Roast chicken with couscous & pine nut stuffing

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• bagpuss

  27 November 2007

  bagpuss rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This is fab! I cooked it for 10 people for a dinner party and served it with creamy potato gratin and green beans with chilli..it looked very impressive when it came out of the oven. I cooked it for longer so the bacon was very crispy on the outside and the whole thing sliced very well up to the end (which went a bit off the rails!) I'd definitely do this again.

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• Mrs Moz Jnr

  31 December 2007

  Mrs Moz Jnr commented on this recipe

  I made this for a dinner party, everyone enjoyed it and two friends have since asked for the receipe. As mentioned above it is really nice cold the following day...if it lasts that long.

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• Alison Wyld

  22 May 2008

  Alison Wyld rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This is a fantastic recipe, and now one of my standards both for summer entertaining and for "bring a dish" type events. I particularly like the fact that all the work is done in advance. Also it has quite a wow-factor. One minor niggle - I ALWAYS have stuffing leftover. I guess I'm not hitting my chicken enough!

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• RichCat

  21 June 2008

  RichCat rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I made this for an evening picnic, served with a rocket salad and with the excess stuffing. Everyone was impressed with the look and loved the different flavours too, and it's so easy to make. I will be making it again soon.

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• Kezzie

  03 August 2008

  Kezzie rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I made this for a casual family gathering and it went down really well. I did substitute the apricots for roasted red peppers however as some guests do not like them. It was delicious all the same. I served with a tomato and rockets salad and the Jabron potatoes (Good Food)

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• emma

  17 August 2008

  emma rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Fantastic dish. Easy to prepare and very impressive looking. The stuffing is also great used as a salad, but exclude the egg. Slices well. great hot or cold.

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• Robyn

  01 September 2008

  Robyn rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Alot easier than I had expected. Sort of fun to make in a strange way! I didnt roll it properly as the bacon began to come apart at the join- but this didnt spoil it at all (just looked like a pacman eating the stuffing.) My mum hates cous cous but loved this. I served with roast potatoes, peas and green beans. Yum!!!

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• amber

  30 December 2008

  amber rated and commented on this recipe

  

  everyone loved this at the picnic, I too had far too much stuffing, might try and cut down next time. So easy, looked liked more effort went in than actually did!!

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• cstringer84

  06 April 2009

  cstringer84 commented on this recipe

  really easy to make, however it didnt stay wrapped up when i carved it - still tasted fantastic. served it with Jabron potatoes and veg. yum yum!

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• Heather

  07 April 2009

  Heather commented on this recipe

  flavours fab , however i had the same prob as robyn and it came apart a bit, didnt look as good as the picture but the taste more than made up for it!!! Will definately make again as ghood cold as hot I made a cider cream sauce to serve with it when it was hot and made the boulangere potato recipe from this site also FA

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• Heather

  07 April 2009

  Heather rated and commented on this recipe

  

  OOOOPS forgot to rate it!!

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• adelphi10

  04 May 2009

  adelphi10 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Absolutely delicious!! I found there was too much stuffing, so may reduce next time. I omitted the pine nuts as I was catering for a nut allergy sufferer but still tasted lovely.

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• Gem

  13 May 2009

  Gem commented on this recipe

  I'm really looking forward to trying this one!

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• starpiggys

  20 June 2009

  starpiggys rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This is yummy.. Not sure why this is taking longer to cook than it says on the recipe. I am bashing the chicken to make them thinner and using the right temp for a fan assistant oven but the 3 times I have cooked it has never cooked in the time stateed. Can anyone advise me please. Thanks

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• Frenchie

  12 August 2009

  Frenchie commented on this recipe

  Loved this one, excellent warm or cold. Will definitely make again.

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• Izzylivy

  31 August 2009

  Izzylivy rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This is a great dish. Made it for a dinner party, served it warm on the night & had the cold slices for lunch the next day. I used the leftover couscous for a vegetarian dish of stuffed peppers. It definitely benefits from being assembled ahead & left to firm up in the fridge - left it overnight. One to make again & again.

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• susan

  17 October 2009

  susan rated and commented on this recipe

  

  nearly did'nt do this as i thought it would be difficult but easier than it looks! looks and tastes great. very impressive.

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• Lau

  30 November 2009

  Lau rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This tasted absolutely delicious, however it did fall apart - anyone found a way to stop this happening?

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• tanyah

  28 February 2010

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• fishnchips

  21 April 2010

  fishnchips rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This was GREAT!! I did change the stuffing. I had to use what I had on hand as town is a distance. I cubed up some french bread ( dried out in low oven)and seasoned with sage, poultry seasoning and moistened with chicken stock, traditional thanksgiving flavors. By doing this I made just the amount I needed. Rolled it up tight in aluminun foil and let it rest overnight. Baked for 15 min closed up then opened it and for another 40 minutes and the bacon crisped up nicely. It sliced up perfectly and is super cold the next day. Will definatley impress my guests with this one.

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Ingredients

• 100g couscous
• 175ml boiling chicken stock
• 50g butter
• 1 onion , finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove , crushed
• 100g pine nuts
• 140g dried apricots , roughly chopped
• large handful parsley , roughly chopped
• 2 tbsp mint leaves, roughly chopped
• 1 lemon
• 1 egg , beaten
• 6 skinless chicken breasts
• 16 rashers streaky bacon

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Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Prep 40 mins

Cook 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• 100g couscous
• 175ml boiling chicken stock
• 50g butter
• 1 onion , finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove , crushed
• 100g pine nuts
• 140g dried apricots , roughly chopped
• large handful parsley , roughly chopped
• 2 tbsp mint leaves, roughly chopped
• 1 lemon
• 1 egg , beaten
• 6 skinless chicken breasts
• 16 rashers streaky bacon

Per serving

348 kcalories, protein 26.3g, carbohydrate 16g, fat 20 g, saturated fat 7g, fibre 2g, sugar 9g, salt 1.32 g

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