Chicken and Apricot Saute Recipe

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This is a popular dish in our home. It tastes good, and stir-frying food is a method of cooking I really enjoy. It's also a quick way to cook food, and, what's more, it's a healthy way to prepare it, too! I hope you'll try it.

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Chicken and Apricot Saute Recipe
  • Prep/Total Time: 25 min.
  • Yield: 6 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • Pepper to taste
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into thin strips
  • 3 cups sliced celery
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 can (16 ounces) apricot halves in natural juice, drained
  • 6 ounces fresh or frozen snow peas
  • Hot cooked rice

Directions

  • In a bowl, combine the cornstarch, broth and pepper until smooth; set aside. In a wok or large skillet, heat oil on high. Add chicken; stir-fry until chicken is no longer pink. Remove from pan.
  • Add celery and garlic; stir-fry until the celery is crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Stir in broth mixture. Cook, stirring constantly until thick, about 1 minute. Add the apricots, peas and cooked chicken. Stir-fry until heated through. Serve with rice. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Facts One serving without rice equals 204 calories, 5 g fat (0 saturated fat), 64 mg cholesterol, 114 mg sodium, 14 g carbohydrate, 0 fiber, 25 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2-1/2 lean meat, 1-1/2 vegetable, 1/2 fruit.

Originally published as Chicken and Apricot Saute in Country Extra March 1991, p49

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

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Reviewed on Mar. 04, 2011 by p.ballard

The apricots discentegrated and there was a huge lack of flavor. I wouldn't have minded a little bit of apricot juice to add something to the flavor. WILL NOT make again.

 
 
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