Stuffed Marmalade Chicken with Baked Apples

• Recipe serves:6 to 7
• Preparation Time20 Minutes
• Cooking Time45 Minutes

Ingredients

• 1 whole chicken
• 1 onion, chopped
• 4 apples (3 chopped & 1 whole)
• ¾ cup marmalade
• 2 Knorr Chicken Cubes
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 tablespoon chilli powder
• 4 tablespoons Astra
• 100ml apple juice
• ½ cup bread crumbs
• ½ cup raisins, chopped
• ½ cup cashew nuts, chopped
• ½ cup parsley, chopped
• 1 tablespoon dried sage
• Salt and crushed pepper to taste

METHOD

• Melt Astra in a pan and add knorr chicken cubes. Quickly take off from fire.
• Pour the butter mixture over the chicken. Add turmeric, chilli powder, crushed pepper and marmalade. Rub this marinade well around the chicken and inside the cavity.
• In a bowl mix up raisins, cashew nuts, onion, parsley, sage, bread crumbs and chopped apples. Lightly season with salt and pepper.
• Stuff chicken with the above filling and pin and secure the opening with a toothpick.
• Place the chicken in a baking tray and pour the remaining marinade and stuffing into the tray.
• Cut the whole apple into slices or wedges and place them around the chicken. Then pour in the apple juice.
• Bake in a pre-heated oven at 200 C° for 40- 45 minutes till the chicken is cooked.
• While baking, baste the chicken with marmalade using a brush.

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  Chef’s Tip:

  You can substitute apple juice with 1 cup of red wine for additional flavour.