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Broiled Apricot Chicken Recipe

A little sweet blends perfectly with the bold taste of horseradish. What a great treatment for lean, tender chicken breasts! If you don’t mind wintertime grilling, this works great on the grill, too. Susan Warren - North Manchester, Indiana

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Diabetic Friendly

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Broiled Apricot Chicken Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

15 15 30

Ingredients

1 cup apricot nectar
3 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons ketchup
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon grated orange peel
1 teaspoon horseradish mustard
6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (6 ounces each)

Directions

In a small saucepan, combine the first six ingredients. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 1 minute or until thickened.
Place chicken on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray. Broil 4 in. from the heat for 6-8 minutes on each side or until chicken juices run clear, basting frequently with apricot mixture. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 chicken breast half equals 241 calories, 4 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 94 mg cholesterol, 158 mg sodium, 15 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 34 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 5 lean meat, 1 starch.

Originally published as Broiled Apricot Chicken in Healthy Cooking December/January 2010, p59