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3 Ingredient Apricot Chicken

Simple Dudes Simple Foods
This recipe comes from a YouTube video and is 3 ingredients plus the chicken. I made this on 8 Mar 2025 and it turned out exceptionally good! Very easy to put together, excellent flavor, my family really enjoyed this.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings

Equipment

  • 1 Baking Pan (9x13 inch)
  • 1 Oven

Ingredients
  

  • 10 chicken thighs, skin on bone in, or legs, or both
  • 1 packet French onion soup mix
  • 8 ounces Russian dressing, or Thousand Island dressing, (250 ml)
  • 6 ounces apricot preserves/jam, (170 g)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 180° C (350° F).
  • Place the chicken skin side up in a single layer to cover the bottom of your 9x13 baking dish. I used 5 thighs and 5 legs.
  • In a mixing bowl, add the soup mix, dressing, and preserves/jam. Stir together.
  • Pour mixture over the chicken.
  • Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until internal temp is 74° C (165° F).
  • Serve with sides of your choice, enjoy. Spoon the sauce over potatoes, pasta, or rice.

Notes

Fair cost per serving based on sourcing the soup mix, dressing, and jam.