Fruited Chicken Thighs
Depending on the size of your guestlist, you should have plenty of this tasty dish left over for a great lunch the next day. Baking time is an hour, so making the stuffing the night before helps save time.
Ingredients
- 8 large chicken thighs
- 6 T. olive oil (divided)
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1/4 C. finely chopped celery
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 2 medium apples, cored, and chopped
- 1/4 C. raisins
- 1/4 C. chopped walnuts
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 t. dried tarragon
Instructions
- In a medium size frying pan, heat 2 T. oil.
- Add onion, celery, and garlic.
- Sauté about 3 minutes, until onion and celery are tender.
- Remove from heat.
- Add apple, raisins, walnuts, and eggs; mix well.
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Prepare chicken thighs by pulling the skin away from the meat without removing it.
- Stuff apple mixture between the skin and meat.
- Arrange chicken pieces in a foil-lined 9 x 13 x 2-inch baking dish.
- In a small bowl, combine the remaining 4 t. olive oil with tarragon.
- Brush over chicken thighs.
- Bake, uncovered, basting every 15 minutes, for 1 hour, until chicken is tender.
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2 Responses to “Fruited Chicken Thighs”
Loved this recipe! Reminded me of a healthy holiday meal. Next time I will tried dried cranberries instead of the raisins!
Delicious! I poured the leftover stuffing over the chicken and baked it all as one. Chicken was juicy and full of flavor
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