Baked Apricot Chicken Recipe

Baked apricot chicken is a lovely fruited chicken preparation. Oven cooked, the chicken is coated with the fruit preserves and lemon juice mix with a hint of soy sauce and breaded with crumbs. Easily prepared, it is refreshingly different and delicious.

Summary

Difficulty LevelEasyHealth IndexAverage
CuisineCourse
MethodMain Ingredient

Ingredients

 1 (10-ounce) jar Apricot or Peach Preserves
 1/4 cup Lemon Juice from Concentrate
 Soy sauce2 Teaspoon
 Salt1/2 Teaspoon
 1 (2 1/2- to 3-pound) broiler-fryer chicken, cut up
 Dry bread crumbs1 Cup (16 tbs)
 Butter margarine1/4 Cup (16 tbs), melted

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°.
In shallow dish, combine preserves, brand, soy sauce and salt.
Coat chicken with apricot mixture; roll in bread crumbs.
Set aside remaining apricot mixture.
In greased 13 x 9-inch baking dish, arrange chicken; drizzle with margarine.
Bake uncovered 1 hour or until tender.
Heat remaining apricot mixture; serve with chicken.
Refrigerate leftovers.
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