This is such and easy and nice recipe. Thank you. I love chutneys (am looking for one on mango ...) so great to have one on apples. I'll have to try it out soon with a Sunday roast.

Hi Andreea - chutney is one of those things we are always running out of. I love mango chutney too and if we had a mango tree....

Hi Barrett - great question! I have absolutely no idea. From the Wikipedia definition of chutney they say it is a sweet and spicy condiment originally from eastern India. Also, "In its homeland, a chutney is often made to be eaten fresh, using whatever suitable strongly flavoured ingredients are locally traditional or available at the time. It would not normally contain preserving agents, since it is intended to be consumed soon after preparation."

Hi Josh - Whoah. Great pic! Thanks for posting.

Didn't add the ginger...none on hand...and added red pepper flakes. Fantastic with pork tenderloin!!

Im just curious, and this may sound stupid, but why vinegar? I like all the ingredients, except the vinegar. For some reason, it seems as if it would make it taste very sharp. I suppose I should try it first, before commenting, but I was just curious.. I wanted to make something different for Thanksgiving, and a Chutney sounded really nice as an appitizer.

Chutney has a sweet/sour taste, you need the acidity of the vinegar to balance the sweet. If you check out our mango chutney you'll see the same. That's just how it's made. Without the vinegar it would be more like a jam than a chutney. ~Elise

Dear Elise,

Ok - I took this recipe and added raisins. I cooked it as instructed. Then I took some chicken breasts and laid them out, placed slices of smoked gouda cheese on them, put the chutney on them for stuffing. I then rolled them up and wrapped them with a couple of pieces of bacon and used toothpicks to hold them.

I then took some of the orange peel and mixed with a little salt and pepper and sprinkled over the top.

This turned out beautiful was the best stuffed chicken !!! I served it with fresh green bean almondine and a half slice of orange. It was a hit at dinner and I will be using your recipe again.

Many Thanks !