Melon Baal Canaf (Melons with Wings)

Ingredients

• •3 small cantaloupes
• •1/3 cup oil
• •3 cups raw chicken or turkey meat, chopped
• •1 teaspoon salt
• •2 cups green onions, chopped
• •1/3 cup parsley, chopped
• •1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• •2 cups cooked rice

Directions

1. 1Cut each melon in half; remove seeds. Scoop out pulp and reserve.
2. 2Heat oil in a skillet and sauté chicken or turkey. Add salt and continue to sauté until poultry is cooked through, about 15 minutes.
3. 3Blend in green onions, parsley and lemon juice; continue cooking until onions are soft. Remove from flame and cool.
4. 4Add rice to cooled chicken mixture; stuff melon cavities. Chop up 1-cup of reserved melon pulp and place on top. Put stuffed melons into an ovenproof dish; bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 minutes. Serve hot.