Sweet & spicy stuffed chicken breasts

Sweet & spicy stuffed chicken breasts

Sweet and spicy stuffed chicken breasts, full of aromatic flavours

Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 40 mins

Method

  1. Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Heat the olive oil in a medium pan. Add the onion, garlic, ginger and some seasoning, and fry until soft, about 8 mins. Add 1 tsp cinnamon and the garam masala, then heat for 2 more mins. Cover the bulgar wheat and sultanas with water and boil for about 5 mins until soft, then drain any excess water. Add to the onion mixture, then add the coriander and almonds. Check seasoning.
  2. Cut each chicken breast open so that it is flat like a book. Divide the stuffing between them and fold the top over. Rub the skins with a pinch of cinnamon. Place tightly packed into a small baking dish and bake for 25 mins. Serve the chicken with the rest of the mix alongside, with some green beans or a wintery veg salad.
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Per serving

419 kcalories, protein 37g, carbohydrate 31g, fat 17 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 2g, sugar 8g, salt 0.55 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, February 2006.

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  • Binder photo Liz

    07 February 2008

    Liz rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Really scrummy.

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  • Binder photo Co

    10 March 2008

    Co rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Made this for a family supper and everyone loved it, I doubled the stuffing and my daughter and I had it for a packed lunch the next day!

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  • 17 December 2008

    Chubbles rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Absolutely delicious.Made the stuffing another day as a salad with a mixed meat platter - could really accompany lots of dishes.

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  • 27 April 2009

    Kate Cooks commented on this recipe

    Very tasty. I served it with Hummus and salad - could be a bit dry otherwise.

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  • 03 May 2009

    Alison rated this recipe

    4 stars

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  • 06 May 2009

    PoshPaws rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Top marks for this one! We absolutely loved it. The stuffing was a little tricky to make first time around, basically because I've never done anything with Bulgar wheat before. I'm sure it will become easier in time! We were very impressed at the Bulgar Wheat and now I've got to go out and find some more recipes involving it, as Asda delivered two bags instead of the one! LOL We'll definitely be having this one again!

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  • 06 May 2009

    PoshPaws commented on this recipe

    Oh, I forgot to say - I served it with home-made Cajun spiced potato wedges and a green salad. Delicious!

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  • Binder photo RAB

    08 May 2010

    RAB commented on this recipe

    The filling was lovely. This can easily be adapted eg combined with sauteed breast pieces/shellfish or even just served as a simple veggie side dish. I used couscous instead of bulgher wheat

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  • 18 November 2010

    Sabina rated this recipe

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  • 29 March 2011

    Four Candles rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    Looks like I'm in the minority, but I can think of a thousand things I'd rather do with a chicken breast. The taste was OK, but baking these made them really dry, and the outer edges of the bulgar wheat were unpleasantly gritty. I've got stuffing left over so will use as part of a salad box for lunch tomorrow... maybe this will be nicer.

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  • 28 May 2011

    woodycot rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    We loved this :-) I used skinless breasts and wrapped them in streaky bacon, this stopped them from being dry, served with stuffed & baked ricotta shells & cheesey garlic bread. Very nice. x

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  • 29 May 2011

    irene rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    this was very tasty. Wll make again.

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  • 19 October 2011

    Lorraine rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I found the grain mix (no bulgar, so I used couscous) very tasty. The downside was that it was rather too dry overall. I used skinless breasts which didn't help, so if I made it again I'd definitely wrap them in something first.

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  • 29 December 2011

    ElizaaDo rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    Disappointing. Bland, lacking in both taste & texture. I made 6 breasts worth. Two down, four to go. I'll use more hummous, tahini, halloumi & pita with next serving. If I didn't hate waste so much I would have binned them. First dud recipe from this site & I use it a lot. Oh well, ya win some..........

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Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 40 mins

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Per serving

419 kcalories, protein 37g, carbohydrate 31g, fat 17 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 2g, sugar 8g, salt 0.55 g

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