Apricot Glazed Chicken

86 Reviews

“A quick and easy chicken dish. Note: you can substitute orange juice or marmalade for the apricot jam to make orange glazed chicken! Serve with rice if desired.” - by M. Burton

Ingredients

6 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
1 (10.75 ounce) can low-sodium chicken broth
3/4 cup apricot preserves
1 tablespoon light soy sauce
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon water

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Original recipe yields 4 to 6 servings

Directions

Spray a large skillet with nonstick cooking spray. Brown chicken in heated skillet.
Add chicken broth, jam and soy sauce. Simmer for 20 minutes or until chicken is done (no longer pink in the center).
Remove chicken from skillet. Add 1 tablespoon cornstarch and 1 tablespoon water to sauce to thicken (equal amounts more of each if you like it thicker). Return chicken to skillet and turn to coat thoroughly with sauce.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (5 total)

Calories
296 cal
15%

Fat
1.9 g
3%

Carbs
35.1 g
11%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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SunnyByrd

Feb. 15, 2008

"This was a good start, but it needed some help. I added ginger, sesame oil, lemon juice, a little cherry preserves, red pepper flakes, and some fresh chopped cilantro. Served with hot chili garlic sa..." See moreuce - excellent. Thanks!"

cobaltjan

Dec. 8, 2003

"Wonderful! I marinated the chicken in some chicken broth and 1/4 cup of soy sauce for extra flavor. Then discarded the marinade and follwed the recipe. No additional soy sauce. At the end I spinkl..." See moreed with a few toasted sesame seeds. This is a keeper."

ELFINDANCER

Oct. 31, 2003

"This was really good! I loved the flavor. I diced my chicken first, and served over rice. It had a sort of oriental feel to it, and made a nice light dinner on a warm evening...." See more"

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