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russian apricot chicken

jbbennett08 avatar
Recipe by
Janice Bennett
@jbbennett08
Round Lake Beach, IL

One of my favorite ways to bake chicken and make it more interesting! From Mom's recipes--always good. This is only called "Russian" because of the salad dressing! I guess if you prefer Western dressing, you could call it "Western Apricot Chicken."

yield 4 -5
prep time 10 Min
cook time 1 Hr 30 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For russian apricot chicken

  • 1
    cut up chicken (or favorite cuts)
  • 1 pkg
    dry onion soup mix
  • 1 - 10 oz jar
    apricot preserves or jam
  • 1 - 8 oz bottle
    russian or western salad dressing

How To Make russian apricot chicken

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sprinkle packet of onion soup mix on the bottom of a 9"x 13" pan. Top with apricot preserves, then the bottle of salad dressing. Stir with a whisk.
  • 2
    Place chicken skin side down on the mixture. (I haven't tried it with skinless chicken yet)
  • 3
    Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees.
  • 4
    Turn chicken and bake for 30 minutes more or until tender.
  • 5
    We like it served over rice.
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