Chicken roll with dried apricots and walnuts

Chicken roll with dried apricots and walnuts

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A deboned chicken, filled with dried apricots, walnuts, egg, and parsley, rolled in parchment paper, and baked in the oven: a festive dish that is sure to…

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This Azerbaijani roulé combines chicken with a sweet and savory filling of dried apricots, walnuts, ginger, and parsley. Baked in parchment paper, it remains tender and can be sliced into attractive portions.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time45 min
  • Cook time1 hr
  • Resting1 hr
  • Total2 hr 45 min
  • DifficultyHard
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$10.28 $1.71 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

6 people
  • $2.20
  • $5.18
  • $0.70
  • $0.08
  • $0.28
  • $0.25
  • $1.59

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Separate the chicken from its skin and bones. ≈ 2 min
  2. Cut the flesh into thin slices. ≈ 8 min
  3. Carefully arrange the slices on the chicken skin. ≈ 3 min
  4. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. ≈ 2 min
  5. For the filling, soak the dried apricots in water for 1 hour.
  6. Rinse them, dry them, and chop them using a food processor. ≈ 8 min
  7. Add to the farce the chopped walnuts, eggs, ginger, and parsley. ≈ 3 min
  8. Mix thoroughly. ≈ 4 min
  9. Spread the filling evenly over the chicken slices. ≈ 4 min
  10. Carefully roll everything up. ≈ 10 min
  11. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. ≈ 2 min
  12. Wrap the roll in parchment paper. ≈ 3 min
  13. Press it firmly to keep its shape. ≈ 3 min
  14. Preheat the oven to 190 °C.
  15. Cook for 1 hour.
  16. When serving, cut the roll into slices. ≈ 8 min
  17. Garnish with mayonnaise. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Chicken roll with dried apricots and walnuts

  • 100 g of walnut kernels$2.20
  • 200 g of dried apricots$5.18
  • 2 eggs$0.70
  • 1 tablespoon of ginger$0.08
  • 2 tablespoons of butter$0.28
  • 3 tablespoons of mayonnaise$0.25
  • parsley$1.59

Total$10.28

that's $1.71 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 chicken (1.5 kg)
  • 100 g of walnut kernels
  • 200 g of dried apricots
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon of ginger
  • 2 tablespoons of butter
  • 3 tablespoons of mayonnaise
  • parsley
  • Salt and pepper, to taste

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