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Spicy Apricot Chicken
Savory breaded chicken baked in a sweet and spicy apricot sauce! 10 minute prep and SO delicious!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 468 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 egg slightly beaten
- ½ cup Panko bread crumbs (plain or seasoned)
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 ½ teaspoosn salt
- 1 ½ teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 cups apricot preserves or apricot jam
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375. Spray a baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- Add apricot preserves, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and crushed red pepper flakes to a medium sauce pan and bring to a slight boil. Place beaten egg in one bowl. In another bowl whisk together bread crumbs, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, and 1 teaspoon salt.
- Dip each chicken breast in the egg, tossing to coat, then in the bread crumb mixture, tossing to coat. Pour about 1 cup of sauce into prepared baking dish. Place chicken breasts side by side on top of sauce. Cover chicken with remaining sauce. Bake 20-25 minutes until chicken is cooked through. Serve warm.
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Notes
- Serving suggestion: serve over rice with a side salad for a complete meal.
Nutrition Information
Calories
468kcal
(23%)
Carbohydrates
83g
(28%)
Protein
28g
(56%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
113mg
(38%)
Sodium
407mg
(17%)
Potassium
572mg
(16%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
52g
(104%)
Vitamin A
558IU
(11%)
Vitamin C
12mg
(13%)
Calcium
53mg
(5%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 468
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 468kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 83g | 28% |
| Protein | 28g | 56% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 113mg | 38% |
| Sodium | 407mg | 17% |
| Potassium | 572mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 52g | 104% |
| Vitamin A | 558IU | 11% |
| Vitamin C | 12mg | 13% |
| Calcium | 53mg | 5% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.