Description
Easy Baked Apricot Chicken Recipe is great for busy weeknights. It’s simple, made with apricot preserves and pantry staples. Blend a sauce, pour over chicken, and bake for a flavorful dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup apricot preserves
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/2 cup lime juice
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 4 large garlic cloves, peeled and roughly chopped
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 4 pounds bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs or a combination of thighs and drumsticks (10–12 pieces)
- 4 thinly sliced scallions, optional garnish
- 1 or 2 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds, optional garnish
Instructions
- Add apricot preserves, soy sauce, lime juice, sugar and garlic to a blender or food processor and puree until smooth. Stir in red pepper flakes.
- Add chicken to prepared baking sheet skin-side up and pour apricot mixture evenly over chicken. Turn each piece over to coat completely, leaving skin side down.
- Bake chicken skin side down for 20 minutes. Remove from oven, turn heat up to 425ºF, flip chicken skin-side up, spoon sauce over them and bake for 25-30 minutes until skin is browned. For crispier skin, cook under broiler for 2-3 minutes, watching carefully.
- Serve hot, topped with scallions and sesame seeds, if desired. Spoon remaining sauce over chicken and serve with steamed rice and broccoli or another green vegetable.
Notes
- For extra crispy skin, broil for a few minutes at the end.
- Serve with rice and vegetables for a complete meal.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 55 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 chicken piece with sauce
- Calories: 635
- Sugar: 26.1 g
- Sodium: 1500 mg
- Fat: 40.2 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 30.2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 26.1 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 41.4 g
- Cholesterol: 150 mg