It's Royal Foodie Joust time again! This month the ingredients were picked by Erin (The Skinny Gourmet) and were apricot, ginger and butter. Now these just scream dessert to me but I'm trying to avoid too many desserts at the minute so the thinking cap went on for a dinner dish - I actually fell asleep one night thinking through lots of ideas and woke up knowing exactly what I was going to do! Weird huh? I don't know how exactly I decided to make an apricot and cranberry chicken kiev but I have to say it was delicious. I made it for dinner tonight and loved it! (I left out the apricot and cranberry filling for hubby though - have I mentioned that he's picky? lol). My photos don't show the filling too well unfortunately but trust me it's there.
Apricot and cranberry chicken kiev
Serves 1
Ingredients
1 skinless chicken breast
Filling
1 garlic clove
10g peeled ginger
1 rounded tsp cranberry sauce
1 tsp butter
1 peeled apricot
Coating
2 slices of white bread
10g ginger
pinch of salt
pinch of pepper
Also needed
flour
egg
Recipe
1. Blend together all the ingredients for the filling
2. Cut a pocket in the chicken breast and fill with the filling.
3. Blend together the coating ingredients
4. Roll the chicken breast in the flour, dip in the egg then roll in the coating
5. Bake in a preheated oven of 180˚C for 30 minutes then serve
Oooh this looks so good! Great combo of flavors.
ReplyDeleteRuth that sound just great!! Good luck in the joust! Glad you took the savoury route too!
ReplyDeleteThat looks great Ruth! I love that you went savory - apricots and chicken sound yum!
ReplyDeleteBest of Luck!!!
Thanks Elly! I really enjoyed the mix of these flavours.
ReplyDeleteHi Dharm. I had cranberry and apricot once before in a dessert so was keen to try it in a savoury dish.
Hey Jenn. Thank you!!!! I love apricots in savoury dishes
What a great dish! I actually just saw another blog with apricot and chicken today, so I guess it's fate that I try the combo!
ReplyDeleteRuth, it looks fabulous! I love that you went savory with the ingredients!
ReplyDeleteWow Ruth, what a burst of flavour that would be - looks lovely.
ReplyDeleteRuth this looks delicious! I love that you didn't make cranberry-apricot sauce and you stuffed the chicken slices instead.
ReplyDeleteGood luck in the joust! How can I vote for you?
This is a bookmarked recipe, for sure! Good luck in the Joust!
ReplyDeleteLooks like you'll have to try it out now Deborah!
ReplyDeleteThanks Elle. I just felt I had to try challenge myself
Hey Giz, this has great flavour!
Hi lore, thank you! The poll will be posted on the Leftover Queen Forum on the 1st July for everyone to vote for their favourites. I feel so honoured that you would want to vote for me!!!
Hey toontz! Hope you make it, Can't wait to see it
Thanks Dell!!! hope you're voting!
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