Chicken Thighs Sweet Stuffing for Rosh Hashanah

SWEET STUFFED CHICKEN THIGHS for Rosh Hashanah.

Traditionally, people make for Rosh Hashanah sweet meals, which symbolizes а sweetness of the upcoming year. It doesn’t mean that we should cheat our healthy Low Glycemic lifestyle. We can have both: enjoy а delicious sweet meal and keep the lifestyle.

For 6 boneless skinless chicken thighs:

Stuffing:

• 1 big sweet onion
• 1 can (20 oz, 567g) pineapple slices in 100% pineapple juice
• 1 cup dried apricots no sugar added
• ½ cup sliced almonds
• Olive oil for cooking
• Salt and black pepper

Directions:

• Save aside 6 pineapple rings for topping
• Cut the rest of pineapple rings into small cubes
• Slice an onion into thin ¼ rings and cook on olive oil to golden brown
• Add dry apricots, pineapple, and almonds, and cook for another 5-7 minutes
• To add moisture, pour in about 1/3 cup of pineapple juice from the can
• Place chicken thighs in a baking dish, sprinkle with salt and pepper
• Stuff with 1-2 tbsp of sweet mixture
• Top each stuffed chicken thigh piece with a pineapple ring
• Bake uncovered in a preheated oven on 420*F (195*C) for 50-60 minutes
• Before serving, take 6 apricots from the mixture, and place each one in the center of each pineapple ring
• Serve the rest of stuffing separately or by each portion

Weight Loss Help

• The sweetness of this meal comes from fructose, which is natural sugar of fruits
• The Glycemic Index of fructose is low (only 20), versus high Glycemic Index of sugar (100)

Looking for easy to make healthy dessert?

Try this  Apple Walnuts Rosh Hashanah Cake