chicken recipes

Pilaf Stuffed Chicken


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1 cup rice
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup onion -- chopped
3 tablespoon pine nuts
2 cup water
2 tablespoon currants
2 tablespoon salt
1 pepper
1 3 lb.
3 tablespoon yogurt
4 tablespoon butter -- melted
1 chicken

Fry onions in 1/4 cup butter in saucepan until transparent. Add pine nuts and rice; saute until light brown. Add currants, 1 tablespoon salt and water, a dash of pepper. Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer for 25 - 30 minutes, or until all the water is Cool before using as stuffing. Stuff chicken with one cup of pilaf. Combine yogurt and salt; brush half over Chicken. Bake at 400 F for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 F; bake 1 hour more, basting with yogurt.