Honey-glazed chicken with apricot and kaffir lime stuffing

Not a fan of turkey? Try our glazed chicken with apricot and kaffir stuffing instead. It's a lower-cost alternative that is just as tasty and will look impressive on your Christmas table.

Serves: 5

Time to make: 2 hrs 15 mins

Ingredients

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1 whole chicken

Stuffing

3 slices whole grain bread

1 medium or 2 small kaffir lime leaves

1 tablespoon chopped parsley

½ cup dried apricots, chopped

1 egg

Marinade

2 tablespoons honey

2 tablespoons apricot jamjellyX

1 ½ tablespoons salt-reduced soy sauce

½ teaspoon five spice

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Instructions

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1 Preheat oven to 200°C. Rinse chicken inside and out and pat dry with paper towels.

2 To make the stuffing, place bread in a processor and pulse to form crumbs. Add kaffir lime leaf and parsley and pulse again. Add apricots. Add more kaffir lime leaves for extra flavour if desired. Mix in egg.

3 Place stuffing inside chicken cavity.

4 To prepare marinade, combine ingredients in a saucepan. Heat gently until jam is dissolved.

5 Lift skin of chicken at the neck and slide your fingers underneath to separate skin from the breast. Brush or spoon some marinade under the breast skin on both sides. Use kitchen twine to tie the legs of the bird together.

6 Place chicken in a heatproof dish and baste with marinade. Roast for 1 1/2 hours depending on size of chicken. Baste frequently with remaining marinade during cooking. Serve warm or cold.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 435 cal

Kilojoules 1820 kJ

Protein 33 g

Total fat 23 g

Saturated fat 7 g

Carbohydrates 20 g

Sugar 14 g

Dietary fibre 2 g

Sodium 340 mg

Calcium 50 mg

Iron 2.5 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.