Savory Apricot Chicken with Vegetable Rice

13 Reviews

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 20 min
Ready In: 30 min

“Chicken thighs simmered in a sweet-savory sauce are served over piping hot rice with veggies.” - by Smucker's® Orchard's Finest™

Ingredients

1 tablespoon Crisco® Pure Vegetable Oil
8 (2.5 ounce) boneless skinless chicken thighs
1 (12 ounce) jar Smucker's® Orchard's Finest™ Coastal Valley Peach Apricot Preserves
1 (1 ounce) envelope dry onion soup mix
1/4 cup water
1 (5.6 ounce) package rice with peas and carrots in sauce mix, prepared

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Original recipe yields 4 servings

Directions

Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat. Saute chicken thighs until golden brown on both sides. Remove chicken and keep warm.
Combine preserves, soup mix and water in skillet. Bring to a boil; reduce to simmer and cook for 2 minutes. Stir.
Return chicken to skillet. Simmer covered for 8 to 10 minutes turning once halfway through cooking. Serve hot over prepared rice.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (4 total)

Calories
623 cal
31%

Fat
16.7 g
26%

Carbs
79.7 g
26%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Reviews (13)

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Linda

Dec. 8, 2011

"Delicious, quick & easy. I used homemade peach jam and put frozen peas with my rice in my rice cooker. The onion soup mix with the sweet fruit was the perfect combination. I can vary this recipe depe..." See morending on the type of canned fruit jam I have on hand."

Mississippi Gal

Jul. 23, 2012

"This is great as it is. Here are my custom suggestions: Add green onions and garlic to the oil after chicken is seared WELL. I added a bit of hot sauce for a kick, dry ginger and a couple dashes of vi..." See morenegar for acidity as well as a little less preserves for those who thought it was too sweet. Topped with a few slivered almonds for texture followed by lemon and orange zest; WOW this sent it over the edge. Thanks Smuckers for this great idea and allowing me to personalize and make it my own."

SHARBEAR613

Jan. 10, 2012

"This recipe was easy and so delicious. It was a bit on the sweet side, but that was a hit with the kids. I only had apricot preserves, so I went with that. All in all, it was a big hit...." See more"

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