius.

3. Stuffed Chicken with Pineapples

Source: pinterest.com

This recipe calls for canned pineapples in syrup – it's simple and accessible!

Prep time: 2 hours.
Servings: 6.

• 1 chicken
• 300 g canned pineapples
• 1 lemon
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 4 cloves garlic
• 3 tbsp vegetable oil
• 2 pinches cinnamon
• 1 tsp spices to taste

1. Mix oil, lemon juice, crushed garlic, and all spices. Rub the chicken with the marinade and leave for 2 hours.
2. Tightly stuff it with arbitrarily chopped pineapples and secure the opening with toothpicks.
3. Place the chicken in a baking dish and bake in the oven for 1-1.5 hours at 200 degrees Celsius, periodically basting with the juices.

4. Chicken Stuffed with Buckwheat

Source: street-foods.ru

A delicious and hearty option – with a side dish that doesn't need to be cooked separately.

Prep time: 2 hours.
Servings: 4.

• 1 chicken
• 2 tsp salt
• 3 tbsp mayonnaise
• 1 cup buckwheat
• 2.5 cups water
• 1 onion
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 tbsp spices

1. Rub the chicken with salt, spices, and mayonnaise, and leave for 2 hours.
2. During this time, boil the buckwheat in water until cooked.
3. Finely chop the onion, fry it until golden in butter, and mix with the buckwheat. Optionally, add carrots or other vegetables to the sauté. Season the filling.
4. Stuff the chicken with buckwheat, sew up the opening, and bake it for about 1.5 hours in the oven at 200 degrees Celsius.
5. Periodically baste the chicken with the juices.

Main Courses

Chicken on the Grill: 20 Magnificent Recipes

5. Stuffed Chicken with Rice

Source: nyafoto.ru

Thanks to the vibrant blend of spices, the stuffed chicken turns out even more delicious and aromatic.

Prep time: 2 hours.
Servings: 4.

• 1 chicken
• 50 ml vegetable oil
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 tbsp salt
• 1 tsp ground rosemary
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp mixed peppers
• 100 g rice
• 1 onion
• 1 carrot
• 0.25 tsp cumin
• 0.25 tsp coriander
• 0.25 tsp curry
• 0.25 tsp ground garlic
• 1 tsp other spices to taste

1. Mix oil, minced garlic, salt, rosemary, paprika, and pepper.
2. Thoroughly rub the chicken with the marinade inside and out, and leave it for a couple of hours or overnight in the refrigerator.
3. Finely chop the onion, grate the carrot, and sauté them for 5-7 minutes.
4. Add rice and the remaining spices, mix the filling, and pour in 200 ml of water.
5. Simmer the filling under a lid until the liquid evaporates, then cool slightly.
6. Stuff the chicken, sew up the opening, and place it in a baking dish.
7. Bake the chicken in the oven for 1-1.5 hours at 180 degrees Celsius, periodically basting with the juices from the bottom.

6. Chicken Stuffed with Prunes

Source: koketta.ru

Optionally, add dried apricots or other dried fruits to taste to the filling.

Prep time: 2 hours.
Servings: 6.

• 1 chicken
• 1 onion
• 2 handfuls prunes
• 50 g walnuts
• 2 tbsp brandy or other alcohol
• 3 apples
• 2 tbsp mayonnaise
• 2 pinches thyme
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp spices to taste
• 2 celery stalks
• 1 leek

1. Soak the prunes in brandy for 1 hour and then chop them. Roughly chop the walnuts.
2. Dice one apple.
3. Mince the onion, sauté it in olive oil, and at the end, add butter and the diced apple. Fry everything together for a couple more minutes.
4. Mix the sautéed ingredients with prunes and walnuts, and season the filling to taste.
5. Stuff the chicken and sew up the opening. Drizzle the chicken with lemon juice and coat with mayonnaise mixed with thyme and spices.
6. Place the chicken in a baking dish and bake for 1 hour in the oven at 180 degrees Celsius, periodically basting with the juices.
7. Arbitrarily chop the remaining apples, celery, and leek. Add them to the chicken and bake for another 30-40 minutes, continuing to baste with the juices.
8. 15 minutes before the end of baking – increase the temperature to 200 degrees Celsius.

7. Stuffed Chicken with Nuts

Source: dzen.ru

A wonderful Azerbaijani recipe for stuffed chicken. If you can't find plum or cherry plum sauce, use regular ketchup.

Prep time: 2 hours.
Servings: 4.

• 1 chicken
• 500 g walnuts
• 2 onions
• 2 tbsp plum sauce
• 1 tbsp spices to taste

1. Pass the walnuts through a meat grinder or chop them in a blender.
2. Finely chop the onion or also pass it through a meat grinder. Squeeze slightly and fry for 5 minutes in a small amount of oil.
3. Add walnuts and a spoonful of plum sauce to the onion, and fry for another 5-10 minutes.
4. Stuff the chicken with the filling and sew up the opening.
5. Rub the chicken with the remaining sauce and your favorite spices.
6. Place the chicken in a baking dish and bake for about 1 hour in the oven at 200 degrees Celsius. Possibly longer – depending on doneness.
7. Every 10-15 minutes, baste the chicken with the juices.

8. Stuffed Chicken with Dried Fruits and Honey

Source: sharlotka.cafe

Fans of sweet chicken stuffing will definitely love this recipe.

Prep time: 2 hours.
Servings: 6.

• 1 chicken
• 150 g rice
• 50 g dried apricots
• 50 g raisins
• 1 orange
• 4 sprigs thyme
• 2 tbsp butter
• 2 tbsp honey
• 2 pinches chili flakes

1. Boil rice until semi-cooked. Strip the leaves from the thyme, and peel the orange, removing all membranes, then finely chop it. Reserve any juice that collects.
2. Pour boiling water over raisins and dried apricots for 5 minutes, pat dry, and finely chop the dried apricots.
3. Mix the filling, stuff the chicken with it, and sew up the opening.
4. Mix melted butter, honey, orange juice, chili, and spices to taste.
5. Brush the chicken with this sauce and place it in the oven for 1-1.5 hours at 190 degrees Celsius.
6. Periodically baste it with the juices. If it starts to brown too much – cover with foil.

Main Courses

10 Great Recipes for Cooking a Whole Chicken in an Air Fryer

9. Chicken Stuffed with Pumpkin

Source: luckclub.ru

In autumn and winter, this recipe will definitely come in handy more than once!

Prep time: 2 hours.
Servings: 6.

• 1 chicken
• 400 g pumpkin
• 120 g onion
• 2-3 handfuls dried fruits
• 2 tbsp mixed herbs
• 2 oranges
• 40 g butter
• 2 heads garlic
• 1 tbsp spices to taste

1. Rinse and chop the dried fruits. Dice the pumpkin, and slice one orange into rounds. Zest the second orange.
2. Finely chop the onion and sauté it for 5-6 minutes with the dried fruits. Add herbs, spices to taste, and pumpkin. Simmer everything together for a couple more minutes.
3. Mix softened butter with orange zest.
4. Stuff the chicken with the filling and sew up the opening. Rub it with spices and orange butter.
5. Tie the legs and wings in any convenient way and place the chicken in a roasting sleeve.
6. Add the sliced orange and garlic heads, cut crosswise, to the sleeve.
7. Bake the chicken in the oven for approximately 1.5 hours at 190 degrees Celsius. Cut open the sleeve 20 minutes before the end.

10. Stuffed Chicken with Potatoes

Source: food.ru

Especially for those times when you want something as simple and straightforward as possible.

Prep time: 2 hours.
Servings: 4.

• 1 chicken
• 6 potatoes
• 1 onion
• 100 g sour cream
• 3 tbsp adjika or ketchup
• 1 tbsp spices to taste

1. Mix sour cream, adjika, and spices. Rub the chicken inside and out, and leave to marinate for at least half an hour.
2. Thinly slice the onion, dice the potatoes, mix them, and season.
3. Stuff the chicken, secure the opening with toothpicks, and place the chicken in a roasting sleeve.
4. Pour any remaining sauce into the sleeve and bake the chicken for 1.5 hours in the oven at 200 degrees Celsius.
5. Carefully cut open the sleeve 20 minutes before it's done.

11. Stuffed Chicken with Cabbage

Source: vsegdavkusno.ru

We recommend stewing the cabbage beforehand so that the filling can settle and cool.

Prep time: 2 hours.
Servings: 4.

• 1 chicken
• 300 g cabbage
• 1 onion
• 1 carrot
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 cup cooked rice
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp Provence herbs
• 5 cloves garlic
• 1 tbsp spices to taste

1. Rub the chicken with crushed garlic, paprika, herbs, and other spices. Leave for 1 hour.
2. Finely chop the onion, grate the carrot, and sauté for 5 minutes. Add thinly shredded cabbage and fry for another 5 minutes. Add tomato paste and a little water, simmer for 10 minutes, and let the filling cool.
3. Mix the cabbage with rice and stuff the chicken. Sew up the opening.
4. Place the chicken in a roasting sleeve and bake for 1 hour at 200 degrees Celsius. Cut open the sleeve and return the chicken to the oven for another 30 minutes. Periodically baste it with fat during this process.

12. Boneless Stuffed Chicken

Source: cooking-24.ru

The hardest part here is deboning. For this, arm yourself with patience and a small, sharp knife.

Prep time: 2 hours.
Servings: 6.

• 1 boneless chicken
• 3 tbsp sour cream
• 2 tbsp melted butter
• 120 ml pineapple juice
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp chicken spices
• 600 g ground meat
• 200 g canned pineapples
• 1 onion
• 1 carrot
• 100 g hard cheese
• 2 eggs
• 2 tbsp ketchup
• 4 tbsp breadcrumbs
• 1 tbsp spices for filling

1. First, separate the chicken carcass from the bottom opening. Then remove the thigh bones, then the breast and back, and extract the bones.
2. Marinate the chicken for several hours in pineapple juice, soy sauce, and spices.
3. Mix ground meat, chopped pineapples, grated onion, grated carrot, grated cheese, ketchup, breadcrumbs, and spices. Stuff the chicken.
4. Sew up the opening and tie the legs.
5. Brush the chicken with 2 tablespoons of sour cream, place it in a baking dish, and bake for 1.5 hours in the oven at 190 degrees Celsius.
6. After half an hour, brush it with another spoonful of sour cream.
7. 20 minutes before it's done, brush the chicken with butter.
8. Let the cooked stuffed chicken rest for another 20 minutes.

Main Courses

15 Quick Chicken Recipes in Sour Cream Sauce

13. Stuffed Chicken with Beans and Smoked Meats

Source: pinterest.com

Choose something like smoked bacon or brisket – this will make the filling juicy.

Prep time: 2 hours.
Servings: 4.

• 1 chicken
• 1 cup beans
• 150 g smoked meats
• 1 onion
• 1 bell pepper
• 3 celery stalks
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 tbsp spices
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp honey

1. Soak the beans overnight in advance and boil them until cooked.
2. Dice the smoked meats and all vegetables. Sauté everything together until golden, and at the end, add minced garlic.
3. Add beans to the filling and season to taste.
4. Mix olive oil, soy sauce, honey, and spices, and rub the chicken. Stuff it with the filling and sew up the opening.
5. Place the chicken in a baking dish and put it in an oven preheated to 220-240 degrees Celsius.
6. After 10 minutes, reduce the temperature to 160 and bake the chicken until done – about 1.5 hours. Periodically baste it with the juices.

14. Stuffed Chicken with Lemons

Source: ok.ru

We suggest baking the chicken with potatoes at the same time, so you don't have to prepare a side dish separately.

Prep time: 2 hours.
Servings: 6.

• 1 chicken
• 3 lemons
• 1 kg potatoes
• 3 sprigs rosemary
• 2 cloves garlic
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp spices

1. Blanch the lemons with boiling water, roll them on the table, pressing slightly, and prick with a toothpick.
2. Stuff the chicken with lemons and sew up the opening.
3. Cut the potatoes into wedges, finely chop the garlic, mince the rosemary, and add olive oil. Mix and place in a baking dish.
4. Rub the chicken with spices and place it in the dish as well.
5. Bake everything for 30 minutes in the oven at 190-200 degrees Celsius.
6. Flip the chicken and bake for another 30 minutes.
7. Increase the temperature to 220 degrees Celsius and bake for another 20 minutes.

15. Stuffed Chicken with Bread

Source: mosblog.livejournal.com

One of the simplest, yet unusual, stuffed chicken recipes.

Prep time: 2 hours.
Servings: 4.

• 1 chicken
• 4 slices bread
• 3 cloves garlic
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 tsp thyme
• 1 tbsp spices
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil

1. Press garlic through a press, mince thyme, and mix everything with softened butter.
2. Dice the bread, also mix with the butter, and stuff the chicken with this filling.
3. Secure the opening with toothpicks and rub the chicken with vegetable oil and spices to taste.
4. Place the chicken in a baking dish and put it in the oven for 1-1.5 hours at 180 degrees Celsius. Periodically baste it with fat.

16. Stuffed Chicken with Liver and Lentils

Source: cafe-merckury.ru

You could simply stuff the chicken with giblets, but there's a more original solution!

Prep time: 2 hours.
Servings: 6.

• 1 chicken
• 100 g chicken liver
• 100 g lentils
• 50 g walnuts
• 80 ml teriyaki sauce
• 1 tbsp spices

1. Rub the chicken with spices and teriyaki, and leave for a couple of hours. You can also use regular soy sauce.
2. Finely chop the liver, mince the walnuts, boil the lentils, and mix everything together.
3. Season the filling and stuff the chicken with it. Sew up the opening and place the chicken in a baking dish.
4. Pour any remaining marinade into the dish, cover with foil, and bake for about 1.5 hours in the oven at 180 degrees Celsius.
5. Remove the foil 20 minutes before the end.

Main Courses

20 Great Ways to Make Grilled Chicken

17. Stuffed Chicken with Cottage Cheese and Tomatoes

Source: lobsterhouse.ru

Optionally, add chopped basil to the filling for more pronounced Italian notes.

Prep time: 2 hours.
Servings: 6.

• 1 chicken
• 300 g cottage cheese
• 1 tomato
• 3 eggs
• 1 bunch cilantro or parsley
• 3 cloves garlic
• 3 tbsp sour cream
• 1 tbsp spices
• 2 tbsp lemon juice

1. Mix lemon juice, crushed garlic, and spices, rub the chicken, and leave for a couple of hours.
2. Mix cottage cheese, chopped tomato, minced herbs, egg yolks, spices, and a little more garlic.
3. Separately whisk the egg whites until stiff peaks form and fold into the filling.
4. Stuff the chicken with the cottage cheese mixture, sew up the opening, and place it in the oven for 20 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.
5. Then brush the chicken with sour cream and bake for another 1 hour.

18. Stuffed Chicken with Herbs and Eggs

Source: koolinar.ru

The secret to this recipe is that any herbs will work perfectly.

Prep time: 2 hours.
Servings: 6.

• 1 chicken
• 6 eggs
• 1 bunch parsley
• 1 bunch cilantro
• 1 bunch spinach
• 1 tbsp spices
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil

1. Rub the chicken with spices and vegetable oil on all sides.
2. Whisk two eggs with salt, carefully separate the skin from the meat, and pour them in.
3. Mince all the herbs and mix with the remaining whisked eggs.
4. Stuff the chicken with this mixture and sew it up.
5. Place it in the oven for approximately 1.5 hours at 180 degrees Celsius.

19. Chicken Stuffed with Vegetables

Source: attuale.ru

Try preparing stuffed chicken with various vegetables to your taste!

Prep time: 2 hours.
Servings: 6.

• 1 chicken
• 1 carrot
• 1/2 zucchini
• 1/2 bell pepper
• 1 purple onion
• 1 tbsp spices
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 2 tbsp mayonnaise

1. Chop all vegetables into small pieces, season them to taste, and stuff the chicken carcass with them.
2. Sew up the opening and coat the chicken externally with mayonnaise and spices.
3. Place it in an oiled baking dish and bake for 1-1.5 hours in the oven at 190 degrees Celsius.
4. Periodically baste the chicken with the juices.

20. Chicken Stuffed with Mushrooms

Source: novyefoto.ru

The recipe uses champignons, but you can use any other mushrooms following the same principle.

Prep time: 2 hours.
Servings: 4.

• 1 chicken
• 300 g champignons
• 1 onion
• 6 cloves garlic
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 tbsp other spices to taste
• 50 g butter

1. Rub the chicken inside and out with vegetable oil, half of the crushed garlic, and all the spices. Leave it to marinate for a couple of hours in the refrigerator.
2. Slice the mushrooms, and cut the onion into half-rings. Sauté them until cooked in butter, and at the end, add the remaining garlic. Season the filling.
3. Stuff the chicken, sew up the opening, and place it in the oven for 1.5 hours at 180 degrees Celsius.