Weeknight Wonders: Pork & Herb Stuffed Chicken Legs
Midweek meals don’t have to be boring. This easy stuffed chicken recipe delivers flavour, comfort, and butcher’s shop quality in under an hour.
🛒 Ingredients (Serves 4):
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4 large chicken legs, bone-in, skin on 
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250g pork mince or sausage meat 
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1 garlic clove, minced 
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1 tsp dried sage or 1 tbsp fresh 
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1 small onion, finely diced 
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Salt, pepper, olive oil 
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Butcher’s twine (or cocktail sticks) 
🔥 Method:
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Prepare the filling: Combine pork, garlic, onion, sage, salt, and pepper. 
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Debone the chicken legs (or ask us to do it): Carefully cut around the thigh bone and remove it while keeping the skin intact. 
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Stuff & secure: Spoon filling into each leg, fold over, and secure with butcher’s twine or toothpicks. 
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Sear & roast: Sear stuffed legs skin-side down in a hot pan for 3–4 minutes, then roast at 180°C for 30 minutes until golden and cooked through. 
🥗 Serve with:
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Garlic mash 
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Roasted carrots 
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Cider gravy 
🔪 Butcher’s Tip:
We’re happy to bone the legs and prep them ready to stuff. Using our seasoned sausage meat as a shortcut? Even better.
 
         
       
                           
                          