Spiced Apricot Chicken Rolls Low Gi Recipes

SPICY APRICOT-GLAZED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat broiler. In a small saucepan, combine the first five ingredients; cook and stir over medium heat until heated through., Place chicken in a 15x10x1-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Broil 3-4 in. from heat until a thermometer reads 165°, 6-8 minutes on each side. Brush occasionally with preserves mixture during the last 5 minutes of cooking.

SPICED CHICKEN & APRICOT PASTILLA

Steps:

• Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large casserole dish and cook the onion and garlic for 8 mins until soft. Add the spices and stir for about 30 seconds until aromatic, then add the chicken. Pour in the chicken stock and season. Cover with a lid and leave to simmer for 45 mins, or until the chicken is tender.
• Lift the chicken pieces onto a plate. Add the honey and almonds to the cooking liquid and simmer until thick and reduced by half, then turn off the heat. Meanwhile, finely shred the chicken with two forks, discarding the skin and bones. Return the chicken to the sauce and stir in the lemon zest and juice, apricots and parsley, then leave to cool. Can be chilled for up to two days.
• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 with a baking sheet on the middle shelf. Unwrap the pastry, keeping any you're not working with under a damp tea towel so it doesn't dry out. Brush a 22-23cm springform or loose-bottomed round tin with a little oil. Push two pastry sheets into the tin to line the base, brushing them with melted butter and leaving a little extra up the sides. Repeat this with two more sheets across the other diameter of the tin so all sides are lined. Patch up any holes or thin patches with another sheet of buttered pastry.
• Spoon in the chicken mixture and pat down evenly. Sit another two sheets of pastry on top, brushing the melted butter between the layers again, and scrunching the edges of the pastry around the sides. Brush the top with a little more butter and bake on the heated baking sheet for 30 mins until crisp and golden brown. It's best eaten warm, so leave to cool for about 30 mins. Dust with a pinch of icing sugar and cinnamon to serve, if you like.

SPICY APRICOT CHICKEN (WITH BONUS LEFTOVERS IDEA)

Steps:

• In a large skillet, thoroughly brown and cook chicken on all sides in vegetable oil. Add garlic; saute lightly (don't let brown).
• In a medium bowl, combine apricot preserves, Dijon mustard, dried apricots, chicken broth and crushed red pepper. Evenly pour over chicken in skillet. Simmer, covered, 5 minutes over low heat till sauce is slightly thickened.
• Leftovers: Drain off the sauce and chill. Chop up the leftover chicken and apricots. Add some mayo, flaked toasted almonds and sliced green onions, and you have a delicious chicken and apricot salad.

SPICY CHICKEN EGG ROLLS WITH HONEY-APRICOT DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine cabbage and carrots; mix well.
• Add chicken; mix well.
• Add seasonings, mixing well.
• Taste, adjust seasonings if needed.
• Add egg, mixing well.
• To wrap egg rolls--.
• Lay wrapper on work surface.
• With wet fingers, damp all edges of wrapper.
• Place 4 tablespoons of mixture evenly across center of wrapper.
• Make sure filling is 3/4 inches away from edge.
• Fold bottom half over to meet top.
• Roll until tightly wrapped.
• Make sure that you are folding in sides as you are rolling.
• In a large 12 inch skillet, heat oil until hot.
• Fry on both sides until golden brown, about 3 minutes on each side.
• Drain on paper towels.
• For Honey-Apricot Dipping Sauce--.
• In small saucepan combine all sauce ingredients.
• Over low heat, stir until boiling.
• Then cool.

SPICED APRICOT CHICKEN ROLLS (LOW GI)

Steps:

• Cut each chicken breast horizonally down the center to make two thin slices. Add some lemon rind and pepper to once side of each slice then cut the dried apricots on top.
• Roll the chicken slices to wrap them around the apricots then insert a cocktail stick to hold the roll in place.
• Mix the yogurt with the coriander, cumin, turmeric, salt, pepper and garlic. Brush or rub the sauce into the rolled chicken breasts.
• Arrange the chicken in a dish and cook in a preheated oven at 190°C for 25 - 30 minutes. Check the chicken is properly cooked.