Baked Apricot Chicken
Created by KittenCal on December 3, 2011
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 35-40m
- Recipe #3314
Ingredients
- 8 chicken pieces, thighs (or use a mix of thighs and drumsticks)
- Fresh ground black pepper
- Garlic powder (optional)
- Apricot preserves, 1 cup
- Russian or French dressing, 1 cup
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- Onion soup mix (dry mix, one 1 1/3 ounce envelope)
- Cooked rice
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Position oven rack to lowest position. Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
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Step 2: In a skillet heat oil over medium-high heat (use enough oil to lightly coat the bottom of your skillet).
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Step 3: Season each piece of chicken with black pepper and garlic powder. Add to the skillet and brown on both sides (about 3 minutes per side). Transfer to the baking dish (skin side facing up).
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Step 4: In a bowl mix together the apricot preserves with dressing, minced garlic and dry onion soup mix; pour over the chicken, then turn to coat each piece once in the sauce leaving skin side facing up.
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Step 5: Bake uncovered for 35-40 minutes (if you did not brown the chicken firstly then baking time may need to be increased slightly).
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Step 6: Serve with cooked rice.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (532.3 g)
- Calories 639.4
- Total Fat - 22.4 g
- Saturated Fat - 5.6 g
- Cholesterol - 482.3 mg
- Sodium - 509.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 0.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0 g
- Sugars - 0 g
- Protein - 101.7 g
- Calcium - 57.1 mg
- Iron - 4.2 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.7 mg
- Thiamin - 0.5 mg