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Created by: April J Harris

Apricot Onion Chicken

Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 4
Quick and easy Apricot Onion Chicken has a delicious sweet and savoury flavour. It's perfect for a midweek dinner treat and for entertaining.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes

Ingredients
 
 

  • 4 chicken breasts

  • 2 tablespoons of olive oil, divided
  • 1 red onion, peeled and finely chopped white or yellow onions work if red are not available
  • salt and freshly ground pepper
 to taste

  • ½ cup good high fruit apricot jam preferably with a high fruit content
  • ¼ cup chicken stock

  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • ½ teaspoon dried oregano
  • ¼ teaspoon dried thyme

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).
  • Place the chicken breasts in an ovenproof dish and brush with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil.
  • Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper and bake for 25 to 35 minutes or until no pink remains inside. (Internal temperature should be 165°F.)
  • Meanwhile, heat the remaining tablespoon of olive oil in a large frying pan over medium heat.
  • Gently sauté the onions for about fifteen minutes or until they begin to soften.
  • Turn up the heat a bit and add the chicken stock, scraping any bits of onion up off the pan to mix thoroughly.
  • Add the jam, breaking it up with a fork if necessary, and cook, stirring constantly until the sauce is thick and syrupy. Be careful the sauce doesn’t start to catch or burn; turn the heat down immediately and remove the pan from the heat if it is threatening to do that.
  • Stir in the dried basil, oregano and thyme.
  • Add the cooked chicken breasts to the pan and turn lightly in the sauce.
  • Add salt and pepper to taste. Be careful not to burn your mouth. The sauce gets very hot because of the sugar content in the jam.
  • Serve the chicken breasts with the sauce spooned over top alongside potatoes or rice and a green vegetable.

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