Celebrity recipes - Al Gore: Spiced Roast Chicken

Al Gore: Spiced Roast Chicken
Serves 6
According to the former vice president, this is a Gore family recipe and one of his favorites.

1 3½-pound chicken
2/3 cup Marsala wine

Mushroom stuffing:
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
1 teaspoon garam masala (Indian spice)
4 ounces button or brown mushrooms, chopped
1 cup coarsely grated parsnips
1 cup coarsely grated carrots
¼ cup minced walnuts
2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
1 cup fresh white bread crumbs

Garnish Thyme or watercress sprigs

• Preheat oven to 375oF.
• Prepare stuffing: In a large saucepan, heat olive oil. Add onion and sauté for 2 minutes or until softened. Stir in garam masala and cook 1 minute. Add mushrooms, parsnips, and carrots. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in remaining stuffing ingredients.
• Stuff and truss chicken. Place breast down in roasting pan. Add ¼ cup of water. Roast 45 minutes. Then turn chicken breast up. Roast about 45 minutes or until meat thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the thigh (not touching the bone) registers 185°F. Transfer to platter. Keep warm.
• Pour off discarded fat from roasting pan. Add Marsala to the remaining cooking juices, stirring to scrape up any browned bits. Boil over high heat for 1 minute to reduce slightly. Adjust the seasoning.
• Remove skin and carve chicken. Garnish with thyme or watercress sprigs. Serve with stuffing, flavored meat juices, and seasonal vegetables.

Nutrition facts (per serving):
Calories: 291.5
Carbohydrate: 11.1 g
Fiber: 2.4 g
Protein: 31.8 g
Total fat: 12.8 g
Cholesterol: 90.4 mg
Saturated fat: 2.7 g
Monounsaturated fat : 4.3 g
Polyunsaturated fat: 4.4 g
Sodium: 137.2 mg