Sometimes the oddest combination of ingredients have the best results. I mean somewhere in history someone decided to dip their chocolate bar in peanut butter. Or some genius decided to experiment with battering and frying a Twinkie. (DO NOT knock that one until you've tried it. I'm sure it is what the food in Heaven will taste like: Fried Twinkies.) So somewhere along the line, chicken and apricots were introduced. And a sweet, sticky chicken concoction was born. This recipe is so super simple and everyone loves it. Serve it over rice and you have a definite week-night winner. Winner Winner Chicken Dinner that is...
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| Winner Winner Chicken Dinner! |
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| The Line-Up What cook doesn't appreciate a five-ingredient meal? |
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| Place chicken in baking dish. Season well with salt and pepper. (I used Drummettes. Because I had them on hand. I don't even know what a drummette is. Do chickens have drummettes?) |
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| Combine dressing with apricot preserves. |
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| Add water... |
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| Add onion soup mix. |
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| Pour over chicken pieces. |
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| Bake 1.5 hours, basting several times during baking. |
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| Serve over rice. Take in the rave reviews. Pretend you have suffered over the hot stove all day. |
Apricot Chicken
1 1/2 pounds chicken (you can use a whole chicken cut up, wings, breasts whatever you like)
1 (8 ounce) bottle French dressing (I used Catalina-it was what I had on hand)
3/4 cup apricot preserves
2/3 cup water
1 envelope onion soup mix
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place chicken pieces in a 9x13-inch baking pan. Season well with salt and pepper. Combine dressing with preserves, water and soup mix. Pour over chicken, coating well. Bake uncovered for 1 1/2 hours. Baste chicken with sauce several times during cooking. Serve over rice.
Prep Time: Approximately 5 minutes Cook Time: Approximately 1.5 hours
I am so adding this one to my meal line up!! Do you think it would be okay to just use boneless chicken breasts? I am not a fan of Catalina dressing...but I am thinking that's the ticket here? If you made it and said it's good, I know it is!!
ReplyDeleteI think you can use any kind of chicken you want. I probably would have used boneless chicken breasts except I had to use up some drumsticks. It doesn't taste like Catalina at all. (I'm not a huge fan of it either) You will like it and it is super easy!
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