russian apricot chicken

Name: Russian Apricot Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 - cut up chicken (or favorite cuts); 1 package(s) dry onion soup mix; 1 - 10 oz jar(s) apricot preserves or jam; 1 - 8 oz bottle(s) russian or western salad dressing

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Janice Bennett

Round Lake Beach, IL

Updated on Feb 6, 2014

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."

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 1 Hr 30 Min

method Bake

yield 4-5 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 - cut up chicken (or favorite cuts)
1 package dry onion soup mix
1 - 10 oz jars apricot preserves or jam
1 - 8 oz bottles russian or western salad dressing

How To Make russian apricot chicken

Step 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.

Step 2

Place chicken skin side down on the mixture. (I haven't tried it with skinless chicken yet)
Step 3

Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees.
Step 4

Turn chicken and bake for 30 minutes more or until tender.
Step 5

We like it served over rice.
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