Middle East Chicken

Ingredients:

* 1 large onion, chopped
* 6 ounces prune, chopped
* 6 ounces dried apricot, soaked and chopped
* 1/3 cup raisins, chopped
* 2 medium granny smith apples, peeled,cored,and chopped
* salt and pepper
* 1 teaspoon cinnamon
* 1 (3 lb) chicken
* salt and pepper
* butter

Directions

1 Gently fry the onions in butter or oil until softened, add the chopped fruits and cook gently, stirring, for 2-3 minutes.

2 Add salt, pepper and cinnamon.

3 Fill the chicken with mixture.

4 Truss and rub chicken with salt and pepper, pour a little melted butter over chicken.

5 Bake in a moderate oven, basting frequently with butter for 1& 1/2 hours or until chicken is tender.

6 Serve with rice.

RECIPE BY: James Craig