Classic Apricot Chicken

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  • Prep Time

    5 mins

  • Cook Time

    5 mins

  • Servings

    4

  • Calories

    977 kcal

  • Course

    Main Course

  • Cuisine

    American

Classic Apricot Chicken

This classic apricot chicken is only 4 ingredients - apricot jam, onion soup mix, chicken, and French dressing. Sweet, sticky, and incredibly retro, you can't help but be won over by this simple apricot chicken recipe!

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Ingredients

Servings

Chicken

  • 8 chicken thighs bone in and skin on
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • salt and pepper

Apricot Sauce

  • 1 cup apricot preserves
  • 1 cup French Dressing or Russian Dressing
  • one ounce package dry onion soup mix

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350 °F.
  2. Get out a large oven proof skillet or pan.
  3. Season the chicken with salt and pepper on both sides.
  4. Heat the oil in the skillet.
  5. Fry the chicken in the oil until all sides are browned.
  6. Mix together the sauce ingredients.
  7. Brush half of the sauce over top of the chicken in the pan, reserving some for later.
  8. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes.
  9. Pour the remaining mixture on top of the chicken thighs.
  10. Continue to cook the thighs until the internal temperature reaches 185 °F.
  11. Remove and serve with some sauce drizzled over top of the chicken.

Notes

  • The nutritional calculates all of the sauce, which you don't eat so values shown are higher that actual
  • Servings are 2 chicken thighs per person in this recipe 

Nutrition Information

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Calories 977kcal (49%) Carbohydrates 48g (16%) Protein 38g (76%) Fat 69g (106%) Saturated Fat 14g (70%) Cholesterol 221mg (74%) Sodium 720mg (30%) Potassium 551mg (16%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 36g (72%) Vitamin A 588IU (12%) Vitamin C 7mg (8%) Calcium 45mg (5%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 977 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 977kcal 49%
Carbohydrates 48g 16%
Protein 38g 76%
Fat 69g 106%
Saturated Fat 14g 70%
Cholesterol 221mg 74%
Sodium 720mg 30%
Potassium 551mg 12%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 36g 72%
Vitamin A 588IU 12%
Vitamin C 7mg 8%
Calcium 45mg 5%
Iron 2mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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