Whole Paprika-Rubbed Chicken with Thyme-Seasoned Pumpkin & Almond Stuffing - The Best Dressed Chicke

Ingredients

• 1 whole roasting chicken
• 1 orange, cut in quarters
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• ⅛ each of finely ground rosemary and thyme
• 3 cups pumpkin, cut in small chunks, smeared with olive oil, salt, pepper, and thyme and pre-roasted.
• 4 oz chicken stock
• ½ cup brown rice cooked according to package instructions
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1 clove garlic, finely grated
• 2 oz butter
• 2 sprigs of rosemary, leaves removed from stem and finely chopped
• 2 sprigs of thyme removed from stem and finely chopped
• 2 oz chopped, dried apricots
• 2 oz sliced almonds, reserve half for topping the stuffing