This recipe will serve 6 people.

Preparation Time: 15 Minutes
Cooking Time: 2 hours & 5 Minutes

Ingredients

8oz Jambalaya Rice Mix
½lb Ground Beef
1/3lb Peeled Cooked Shrimp, Chopped
½lb cup diced cooked smoked sausage
1-4lb Fresh Whole Chicken
Vegetable Oil

Method

1. For stuffing, cook rice mix according to package directions, omitting the meat. In a large skillet cook ground beef until brown, adding shrimp and smoked sausage the last 2 minutes of cooking. Drain fat. Add meat mixture to rice mixture.

2. Preheat oven to 350°F. Season body cavity of chicken with salt and pepper to taste. Spoon stuffing loosely into neck cavity. Pull skin to back and fasten with a skewer. Spoon more stuffing into body cavity. Secure drumsticks and wings. Insert a meat thermometer. Place any remaining stuffing in a 1-quart covered casserole dish and chill.

3. Place chicken, breast side up, on rack in roasting pan. Brush with vegetable oil. cover loosely with foil. Bake for 1 hour. Uncover and bake for about 45 minutes more or until a meat thermometer registers 180°F. During the last ½ hour of baking, put the stuffing casserole in the oven and heat thoroughly.