APRICOT CHICKEN WITH ALMONDS

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This is so easy, tastes great, and is elegant enough to serve company. Adapted from Gourmet magazine- January 2005.

Provided by Miraklegirl

Categories     Chicken

Time 55m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 chicken, cut up
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted
1 cup apricot jam
3 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon margarine or 1 tablespoon butter

Steps:

  • Put oven rack in lower third of oven and preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Lightly oil a baking sheet.
  • Pat chicken dry and sprinkle with salt and pepper, then arrange on sheet at least 1/4 inch apart.
  • Bake for 20 minutes.
  • While chicken bakes, combine jam, soy sauce, mustard, margarine, and salt and pepper to taste.
  • Heat over moderate heat until jam is melted.
  • Pour sauce over chicken and continue to bake until chicken is cooked through, about another 20 minutes.
  • Turn on broiler and broil chicken 4 to 5 inches from heat, basting once, until chicken is glazed and browned in spots, about 5 minutes.
  • Serve sprinkled with toasted almonds.

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