Orange chicken with walnut recipe

Ingredients (nutrition)

• 4 fl oz olive oil
• 4 oz finely chopped onions
• 3 1/2 oz finely chopped walnuts
• 6 1/2 tablespoons chopped parsley
• grated zest and juice of 1 orange
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cranberry sauce
• 1 lightly beaten egg
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 6 chicken breasts, slit mid lengthways
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

Preparation (instructions)

1. Heat 2 1/2 tablespoons oil in a pan and sweat onions until soft and caramelize.
2. Set aside to cool.
3. Add walnuts, parsley, orange zest, cranberry sauce egg, salt and pepper in a bowl.
4. Stir in the reserved onions and set aside.
5. Preheat oven to 400 degree F.
6. Push walnut mixture in the chicken.
7. Place the stuffed chicken in a roasting tin.
8. Spread with mustard and season well with salt and pepper.
9. Drizzle 3 tablespoons of oil.
10. Roast for 30 minutes.
11. Set aside to cool, reserving the roasting juices.
12. Slice chicken thickly and arrange in a serving dish.
13. Whisk together orange juice, remaining oil, salt and pepper.
14. Add the strained chicken juice.
15. Pour sauce over chicken and serve.

Servings: 6

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