Name: Apricot-Orange Salsa Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h 40 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 3/4 cup salsa; 1/3 cup apricot preserves; 1/4 cup orange juice; 2 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (5 ounces each); 1 cup hot cooked rice

Sweet oranges and apricots blend perfectly with zippy salsa in this five-ingredient entree. Keep the heat to your liking with mild, medium or hot salsa. Served over rice, it's a dinner we've enjoyed time and again. —LaDonna Reed, Ponca City, Oklahoma

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Apricot-Orange Salsa Chicken

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Yield:2 servings

Prep:10 min

Cook:2 hours 30 min

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Ingredients

3/4 cup salsa
1/3 cup apricot preserves
1/4 cup orange juice
2 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (5 ounces each)
1 cup hot cooked rice

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Directions

In a small bowl, combine the salsa, preserves and orange juice. In a 1-1/2-qt. slow cooker coated with cooking spray, layer 1/3 cup salsa mixture and a chicken breast. Repeat layers. Top with remaining salsa mixture.

Cover and cook on low until chicken is tender, 2-1/2 to 3 hours. If desired, thicken pan juices. Serve with rice.

Nutrition Facts

1 chicken breast half with 1/2 cup rice: 427 calories, 4g fat (1g saturated fat), 78mg cholesterol, 450mg sodium, 66g carbohydrate (25g sugars, 0 fiber), 31g protein.