Chicken breast stuffed with apricots and cheese
Description
The recipe won't take much time. Chicken fillet is often stuffed with various ingredients—cheese, mushrooms, vegetables. Try chicken with fruits. The sweet and slightly tart flavor of apricots perfectly complements the taste of chicken. Serve hot.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Wash the chicken fillet and pat it dry lightly. Place in a separate dish and season with salt, pepper, and spices. Mix well and let it sit for half an hour so the meat can absorb the flavors of the spices.
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Step 2
2. After the meat pieces have marinated, make a cut in each fillet, but not all the way through. Open up the fillet so that the piece becomes wide. Place 3 apricot halves on each piece of meat.
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Step 3
3. Grate the cheese finely and sprinkle over the apricots. Wrap each piece of fillet into a roll. To prevent it from unrolling, secure the roll with a toothpick.
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Step 4
4. In a skillet with heated oil, fry the rolls on all sides until they are slightly browned.
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Step 5
5. There are apricots left in the jar. Cut them into thin strips. Add the sliced apricots to the pan with the rolls and pour in the apricot juice as well. Cover the pan with a lid and simmer over low heat for about 30 minutes.