Apricot Honey Chicken Recipe

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Apricot Honey Chicken is a sheer delight with its sweet, fruity sauce. There's no need to heat up the oven for this flavorful entree, so you can even enjoy it during the summer…or any time of year. —Kathy Hawkins, Ingleside, Illinois

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Apricot Honey Chicken Recipe
  • Prep/Total Time: 25 min.
  • Yield: 4 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (5 ounces each)
  • 1 tablespoon canola oil
  • 3 tablespoons apricot preserves
  • 2 tablespoons orange juice
  • 4 teaspoons honey

Directions

  • In a large skillet, cook chicken in oil over medium heat for 7-9 minutes on each side or until a meat thermometer reads 170°.
  • Combine the preserves, orange juice and honey; pour over chicken. Cook for 2 minutes or until heated through. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 chicken breast half equals 243 calories, 7 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 78 mg cholesterol, 74 mg sodium, 16 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 29 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 4 lean meat, 1 starch, 1 fat.

Originally published as Apricot Honey Chicken in Taste of Home June/July 2007, p23

Light-Bodied White Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a light-bodied white wine such as Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Grigio.

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Reviewed on Jun. 08, 2013 by AkaMize

This was disgustingly sweet. I was able to fix it (didn't want to throw it out and be wasteful). I sort of made it into a spicy apricot sauce instead. I cut up this chicken into smaller bites, added some onions and red pepper to suck some up some of the sweetness. I added some red pepper spices and a little bit of hot sauce. It was better that way, but nothing like the original recipe. I would NOT recommend this recipe at all. I don't even mind sweetness with chicken usually, but this was not edible.

Reviewed on Apr. 13, 2013 by s_pants

my kids didn't really like it...it was OK, but they pushed aside the sauce

Reviewed on Jul. 27, 2012 by LBurkey

Quick & Easy - Test chicken w/thermometer so as not to overcook.

Reviewed on Jul. 26, 2012 by kbuch

Delicious! I used 4 tablespoons apricot preserves, 2 tablespoons orange juice, only 2 teaspoons honey and 1 teaspoon soy sauce. Have made it in a skillet and also in the crockpot. Doubled the sauce for the crockpot so there would be enough sauce for with rice.

Reviewed on Jul. 20, 2012 by eharel

It tastes great! Just be careful to be sure the chicken doesn't overcook because it'll be dry

Reviewed on Jul. 07, 2012 by asnunez

I didn't have apricot preserves so I used orange marmalade instead. Omitted the honey and used a bit of Dijon mustard. YUMMY!

Reviewed on Jul. 06, 2012 by bkparker

This was tasteless.

Reviewed on Jul. 05, 2012 by jblatter

With preserves, OJ AND honey this is too sweet. I ditched the honey and added lemon juice to cut the sweet and some tang. Wonderful, lighter taste.

Reviewed on Jul. 05, 2012 by Ohio46

i find a splash of soy sauce adds a browned appearance plus cuts a bit of the cloying sweetness. A pinch of dry ginger adds interest too.

Reviewed on Feb. 18, 2012 by CalgaryMomTo3

We loved this. I used homemade apricot jam. Next time I would decrease the amount of honey and increase the amount of jam for more flavor and the jam already is sweetened. Love this recipe! TFS!

 
 
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