APRICOT CHICKEN CASSEROLE

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A recipe i adapted from the traditional Apricot Chicken Recipe my mother used to make. I was looking for a dish that had a thicker sauce with no bones that would allow for a less messy dish. with all the flavour of the original.

Provided by Lorelies Kitchen

Categories     Chicken Breast

Time 30m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

4 chicken breast fillets
6 slices rindless bacon
2 large brown onions
dried apricot (torn in half vertically)
1 cup plain flour
1 cup chicken stock
1/2 cup apricot nectar (one small tin)
Chinese five spice powder
salt and pepper

Steps:

  • Dice chicken into small cubes or strips which ever you prefer. salt and pepper chicken and lightly coat in plain flour.
  • Place chicken in a hot pan with olive oil and brown in batches removing from pan to pat excess oil off with absorbent paper.
  • Slice bacon rashers into strips and place in pan with roughly diced onions and cook untill onions are almost tender.
  • Add browned chicken pieces back to the pan and toss amongst the bacon and onion.
  • Add 1 cup of chicken liquid stock to 1/2 cups of apricot nectar. (add liquid as desired in this ratio to obtain desired thickness of casserole)Let simmer for 3-5 mins and thicken with cornflour if desired.
  • serve over rice or beside side dish of stir fried vegetables.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 340.1, Fat 16.4, SaturatedFat 5.4, Cholesterol 24.9, Sodium 372.8, Carbohydrate 38.3, Fiber 2.1, Sugar 8.6, Protein 9.5

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