Home Recipes Ingredients Meat & Poultry Chicken

Quick Apricot Chicken

Name: Quick Apricot Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings.
Ingredients: 1/2 cup apricot preserves; 2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce; 1 tablespoon chicken broth or sherry; 1 tablespoon canola oil; 1 tablespoon cornstarch; 1 teaspoon minced garlic; 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger; 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips; 1 medium green pepper, chopped; 1/2 cup salted cashews; Hot cooked rice; Crushed red pepper flakes, optional

36 reviews

Contest Winner

Test Kitchen Approved

Total Time

Prep/Total Time: 15 min.

Makes

4 servings

This simple apricot chicken is one of my favorite dishes. Everybody just loves it and leftovers are always just as good the next day. For variation, I’ve used pork instead of chicken and added additional ingredients like pineapple, mandarin oranges, snow peas and broccoli. –Vicki Ruiz, Twin Falls, Idaho

Quick Apricot Chicken Recipe photo by Taste of Home

Next Recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup apricot preserves
2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoon chicken broth or sherry
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips
1 medium green pepper, chopped
1/2 cup salted cashews
Hot cooked rice
Crushed red pepper flakes, optional

Directions

In a shallow microwave-safe dish, combine the first seven ingredients; stir in chicken. Cover and microwave on high for 3 minutes, stirring once.
Add green pepper and cashews. Cover and microwave on high for 2-4 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink, stirring once. Let stand for 3 minutes. Serve with rice and if desired, sprinkle with red pepper flakes.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 391 calories, 16g fat (3g saturated fat), 63mg cholesterol, 673mg sodium, 34g carbohydrate (26g sugars, 2g fiber), 28g protein.

Quick Apricot Chicken

Total Time

Makes

Read Next

Ingredients

Directions

Nutrition Facts

Recommended Video

More from Taste of Home