Roast Chicken with Sausage Stuffing Recipe

Preheat oven to its highest temperature setting (about 480?F). Oil a large cast iron pan. Set aside.

Season chicken generously with salt and pepper, including the cavity. Transfer to cast iron pan. Turn down heat to 350?F and roast chicken 60 minutes, basting with fat from drippings during last 15 minutes, until browned and juices run clear when pierced. Remove from oven, and set aside to rest.

Meanwhile, make stuffing: in a baking dish, toss chestnuts with pandesals. Set aside.

In a frying pan over medium heat, heat about 2 Tbsp. oil. Brown sausage, stirring and breaking ground, meat until crumbled. Transfer to baking dish. Saute onion, then garlic, until softened. Transfer to baking dish, and toss mixture. Beat eggs with sage, milk, and drippings in a bowl. Season to taste. Pour over pandesal mixture.

Bake stuffing at 350?F until top has browned and the mixture is no longer wet. Serve with chicken.

Recipe originally published in the December 2015 issue of Good Housekeeping Philippines.