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Easy - Med - HardStuffed Chicken Breast
If your family loves chicken, then this recipe is a must-add to the rotation. Once you have this one down pat, you can try swapping out your fillings!
Ingredients
- 12 dried apricots, chopped
- 8 tbsp (100g) raw cashews, roughly chopped
- 3 tbsp (24 g) almond meal
- 4 large chicken breasts
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp parsley, finely chopped
- 5 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- Salt and pepper
Method
- Take one of the chicken breasts, and, working from the thick end, cut a deep pocket towards the tip. Repeat with remaining chicken breasts.
- In a pan sauté the onions and half of the cashews in 2 tbsp butter. When lightly coloured add parsley, apricots and almond meal, salt and pepper and mix well.
- Fill the chicken, roll and close with toothpicks. Season well.
- Wipe out the pan, add oil and brown the chicken breasts on both sides.
- Transfer to an oven dish and add the remaining butter and cashews.
- Bake for 15 minutes at 190°C, until chicken is lightly browned, basting with the pan juices.
- Pull out the toothpicks, plate up and serve with vegetables or salad.
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