Apricot Honey Chicken Food

APRICOT CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit and prepare a 9x13 inch baking dish by spraying it with cooking spray.
• Using a mallet or rolling pin, flatten each chicken breast until it is 1 inch thick on all sides.
• Salt and pepper the chicken breasts and then lay them out evenly in the prepared baking dish. Take care not to overlap them.
• In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the vegetable oil, apricot jam, fish sauce, honey, orange juice, and rosemary until combined.
• Pour the apricot mixture over the chicken and bake in the oven for 30-35 minutes or until the chicken reads 165 degrees Fahrenheit on a meat thermometer and juices run clear. The bake time will vary depending on the size of the chicken breast.
• Once fully cooked, take the chicken out of the oven and let it rest for 5 minutes.
• Plate and serve with a chopped parsley garnish, optional.

APRICOT HONEY CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook chicken in oil over medium heat for 7-9 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 170°., Combine the preserves, orange juice and honey; pour over chicken. Cook for 2 minutes or until heated through.

SWEET AND SPICY APRICOT BBQ CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• For the apricot BBQ sauce: Heat 1 tablespoon canola oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the onions and cook until soft, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the chile and garlic; cook an additional 2 minutes. Stir in the apricot jam; cook until the jam melts, 3 to 4 minutes more. Pour in the orange juice and cider vinegar, bring to a simmer, and then add the ketchup, honey, Dijon and Worcestershire. Adjust the heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring often, until thickened, 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool for 5 minutes.
• Transfer the sauce to a blender and puree until smooth. Add salt to taste. Remove 1 cup for basting the chicken; reserve the rest for serving.
• For the chicken thighs: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. In a small bowl, stir together the smoked paprika, 1 tablespoon salt and 1 teaspoon pepper.
• Place the chicken thighs on two foil-lined baking sheets. Lightly coat the thighs with canola oil and sprinkle liberally with the spice mixture on both sides.
• Bake until the chicken is cooked through, 35 minutes. Turn the oven to broil. Baste the chicken with BBQ sauce and broil until the sauce has caramelized and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the chicken reads 160 degrees F, about 2 minutes. Remove to a platter, let rest for 5 minutes
• Sprinkle the chicken with parsley, and serve with the reserved BBQ sauce.

STICKY APRICOT CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat a large, deep frying pan over medium-high heat.
• Add a splash of oil and brown the chicken pieces all over until the skin is crisp and golden, approximately 10-15 minutes.
• In the meantime, mix together all the glaze ingredients. Add 2 tablespoons water to thin the glaze out a little but not enough to make it overly watery.
• When the chicken is golden brown and almost cooked through, pour off the excess fat.
• Return the pot to the heat and add the glaze.
• Allow the glaze to simmer gently, basting the chicken regularly until the glaze has reduced and the chicken is cooked through.
• Serve the chicken on rice with a generous amount of glaze spooned over.

APRICOT HONEY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Season chicken breast with a little salt and pepper. In a large skillet, cook chicken in oil over medium heat for 7-9 minutes on each side, or until juices run clear.
• Combine the preserves, orange juice, and honey; pour over chicken. Cook for 2 minutes or until heated through.

MOROCCAN CHICKEN TAGINE WITH HONEY AND APRICOTS

Steps:

• In a large pot, melt the margarine.
• Fry the chopped onions until soft, then add the chicken, salt, pepper, turmeric and cinnamon sticks.
• Don't worry, no one will make you eat a cinnamon stick unless you really want to.
• Add enough water to cover the chicken, about two cups.
• Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer until the chicken is done, adding water if necessary.
• Remove the chicken pieces.
• Add the apricots and simmer for about fifteen minutes.
• Add the ground cinnamon and the honey, stir and cook until the sauce has a honey-like consistency.
• Add more honey if necessary.
• When the sauce is almost ready, saute the almonds in oil.
• Drain most of the oil from the pan, and toast the sesame seeds.
• Return the chicken to the pot and reheat.
• Place the chicken on a serving tray, pour the sauce on top of it and top with the almonds and the sesame seeds.
• Serve with couscous (except on Passover).

APRICOT-HONEY DIJON CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat grill to medium heat.
• Mix all ingredients except chicken until blended.
• Reserve half the mustard mixture for later use. Brush chicken with remaining mustard mixture.
• Grill chicken 6 to 8 min. on each side or until done (165°F), brushing occasionally with reserved mustard mixture.

APRICOT HONEY GRILLED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat gas grill on medium or charcoal grill until coals are ash white.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in 1-quart saucepan until sizzling; add onion.
• Cook over medium heat until onion is softened (1 minute).
• Stir in all remaining glaze ingredients.
• Set aside.
• Combine oregano, salt, pepper, and crushed red pepper flakes in small bowl.
• Rub on both sides of chicken breasts.
• Place chicken onto grill.
• Grill, turning once, until chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear when pierced with a fork (15 to 20 minutes).
• Brush chicken with glaze during last 5 minutes of grilling.
• Cook remaining glaze in 1-quart saucepan over medium heat until it comes to a boil, stirring constantly.
• Serve warm glaze over chicken.

HONEY GLAZED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Whisk honey, soy sauce, and red pepper flakes in a bowl.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir chicken in hot oil until lightly brown, about 5 minutes. Pour honey mixture into skillet and continue to cook and stir until chicken is no longer pink in the center and sauce is thickened, about 5 minutes more.

APRICOT-DIJON-GLAZED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Rinse chicken thighs; pat dry, and transfer to a baking dish. Season well with salt and pepper; set aside.
• Bring jam, honey, and mustard to a boil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer until thickened and reduced by half, about 15 minutes. Spoon apricot mixture over chicken thighs, spreading with back of spoon to coat evenly.
• Bake chicken, basting with sauce from bottom of dish every 10 minutes, until juices run clear when chicken is pricked with a fork, about 30 minutes.

APRICOT HONEY CHICKEN POUPON

Steps:

• Blend mustard, apricot preserves and ginger. Brush some mustard mixture on chicken. Grill or broil chicken 6 to 8 minutes on each side or until done, brushing with mustard mixture frequently.

APRICOT-GLAZED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• In a small bowl, combine the jam, mustard, vinegar, olive oil, and cayenne. Season the chicken with salt and pepper, then brush with the glaze.
• Roast, basting with the glaze, for 10 minutes. Turn the chicken and roast for 10 minutes more. Baste the chicken with the glaze and roast 5 minutes more, or until the glaze is just crisp.