Roast Chicken Rolled and Stuffed Recipe

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Ingredients:

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4 oz couscous
3/4 cup chicken stock, boiling
2 oz butter
1 onion, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed
4 oz pine nuts
4 1/2 oz dried apricots, roughly chopped
2 oz parsley, roughly chopped
2 tbsp mint leaves, roughly chopped
1 lemon
1 egg, beaten
6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
16 slices streaky bacon

Directions:

Put couscous in a large heatproof bowl, pour over stock, then cover with plastic wrap for 5 mins until liquid is absorbed.
Melt half the butter in a pan, then gently cook onion and garlic for 5-8 mins until soft. Set aside.
Dry-fry pine nuts for a few mins until golden. Combine onions, pine nuts, apricots and herbs with couscous.
Add a good squeeze of lemon juice, season, then stir in egg. Leave to cool.
Using the back of a knife, stretch bacon slices to 11/2 times their original length. Lay, slightly overlapping, on a large sheet of foil to form a rectangle.
Make a few slashes in the thickest part of each chicken breast and lay between 2 sheets of plastic wrap. Use the base of a heavy pan to bash the chicken until about 1/2in thick.
Arrange chicken over the bacon, fitting so there are no gaps, but leave a border on longer sides. (This helps to roll up the chicken.)
Spoon stuffing over chicken in a strip along one of the longest sides. Using tin foil to help, roll bacon and chicken around stuffing like a log. Wrap tightly in foil, twisting the ends to secure, then chill for 2 hrs or up to 1 day.
Heat oven to 350°F Place chicken, join-side down, in a roasting tray. Cook for 30 mins, then unwrap foil and brush roast with remaining butter.
Cook, uncovered, for 20-30 mins more until cooked through, and the stuffing is hot (a metal skewer inserted into the chicken's centre should come out hot).
Cool and wrap in fresh foil to transport if taking to a picnic.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	594.29 Kcal (2488 kJ)
Calories from fat	295.57 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	32.84g	51%
Cholesterol	140.8mg	47%
Sodium	623.61mg	26%
Potassium	917.45mg	20%
Total Carbs	26.57g	9%
Sugars	10.31g	41%
Dietary Fiber	3.47g	14%
Protein	53.61g	107%
Vitamin C	15.8mg	26%
Vitamin A	0.3mg	9%
Iron	24.3mg	135%
Calcium	49.9mg	5%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	186.8 Kcal (782 kJ)
Calories from fat	92.9 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	10.32g	51%
Cholesterol	44.26mg	47%
Sodium	196.01mg	26%
Potassium	288.37mg	20%
Total Carbs	8.35g	9%
Sugars	3.24g	41%
Dietary Fiber	1.09g	14%
Protein	16.85g	107%
Vitamin C	5mg	26%
Vitamin A	0.1mg	9%
Iron	7.6mg	135%
Calcium	15.7mg	5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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