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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

  1. In a medium size frying pan, heat 2 T. oil.
  2. Add onion, celery, and garlic.
  3. Sauté about 3 minutes, until onion and celery are tender.
  4. Remove from heat.
  5. Add apple, raisins, walnuts, and eggs; mix well.
  6. Preheat oven to 350F.
  7. Prepare chicken thighs by pulling the skin away from the meat without removing it.
  8. Stuff apple mixture between the skin and meat.
  9. Arrange chicken pieces in a foil-lined 9 x 13 x 2-inch baking dish.
  10. In a small bowl, combine the remaining 4 t. olive oil with tarragon.
  11. Brush over chicken thighs.
  12. Bake, uncovered, basting every 15 minutes, for 1 hour, until chicken is tender.

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2 Responses to “Fruited Chicken Thighs”

  1. on January 24th, 2010 at 6:48 pm cnpalmer02 Says:

    Loved this recipe! Reminded me of a healthy holiday meal. Next time I will tried dried cranberries instead of the raisins!

  2. on January 24th, 2010 at 7:36 pm AnnieK Says:

    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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