Glazed Chicken with Dried Fruit and Parsnips
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Glazed Chicken with Dried Fruit and Parsnips a try. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains around 15g of protein, 8g of fat, and a total of 477 calories. This recipe covers 21% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have apple cider vinegar, apricot preserves, olive oil, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the prunes you could follow this main course with the Baked apples with prunes, cinnamon & ginger as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 48 minutes.
Instructions
Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 42
Heat the olive oil in a large ovenproof skillet over high heat.
Add the shallots and parsnips and cook until golden, shaking the pan, 2 minutes.
Whisk the apricot preserves, mustard, ginger and cumin in a bowl. Season the chicken with salt and pepper; toss with the apricot glaze.
Scatter the dried fruit in the skillet.
Place the chicken, skin-side up, on top.
Add 1/4 cup water and bring to a boil. Cover and cook until heated through, 6 minutes. Uncover and transfer the skillet to the oven. Cook until the chicken and vegetables are tender and golden, 20 to 25 minutes.
Push the chicken to the side of the skillet, then stir the vinegar into the pan juices (add up to 2 tablespoons water if the sauce is too thick).
Photograph by Antonis Achilleos