5.0 from 6 votes
Chicken with oatmeal stuffing and whisky sauce
An easy oatmeal stuffing adds flavor and texture to these tasty bites - a great Burns night appetizer.
Prep Time
4 mins
Cook Time
4 mins
Total Time
44 mins
Servings: 2 +
Calories: 588 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Appetizer
Cuisine:
Scottish
Ingredients
- 1 lb chicken tenders 450g, you can use whole breasts and cut them more or slit open and use whole if as a main
- 1 tablespoon butter 15g
- ½ onion small, finely diced
- 3 tablespoon pinhead oatmeal
- 1 oz whisky 30ml
- ½ cup heavy cream 120ml double cream
- 1 teaspoon honey
- ¼ teaspoon cornstarch cornflour
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375F/190C.
- Use the flat side of a mallet or a rolling pin to flatten out the chicken tenders a bit to make them relatively easy to roll. Cut each tender in half so you have two short-ish lengths from each. If using whole breasts, you will need to cut them probably in 4 or more pieces or, if serving as a main, you can just slit a pocket in the middle and fill it as a whole breast.
- In a small skillet/frying pan, melt the butter over a medium heat then add the onion. Cook, stirring regularly, until it has softened but is not browning (if it starts to brown then reduce the heat).
- Add the oatmeal and stir to mix through then remove from the heat.
- Put a spoonful of the oatmeal mixture onto each piece of chicken, pressing it together a little, and carefully roll them up and place in an oven dish, join down. Don't worry if it leaks a little. Drizzle a little oil over the top of the pieces of chicken.
- Bake the chicken for approx 30min until cooked through.
- Meanwhile warm a small pan on the stove then add the whisky and set light to it, off the heat. Be VERY careful as you do as the flames can be very high - definitely don't look over the pan.
- Once the flames have gone out, add the cream and put back over the heat. Once it has warmed, add the honey and mix in. Cook for around 10min at a gently simmer so the cream reduces a little. Add the cornstarch and cook a couple more minutes so it thickens a little more.
- Serve the chicken pieces either with the sauce on the side for dipping, or poured over the top.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
588kcal
(29%)
Carbohydrates
9g
(3%)
Protein
50g
(100%)
Fat
34g
(52%)
Saturated Fat
18g
(90%)
Cholesterol
241mg
(80%)
Sodium
338mg
(14%)
Potassium
923mg
(26%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
1120IU
(22%)
Vitamin C
4.8mg
(5%)
Calcium
56mg
(6%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2+
Amount Per Serving
Calories 588
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 588kcal | 29% |
| Carbohydrates | 9g | 3% |
| Protein | 50g | 100% |
| Fat | 34g | 52% |
| Saturated Fat | 18g | 90% |
| Cholesterol | 241mg | 80% |
| Sodium | 338mg | 14% |
| Potassium | 923mg | 20% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 1120IU | 22% |
| Vitamin C | 4.8mg | 5% |
| Calcium | 56mg | 6% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.