Russian Apricot Chicken
Russian Apricot Chicken will become one of your go-to dishes. It’s tangy and very flavorful.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 hours
- Total Time: 6 hours 5 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts or 5 to 6 skinless chicken thighs
1 (15 ounce) bottle Russian or Catalina dressing
1 cup (or 10 ounces) apricot preserves
1 envelope dry onion soup mix
1/2 onion, diced
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
Instructions
- Place chicken breasts or thighs inside a slow cooker.
- In a bowl, mix the Russian or Catalina dressing, apricot preserves and dry onion soup mix. Stir together until well mixed and smooth.
- Stir in the chopped onion. Mix well.
- Pour the mixture over the chicken.
- Cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours or on HIGH for 3 to 4 hours.
- Serve over a pile of white rice with a side of green beans.
Notes
The dry onion soup mix contains a lot of salt. If you are sensitive to high amounts of salt, don’t use the entire envelope. Half will work fine.
To bake Russian Apricot Chicken
- Heat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Mix all ingredients, except chicken, in a bowl.Place chicken pieces in a baking pan. Sprinkle with pepper. No extra salt is needed.
- Pour sauce over chicken, turning to mak sure it’s coated well.
- Roast covered for 1/2 hour, then uncover and roast for another 30 to 45 minutes until chicken is done.
- Baste several times during cooking.
Find it online: https://simplygreatrecipes.com/apricot-chicken/