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Chicken with apple and cream cheese recipe, submitted by Débora Zanoni
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By Claire Beaumont, the Technique desk · Brazil · 2 min ·

Chicken with apple and cream cheese recipe, submitted by Débora Zanoni

1. Blend the garlic with the salt until it forms a paste.

Ingredients · Servings 8
  • 2 trays of chicken thighs (2 kg)
  • 6 Argentinian apples (preferably)
  • 2 cups of creamy ricotta cheese
  • 400 g of tomato sauce
  • 1/2 head of garlic
  • 1 level tablespoon of salt
  • 1 medium onion
  • 1 tablespoon of saffron
  • Chives and cilantro to taste
  • Salt and black pepper to taste.
Method · 45 min
  1. Blend the garlic with the salt until it forms a paste.
  2. Clean the chicken thighs with boiling water.
  3. Remove the skin, bone, blood, and "tubes" from the chicken thigh.
  4. Sauté the chicken thighs in olive oil with the chopped onion, garlic cream, and saffron.
  5. Once the juices from the meat have evaporated, cover the pot and let it cook.
  6. Always check and add more water if it's not cooked through yet.
  7. Shred the meat coarsely in the pan and finish with the tomato sauce, scallions, and pepper.
  8. Take a baking dish, add the meat, and then spread the cream cheese over the filling using a fork to spread it gently.
  9. Slice the apples into half-slices and place them side by side.
  10. Cover the entire dish.
  11. Bake in a moderate oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the apple is cooked and golden brown.
  • 2. Clean the chicken thighs with boiling water.
  • 3. Remove the skin, bone, blood, and "tubes" from the chicken thigh.
  • 4. Sauté the chicken thighs in olive oil with the chopped onion, garlic cream, and saffron.
  • 5. Once the juices from the meat have evaporated, cover the pot and let it cook.
  • 6. Always check and add water if it's not cooked through.
  • 7. Shred the meat coarsely in the pan and finish with the tomato sauce, scallions, and pepper.
  • 8. Take a baking dish, add the meat, and then spread the cream cheese over the filling using a fork to spread it gently.
  • 9. Cut the apples into half-slices and place them side by side.
  • 10. Cover the entire dish.
  • 11. Bake at medium heat for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the apple is cooked and golden brown.

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