Herb And Nut Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 4 chicken legs
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon creamed coconut
• 1/4 cup water (boiling)
• 2 tablespoons peanut butter
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne (optional) or 1/2 teaspoon chili pepper (optional)
• fresh thyme
• chives
• garlic
• parsley (these are recommended, you may change to suit individual tastes)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°f.
• 2 rub chicken pieces with lemon juice.
• 3 make a small incision in the underside of the chicken leg and run your finger in to form a pocket down to the bone. (i have used pounded chicken breasts and rolled the chicken to form a pocket)
• 4 stuff with fresh herb mixture.
• 5 in a small pot, melt creamed coconut in the water and allow to cool.
• 6 mix the creamed coconut with the rest of the ingredients.
• 7 coat the chicken pieces with the mixture.
• 8 place in a baking dish and cover with foil. (foil must be removed for last half hour.).
• 9 bake at 400f for 1 ½ hours.