Easy Chicken Recipes:
Apricot Chicken Recipe

CookingNook.com's Apricot Chicken

1 - 12 ounce jar apricot jam or preserves
1 - 8 ounce bottle French salad dressing, or Thousand Island dressing
1 package dry onion soup mix
4 to 6 bone-in chicken breasts, skinned or 1 to 2 pounds of mixed chicken pieces, skinned

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

In a small bowl, combine the preserves, dressing and soup mix. Place the chicken in a large baking dish or roasting pan. Pour the sauce over the chicken. (Even easier preparation - I just layer the ingredients over the chicken, jam or preserves first, then sprinkle the onion soup mix over and cover with the salad dressing. Easy and delicious.)

Bake for 1 hour, basting every 15 minutes until a meat thermometer inserted into the chicken registers 170°F and the juices run clear. (If you don't have a meat thermometer, look for the juices to be clear. If they are, the chicken is done.)

Makes 4 servings

• Use a mango puree or spread in place of the apricot for a delicious mango chicken recipe.
• I use sugar free apricot jam or preserves and it works wonderfully, so this is a great diabetic chicken recipe too.
• Cut the fat by using low fat salad dressing.
• I have also heard of a similar recipe that uses raspberry preserves or jam, or orange marmalade. I haven't tried either, but if you like those flavors you may want to give them a try.