BAKED FRUIT AND NUT STUFFED
CHICKEN BREASTS
 
6 whole chicken breasts, boned
2/3 c. butter
1/2 c. coarsely chopped walnuts
1/2 c. raisins
1 c. diced apples
1/2 c. pineapple chunks
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. ginger
1/4 tsp. ground cloves

Melt 1/3 cup butter in a frying pan. Cook the chopped walnuts, raisins and diced apples over a low heat for 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Add the pineapple chunks, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and ground cloves. Spoon the fruit stuffing on the inside of each chicken breast. Fold the sides over and secure with string or toothpick. Place the chicken breasts in a shallow baking pan and pour over the rest of the butter. Bake until chicken is tender and browned, at 400 degrees for 50 minutes. Serve with Fruit Sauce. Serves 6.

FRUIT SAUCE:

1 tbsp. sugar
1 tbsp. cornstarch
1/8 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. allspice
1/8 tsp. cinnamon
1/8 tsp. nutmeg
1/8 tsp. ginger
1 c. orange juice
1/2 c. pineapple juice
1/2 c. crushed pineapple
1 tbsp. butter
1 tbsp. orange peel
1 tbsp. lemon peel

Combine first 8 ingredients. Mix well and add the rest of the ingredients. Cook, stirring constantly, over a medium heat until the mixture comes to a boil and thickens. Pour over the chicken breasts. Served with rice and a salad is a very filling meal.

 

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