Not sure what to make for dinner tonight?
How about this easy apricot chicken skillet dinner?
Every year about this time, we are inundated with fresh apricots from our neighbor’s tree.
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Instead, we’ll make apricot jam,apricot cobbler,apricot tart, or just eat them straight.
Finally, this year, we experimented with apricot chicken, and I love the result!
No Fresh Apricots?
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(Skip Steps 1 and 5.)
Just scoop the rice or noodles onto your plate and top it with a scoop of the apricot chicken!
Reheat in a pan over medium heat until the chicken is heated through.
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Side Dish Ideas for Apricot Chicken
We recommend serving with simple rice or noodles.
Or you might serve with any of these sides as well.
Let sit while you brown the chicken in the next step.
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Working in batches to keep from crowding the pan, brown the chicken pieces on each side.
As the chicken cooks, sprinkle with salt.
Once the chicken is browned, remove the pieces from the pan to a bowl and set aside.
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Add the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil to the pan and saute the onion until it begins to brown.
Once the onion has browned a bit, add the chicken stock and lower the heat to medium.
Set aside 1 2/3 cups of the apricots for the finished dish.
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In a blender, puree the remaining apricots, along with any juice they have released.
Pour the puree into the pan with the stock and onion.
Stir the cinnamon, rosemary, and Tabasco into the sauce.
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Bring the sauce to a simmer.
Taste and add black pepper to taste.
Taste again and add more salt and Tabasco, if needed.
Just before serving, add the chicken and the reserved apricot pieces to the pan.
Simmer gently for 5 minutes, or until the sauce is hot and the chicken is cooked through.
Sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve withriceoregg noodles.
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