Chicken Recipes--Chicken Afrique

1 cut-up chicken
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 cup chopped shallots
3/4 cup finely chopped blanched almonds
12 pitted prunes
1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
1/2 cup water
2 tablespoons chopped parsley

1. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.
2. In large frypan over medium high heat, place olive oil. Add chicken and cook about 5 minutes or until brown on all sides. Remove chicken to 2 1/2 quart baking dish.
3. To frypan, add shallots and saute about 10 minutes; add to chicken. Add almonds, prunes, nutmeg and water; cover with foil perforated with fork in several places.
4. Bake in 350*F oven about 1 hour or until chicken is fork tender. Remove to serving platter and sprinkle with parsley.

Makes 4 servings.

Recipe provided courtesy of the National Chicken Council. Used with permission.