Almond Chicken with Apricot Sauce Recipe

Almond Chicken with Apricot Sauce Recipe Almond Chicken with Apricot Sauce Recipe photo by Taste of Home Rating 5

With its fruity, slightly sweet sauce, this tender chicken entree is full of flavor, not fat. "When my children were all at home, they would rate a new recipe on the salce of 1 to 10. This is one of the 10's." —Erma Yoder, Millersburg, Indiana

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Almond Chicken with Apricot Sauce Recipe
  • Prep: 15 min. Bake: 30 min.
  • Yield: 6 Servings
15 30 45

Ingredients

  • 1 cup apricot spreadable fruit
  • 3 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
  • 4 teaspoons cider vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon ground mustard
  • 6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (6 ounces each)
  • 1/2 cup sliced almonds
  • 1 tablespoon butter, melted

Directions

  • In a shallow bowl, combine the first five ingredients; transfer 1/2 cup to a serving bowl and set aside. Dip chicken in remaining apricot mixture. Place in a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray.
  • Sprinkle almonds over chicken; drizzle with butter. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a meat thermometer reads 170°. Serve with reserved apricot sauce. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 chicken breast half with 4 teaspoons sauce equals 361 calories, 10 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 99 mg cholesterol, 398 mg sodium, 29 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 37 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 5 lean meat, 2 fruit, 1 fat.

Originally published as Almond Chicken with Apricot Sauce in Taste of Home April/May 2008, p32

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Enjoy this recipe with a full-bodied white wine such as Chardonnay or Viognier.

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Reviewed on Mar. 14, 2013 by howdu

Delicious! I made a stove-top version. Used thin-sliced boneless chicken breasts. Stirred together the sauce ingredients, using instant minced onion stirred into the sauce. Set that aside and melted 1 tblsp butter in nonstick skillet; browned the chicken breasts, then poured the sauce over them. Simmered them briefly, covered, till done. Removed them from the sauce and boiled the sauce in the skillet till slightly reduced; poured the sauce over the breasts and sprinkled with toasted sliced almonds. Only thing I might do differently is to add red pepper flakes. Thanks for a marvelous recipel

Reviewed on Mar. 24, 2012 by tingerwink

Everyone loved it!

Reviewed on Oct. 25, 2011 by bjsilve0

Wonderful says it all.

Reviewed on Mar. 13, 2011 by angcy

Easy to make and it is delicious.

Reviewed on Mar. 12, 2011 by raceywlf

I was very surprised how fast this went together, great for anyone that is in a hurry, loved the flavor and will definitely do it again, 'thanks for the wonderful simple recipe. Try it, you won't be sorry.

Reviewed on Nov. 30, 2010 by laurij99

Delicious and pretty easy to make.

Reviewed on Oct. 14, 2010 by 5493

Made this last night with peaches instead of apricot and it was fantastic. Great for company as it's easy but tastes fantastic.

Reviewed on Jun. 23, 2010 by LizWyckoff

Very good, myself and my picky husband both loved it!

Reviewed on May. 03, 2010 by dae3

Easy. Great taste. I used my mom's homemade apricot jelly/preserves and it was great.

Reviewed on Apr. 27, 2010 by Laura.Farnell

Easy to make, flavorful, and healthy! Have made this several times and love it!

Reviewed on Mar. 21, 2010 by debwebx

My husband said "It's a keeper"!

Reviewed on Feb. 09, 2010 by smg513

Very tasty. I let it marinate in the refrigerator for a couple of hours. Moist and flavorful.

Reviewed on Aug. 19, 2009 by Amy the Midwife

This is SUCH a delicious dish! Thank you for sharing!

Reviewed on Oct. 15, 2008 by scarlet286

I was skepitcal because of the apricot fruit. I love apricots but didn't think it'd go well as a main dish. I LOVE this recipe, and the sauce is fantastic! I'm so glad I decided to try it.

Reviewed on Sep. 16, 2008 by cherrylady

I was afraid that this would be too sweet -- we were pleasantly surprised that it was not. Very easy to preepare and attractive to serve.

 
 

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