Chicken with Spiced Bulgur Wheat and Apricot Stuffing

Preheat the oven to 180˚C.

Stuffing: Bring the water to the boil with a good pinch of salt then add the bulgur wheat. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally then tip into a bowl.

Heat the oil in a sauté pan and cook the onion with a pinch of salt until soft. Add the garlic, ras el hanout, apricots and currants and cook for 1 minute. Add to the bulgur wheat along with the parsley
and combine. Season and cool before stuffing the chicken.

Chicken: Cut each chicken breast open so it lies flat like a book, but don’t cut all the way through, leaving it attached on one side. Season with ras el hanout, salt and pepper. Divide the stuffing between the breasts, patting it on firmly, and fold the top back over. Don’t worry if some of it falls out, just add it to the pan later.

Lightly oil a baking dish large enough to hold the chicken in a single layer and place the chicken skin side up in the dish. Drizzle with a little olive oil then sprinkle with ras el hanout, salt and pepper. Pour a ¼ cup of water around the chicken and spoon any leftover stuffing around the chicken.

Roast for 30 minutes until the skin is crisp and golden and the chicken is cooked through. Cooking time will depend on the thickness of the chicken breasts.