Baked Chicken Recipes
Apricot Chicken
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 (3 pound) chicken (or chicken pieces)
- 1/3 cup oil
- 1 envelope French onion soup mix
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 15 ounces apricot nectar (3 small cans)
- 2 chicken bouillon cubes
- Salt and pepper
- 1/2 cup sour cream
Instructions
- Cut chicken into serving size pieces.
- Heat oil in pan. Add chicken pieces. Cook, turning occasionally, until chicken is well browned on all sides.
- Remove chicken and reserve pan drippings.
- Place chicken in ovenproof dish.
- Add dry French onion soup mix and flour to pan. Stir until flour is golden brown. Remove pan from heat.
- Add water, apricot nectar, crumbled bouillon cubes, salt and pepper. Mix until smooth.
- Return to heat and stir until sauce boils and thickens.
- Stir in sour cream. Pour sauce over chicken.
- Bake, covered, in moderate oven for 45 to 55 minutes or until chicken is tender.