Best Chicken Dried Apricots Recipes

CHICKEN CURRY WITH DRIED APRICOTS

Steps:

• Heat vegetable oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add chopped shallots and sauté until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Mix in red curry paste and fresh ginger and cook 1 minute. Add chicken tenders and sauté until cooked through, about 6 minutes. Using tongs, transfer chicken to bowl.
• Add unsweetened coconut milk and dried apricots to skillet and boil until mixture is reduced to 2 1/4 cups, about 10 minutes. Mix in mango chutney and 1/2 cup cilantro. Return cooked chicken to skillet. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Stir to heat through. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup cilantro. Serve over rice.
• *Available at Asian markets and in the Asian foods section of some supermarkets.
• **Available at Indian, Southeast Asian and Latin American markets and many supermarkets.

CHICKEN, DRIED APRICOTS

Steps:

• Rub the chicken with cumin, paprika, salt and pepper. Place the garlic in the cavity. Set aside at room temperature for one hour.
• Simmer the apricots in water to cover for 30 minutes, or until plump.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large fireproof casserole, fry the onion in the butter and oil until soft. Add the chicken and apricots. Cover and bake in the oven for 45 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked, basting frequently. Remove lid for final 15 minutes of cooking so that the chicken breast browns. Correct seasoning and serve.

MEDITERRANEAN CHICKEN WITH DRIED APRICOTS & PRUNES

Steps:

• Combine all above ingredients (****EXCEPT brown sugar & white wine) into marinade. Place chicken in a zip lock bag or a baking dish that can be tightly sealed. Cover the chicken with marinade. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight if possible.
• One hour before baking: Time to arrange in the baking dish and bring to room temperature before cooking.
• Distribute chicken in single layer in baking pan, DO NOT discard the marinade. Pour it over the chicken with all the other marinade ingredients. Sprinkle brown sugar over the chicken breasts and pour white wine around the breasts.
• Preheat oven: Cook UNCOVERED at 325 for 50 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and no longer pink. Cooking time may vary depending on the thickness of your chicken breasts. Cook to 165°F
• Arrange cooked chicken breasts on a platter, top with the sauce and other ingredients.
• NOTE:.
• This recipe yields a lot of sauce, so you can double the chicken content without having to double the marinade. It's nice because you can make it all ahead of time!

THAI CHICKEN CURRY WITH DRIED APRICOTS

Steps:

• In a heavy skillet heat oil over medium heat.
• Add in onions, garlic and red bell pepper; saute for about 5 minutes.
• Add in red curry paste and minced ginger; saute for about 1 minute longer.
• Add in the cubed chicken breast and cook, stirring for 5 minutes; transfer the chicken to a bowl.
• Add in 2 cans unsweetened coconut milk and dried apricots to skillet and boil until mixture is reduced to about 2-1/2 cups (this should take about 10 minutes).
• Add in mango chutney and half of the chopped fresh cilantro; mix to combine.
• Return the cooked chicken back to the skillet and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Sprinkle with remaining cilantro.
• Serve over rice.

CHICKEN THIGHS WITH SQUASH, YAMS, AND DRIED APRICOTS

Steps:

• Mix cumin and thyme in small bowl. Sprinkle chicken with spice mixture, then salt and pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in large deep nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions; sauté until golden, about 5 minutes. Add garlic; stir 1 minute. Push onion mixture to side of skillet. Add remaining 1/2 tablespoon oil to skillet. Working in batches, add chicken and cook until beginning to brown, about 1 1/2 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to bowl after each batch. Return chicken to skillet. Scatter onion mixture, squash, yams, and apricots over chicken. Pour tomatoes with juices over; bring to boil. Stir in cardamom and cloves. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and simmer until chicken and vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes. Uncover and simmer until juices are slightly reduced, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Serve.

BAKED CHICKEN W/ DRIED APRICOTS & CHERRIES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2. Rinse and place chicken in a shallow baking dish. Season with oregano, salt and pepper. Spread marmalade over the top.
• 3. Add orange and apple juices to the dish. Bake for 20 minutes.
• 4. Remove from oven and sprinkle dried fruit. Return to oven and bake another 25-30 minutes, basting occassionally to brown the top.
• 5. Let cool and serve sliced, doused in the juices and dried fruit.

CHICKEN THIGHS WITH FENNEL AND DRIED APRICOTS

Steps:

• Place first 4 ingredients in slow cooker sprayed with cooking spray. Add chicken; sprinkle with seasonings.
• Pour nectar over ingredients in slow cooker; cover with lid.
• Cook on LOW 7 to 8 hours (or on HIGH 3-1/2 to 4 hours).

MEDITERRANEAN CHICKEN WITH DRIED APRICOTS & PRUNES

Steps:

• 1:Combine all above ingredients (****EXCEPT brown sugar & white wine) into marinade. Place chicken in a zip lock bag or a baking dish that can be tightly sealed. Cover the chicken with marinade. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight if possible. 2:One hour before baking: Time to arrange in the baking dish and bring to room temperature before cooking. 3:Distribute chicken in single layer in baking pan, DO NOT discard the marinade. Pour it over the chicken with all the other marinade ingredients. Sprinkle brown sugar over the chicken breasts and pour white wine around the breasts. 4:Preheat oven: Cook UNCOVERED at 325 for 50 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and no longer pink. Cooking time may vary depending on the thickness of your chicken breasts. Cook to 165°F 5:Arrange cooked chicken breasts on a platter, top with the sauce and other ingredients. 6:This recipe yields a lot of sauce, so you can double the chicken content without having to double the marinade. It's nice because you can make it all ahead of time!