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Spicy Apricot Chicken
Sweet apricot sauce clings to breaded chicken with a little red pepper heat behind it. The soft fruit glaze and savory crumb coating make a rich combination, with garlic giving the sweetness a welcome edge in each bite.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 20 min
- Total
- 30 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 7 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Main course
- Primary protein
- Chicken
- Cuisine
- American
- Cooking method
- Baking · Baked & roasted
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: 30 minutes or less
A few quick notes
1. Warm the glaze
Bring the apricot preserves and seasonings to a slight boil before layering the sauce with the chicken.
2. Coat in order
Dip each chicken breast in beaten egg first, then coat it in the seasoned breadcrumbs.
3. Sauce above and below
Spread sauce in the dish before adding the chicken, then cover the breasts with the remaining sauce.
Get to know the ingredients
Apricot preserves
Apricot preserves or jam are listed for the glaze, combined with garlic, salt and red pepper flakes.
Panko
Plain or seasoned panko can form the crumb coating, mixed with garlic powder and salt before breading.
Egg
Beat the egg slightly and use it to coat the chicken before pressing on the breadcrumb mixture.
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Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
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The last little job
Check the chicken
Bake until the chicken is cooked through, keeping the breasts side by side beneath their apricot sauce.
A little more help as you go
Grease the dish
Spray the baking dish before spreading in the first layer of sauce and arranging the coated chicken.
Separate coating bowls
Set the beaten egg and breadcrumb mixture in separate bowls before dipping the chicken in sequence.
A few questions you might have
Can I use apricot jam?
Yes. The ingredient list offers apricot jam as an alternative to preserves for the sweet sauce.
Can I use seasoned panko?
Either plain or seasoned panko is listed, mixed with garlic powder and salt for coating the chicken.
Does the sauce only go on top?
Put about a cup in the prepared dish, add the chicken and cover it with the remaining sauce.
What gives the sauce its heat?
Crushed red pepper flakes are stirred into the apricot sauce with garlic powder and salt before heating.
How long does the chicken bake?
The directions give twenty to twenty five minutes at 375 degrees, until the chicken is cooked through.
Any more cooking tips?
Serving suggestion: serve over rice with a side salad for a complete meal.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: lecremedelacrumb.com. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
Preparation notes follow the recipe shown here.