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Roast Chicken With Fruit and Pesto Recipe

Roast Chicken With Fruit and Pesto Recipe

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Ingredients:

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1 cup apricot preserves
1/2 cup snipped dried apricot
1/4 tsp ground ginger
2/3 cup purchased basil pesto
1 (5 lb) roasting chickens

Directions:

In a medium bowl stir together preserves, apricots and ginger.
Remove 1/3 cup of mixture and place in small bowl.
Stir in pesto; set aside.
Set aside remaining reserve mixture for sauce.
Rinse inside of chicken; pat dry.
Slip your fingers between skin and breast meat of bird.
Spoon some pesto mixture under skin and over breast meat.
Spread some pesto mixture into body cavity.
Rub remaining mixture over outside of chicken.
Twist wingtips under chicken.
Place chicken breast side up in a shallow roasting pan.
Roast uncovered in a 325°F oven for one and 1/4 to 2 hours or until drumsticks move easily in sockets and chicken is no longer pink.
Let stand 10 minutes before carving.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	255.39 Kcal (1069 kJ)
Calories from fat	35 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	3.89g	6%
Cholesterol	178.38mg	59%
Sodium	59.29mg	2%
Potassium	297.8mg	6%
Total Carbs	42.23g	14%
Sugars	37.72g	151%
Dietary Fiber	0.76g	3%
Protein	13.93g	28%
Vitamin C	9.9mg	17%
Vitamin A	2.3mg	76%
Iron	4.1mg	23%
Calcium	13.5mg	1%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	201.94 Kcal (845 kJ)
Calories from fat	27.67 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	3.07g	6%
Cholesterol	141.05mg	59%
Sodium	46.88mg	2%
Potassium	235.48mg	6%
Total Carbs	33.39g	14%
Sugars	29.82g	151%
Dietary Fiber	0.6g	3%
Protein	11.02g	28%
Vitamin C	7.9mg	17%
Vitamin A	1.8mg	76%
Iron	3.2mg	23%
Calcium	10.7mg	1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

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