Spicy Apricot Chicken

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⏱ 20 mins 🍽 6 serving(s) 🏷 Chicken Breast

This simple chicken recipe features boneless breasts cooked in a skillet with a flavourful sauce made from apricot preserves, Dijon mustard, and a hint of red pepper. It comes together quickly for a weeknight meal. The method also provides a suggestion for transforming any remaining chicken into a different dish the next day.

Spicy Apricot Chicken

Ingredients

  • 6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 2 garlic cloves, pressed
  • 1/3 cup apricot preserves
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1/2 cup chopped dried apricot
  • 1/2 cup chicken broth or 1/2 cup vegetable broth
  • 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

Method

  1. Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet and cook the chicken breast halves until browned on all sides.
  2. Press the garlic cloves into the skillet and cook briefly, ensuring they do not brown.
  3. Mix the apricot preserves, Dijon mustard, chopped dried apricots, chicken broth, and crushed red pepper flakes together in a bowl.
  4. Pour this sauce evenly over the chicken in the skillet.
  5. Cover the skillet and let it simmer for 5 minutes until the sauce has thickened slightly.
  6. For leftovers, chill the drained sauce separately. Chop the leftover chicken and apricots, then combine with mayonnaise, flaked toasted almonds, and sliced green onions to make a salad.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium235900 mg

Recipe details

CategoryChicken Breast
AuthorGingernut