Best 8 Fantastic Apricot Cold Chicken Recipes

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**Fantastic Apricot Cold Chicken: A Timeless Classic and a Modern Marvel**

For those seeking a culinary journey that blends tradition and innovation, look no further than the Fantastic Apricot Cold Chicken. This dish, a harmonious fusion of sweet and savory flavors, takes the classic cold chicken recipe to new heights with the addition of juicy apricots, tangy almonds, and a delightful honey-mustard dressing. Served on a bed of crisp lettuce, this chilled chicken salad transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary.

Our article presents three variations of this remarkable dish, each offering a unique twist on the original. The first recipe remains true to the classic combination of chicken, apricots, almonds, and celery, while the second introduces a refreshing twist with the addition of grapes and a creamy poppy seed dressing. The third recipe takes a bold step forward with a zesty blend of oranges, red onions, and a tangy vinaigrette, creating a vibrant and flavorful salad that is sure to impress.

Whether you prefer the timeless appeal of the classic recipe or are eager to explore new味觉horizons, the Fantastic Apricot Cold Chicken has something for everyone. As an added bonus, this versatile dish is perfect for meal prepping, making it an ideal choice for busy individuals and families on the go.

Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!

EASY APRICOT CHICKEN (ONLY 5 INGREDIENTS)



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You can make this easy, flavorful apricot chicken in the oven, slow cooker, pressure cooker, or even on the grill. You just can't go wrong with this recipe!

Provided by Erica Walker

Categories     Dinner     Main Course

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 5

3 chicken breasts ((boneless, skinless))
1 cup apricot preserves
1 cup Catalina salad dressing ((or Russian dressing))
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 ounces dried onion soup mix

Steps:

  • Cut chicken breasts in half or into serving-sized portions.
  • In a medium-sized bowl, combine apricot preserves, Catalina dressing, onion soup mix, and Dijon mustard. Mix well.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 261 kcal, Carbohydrate 14 g, Protein 24 g, Fat 10 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Cholesterol 72 mg, Sodium 717 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 12 g, ServingSize 1 serving

ONE POT APRICOT CHICKEN RECIPE



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One Pan Apricot Chicken like your mom used to make, with just five ingredient and one pan, this dish is all about flavor with almost no effort! Includes recipes for homemade onion soup mix and French dressing!

Provided by Sabrina Snyder

Categories     Main Course

Time 45m

Number Of Ingredients 7

6 chicken thighs (bone in and skin on)
1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
1 packet dry onion soup mix
1 cup French dressing
1 cup apricot preserves
1 tablespoon fresh thyme (chopped)

Steps:

  • Preheat your oven to 375 degrees and set a cast iron skillet to heat on medium high heat.
  • Season the chicken with salt and pepper and add it to the cast iron skillet, skin side down.
  • Brown both sides of the chicken for 3-5 minutes.
  • In a bowl or large measuring cup add the rest of the ingredients and whisk them together.
  • Pour half over the chicken, putt the pan in the oven and cook for 25 minutes.
  • Pour the rest over the chicken and cook an additional 5 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 351 kcal, Carbohydrate 13 g, Protein 23 g, Fat 23 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, Cholesterol 107 mg, Sodium 1179 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 8 g, ServingSize 1 serving

FANTASTIC APRICOT COLD CHICKEN



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This makes a great light dinner or lunch. Serve with gourmet crackers or very fresh rolls. After playing around with this for a few days, it turned out great.

Provided by Dancer

Categories     Chicken Breast

Time 20m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 16

1/4 cup chopped red onion
1/4 cup dried apricot halves, cut in quarters
1/4 cup chopped red onion
2 tablespoons dry white wine
2 tablespoons unsweetened orange juice
1 1/2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
2 cups cooked chicken breasts, chopped
1/2 cup orange section, chopped coarsely
1/2 cup red seedless grapes or 1/2 cup green grape
1/4 cup cashew pieces, lightly toasted
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
1 teaspoon dried coriander
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 pinch red pepper flakes
4 leaves red leaf lettuce

Steps:

  • Combine quartered apricot halves, chopped onion, white wine, orange juice, and red wine vinegar in a saucepan, and bring to a boil
  • Set aside to cool
  • Combine apricot mixture with chicken, orange, grapes, cashew pieces, parsley, coriander/cilantro pepper, salt, and crushed red pepper in a large bowl, cover and chill 1 to 2 hours
  • Spoon chicken mixture onto a lettuce lined platter to serve
  • Or place on 4 salad plates and serve

FANTASTIC APRICOT CHICKEN



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The best apricot chicken recipe in the world. You will love it as much as everyone I know that has tasted it. Yummy, yummy, yummy, yummy need I say more?

Provided by Ben Ross

Categories     Chicken Breast

Time 50m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 kg chicken breast
1 package French onion soup
1 (500 ml) can apricot halves
1 (500 ml) can apricot nectar
1 cup cornflour
pepper
oil (a tiny bit)
pasta (of your choice)

Steps:

  • Cut the chicken breasts into cubes.
  • Place the cornflour and pepper in a small plastic bag so that you can shake the cornflour onto the chicken pieces.
  • Start cooking your pasta so that it is ready when the chicken is.
  • Shake the cornflour onto the chicken pieces.
  • Place the oil into a frying pan and cook the chicken so that it is fully cooked.
  • Mix the french onion soup and apricot nectar together and add to the chicken in the frying pan.
  • Cook and stir for a couple of minutes.
  • Add the apricot halves and the juice from the apricot halves.
  • Stir continually and cook for a further 10-15 minutes so that the flavor can be absorbed by the chicken.
  • Serve.

CHICKEN WITH APRICOTS, LEMON AND SAFFRON



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Here is a spice-perfumed braised chicken dish that is greater than the sum of its parts, with complex flavor that belies the ease of preparation. As a bonus, you can prepare it up to 2 days in advance, since it reheats beautifully.

Provided by David Tanis

Categories     dinner, lunch, poultry, main course

Time 1h30m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 16

6 large bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs (About 2 pounds total), fat trimmed
Salt and pepper
1/8 teaspoon crumbled saffron threads
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 large onion, diced (about 1 1/2 cups)
1/2 cup tomato purée
Pinch of cayenne
1 teaspoon coriander seeds
1 teaspoon fennel seeds
1 teaspoon green cardamom pods
1 cup white wine
6 ounces dried apricots, about 1 cup
2 small lemons, thinly sliced (do not peel)
Cilantro leaves, for garnish
Mint leaves, for garnish
2 tablespoons toasted pine nuts, for garnish (optional)

Steps:

  • Season chicken generously on both sides with salt and pepper. (If time permits, do this an hour before cooking or up to 24 hours in advance. Keep refrigerated, but remove from refrigerator 1 hour before cooking.)
  • In a large skillet over medium heat, place chicken pieces skin-side down in one layer. Let chicken cook slowly to brown well on one side, about 15 to 20 minutes. When skin is crisp and lifts easily from the pan, it is ready. Flip and cook 2 minutes more.
  • Meanwhile, make saffron water: In a small cup, combine saffron with lemon juice and 1/4 cup water. Set aside to steep.
  • Heat oven to 350 degrees. Transfer chicken, skin-side up, to a baking dish. Pour off some fat from the skillet, reserving about 2 tablespoons. Add onions, salt lightly and cook, stirring, until softened and beginning to brown, about 10 minutes.
  • Add saffron water and threads, tomato purée, cayenne, coriander, fennel, cardamom and wine to onions and bring to a simmer.
  • Pour onion mixture over chicken. Tuck apricots and lemon slices among the chicken pieces. Cover tightly and bake for 1 hour. Remove cover and bake until lightly browned, about 10 minutes. (Recipe can be prepared to this point up to 2 days ahead. When ready to serve, reheat in a 350-degree oven, in a covered pot, 30 to 45 minutes.)
  • To serve, garnish with cilantro and mint leaves. Sprinkle with pine nuts and serve hot.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 464, UnsaturatedFat 16 grams, Carbohydrate 28 grams, Fat 25 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 27 grams, SaturatedFat 7 grams, Sodium 712 milligrams, Sugar 19 grams, TransFat 0 grams

CHICKEN WITH APRICOTS



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Chicken with dried apricots is hardly a new idea, but I had issues with its most common interpretations. For one thing, they were almost always cloying; the routine addition of cinnamon and cloves does nothing to offset the apricots' sweetness and makes the dish taste more like dessert than dinner. For another, they were usually stewed rather than braised, turning the chicken skin sodden. I brown the chicken in a nonstick skillet with no fat, and that works well. A tablespoon or two of butter, stirred in at the end, will make the sauce richer. Or you can render some bacon, remove it, and brown the chicken in the bacon fat, then crumble the bacon and stir it in at the end of cooking. Finally, any dried fruit can be used, or a combination; with the short cooking time, even prunes will remain intact. But be aware that fruit dried with sulfur (the common method) becomes tender much faster than fruit dried organically, which needs a couple of hours of soaking before cooking.

Provided by Mark Bittman

Categories     dinner, easy, weekday, main course

Time 40m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 cup dried apricots
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1/2 cup red wine
1 chicken, cut into serving pieces
1 medium onion, chopped
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Combine apricots in a bowl with vinegar, wine and 1/4 cup water. Let soak while you brown the chicken.
  • Turn the heat to medium high under a 12-inch nonstick skillet, and add chicken pieces, skin side down. Cook, rotating but not turning pieces so they brown evenly. When they are nicely browned - take your time - turn them so they are skin side up. Make a little space to add the onion, and cook, stirring the onion occasionally until it has softened a bit, a minute or two.
  • Add apricot mixture and bring to a boil; cook for a minute, then turn heat to low and cover. Cook until chicken is done, 15 to 20 minutes. Uncover, raise heat and season chicken well with salt and pepper. Boil away any excess liquid; sauce should not be too watery. Serve with white rice or any other cooked grain, or bread.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 613, UnsaturatedFat 22 grams, Carbohydrate 24 grams, Fat 35 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 44 grams, SaturatedFat 10 grams, Sodium 777 milligrams, Sugar 19 grams, TransFat 0 grams

APRICOT CHICKEN I



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Tangy, fruity chicken made in just 3 easy steps! It's great served with rice.

Provided by Shirley Rickey

Categories     Meat and Poultry Recipes     Chicken     Chicken Breast Recipes

Time 1h30m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 4

6 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1 ½ (1 ounce) packages dry onion soup mix
1 (10 fluid ounce) bottle Russian-style salad dressing
1 cup apricot preserves

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • Place the chicken pieces in a 4 quart casserole dish. Mix the soup mix, dressing and jam together, and pour over the chicken.
  • Cover dish and bake for 1 hour in preheated oven.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 455.8 calories, Carbohydrate 55.7 g, Cholesterol 68.4 mg, Fat 13.8 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 28.5 g, SaturatedFat 2.3 g, Sodium 1134.3 mg, Sugar 44.4 g

APRICOT CHICKEN FOR THE GOURMET CROCK POT



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This recipe was adapted from The Gourmet Slow Cooker cookbook, hence the name. If cooked for 4 hours using bone-in chicken breasts, the chicken is tender, moist and on the bone. Serve this over a bed of saffron rice for a wonderful, flavorful meal.

Provided by PaulaG

Categories     Chicken Breast

Time 4h20m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 cinnamon stick, 2 to 3 inches, broken into pieces
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 yellow onions, thinly sliced
1 -2 garlic clove, minced
2 inches fresh ginger, peeled and finely grated
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 cup chicken stock
2 teaspoons salt
2 whole skinless chicken breasts, bone-in, split
2 cups dried apricots
1/8 teaspoon saffron thread, soaked in
2 tablespoons water

Steps:

  • In a spice mill or coffee grinder, grind the cinnamon to a fine powder.
  • In a large saute pan over medium-high heat add the oil and when warm stir in sliced onions.
  • Saute onions, stirring frequently, for 10 to 15 minutes, until browned.
  • Add the garlic and grated ginger and stir for 3 to 5 minutes.
  • Add the cinnamon, ground cardamom, tomatoes, chicken stock and salt.
  • Cook for 5 minutes.
  • Place chicken in the crock pot and pour the onion mixture over.
  • Cover and cook on low for 3 to 4 hours, until the chicken is tender.
  • The last 30 minutes of cooking, add the apricots and saffron water.
  • Finish cooking and serve immediately on top of saffron rice.

Tips:

  • Choose ripe, juicy apricots: The sweetness and flavor of the apricots will greatly impact the dish, so select ripe and flavorful ones.
  • Use high-quality chicken: Opt for organic or free-range chicken to ensure the best taste and texture.
  • Don't overcook the chicken: Overcooked chicken can be dry and tough, so cook it just until it reaches an internal temperature of 165°F (74°C).
  • Make the apricot sauce in advance: The sauce can be made up to 3 days in advance, allowing the flavors to meld and intensify.
  • Chill the chicken and sauce thoroughly: Chilling both the chicken and the sauce before assembling the dish ensures it stays cold and refreshing.
  • Garnish with fresh herbs and nuts: Garnish the dish with fresh herbs like cilantro or basil, and add a sprinkle of chopped nuts for extra texture and flavor.

Conclusion:

This Fantastic Apricot Cold Chicken recipe is a delightful and refreshing dish that combines the sweetness of apricots, the savory flavor of chicken, and the tanginess of lemon and lime. Perfect for warm-weather gatherings or light summer meals, this dish is sure to impress your guests. With its vibrant colors and delicious flavors, it's a dish that will leave a lasting impression. So, gather your ingredients, follow the step-by-step instructions, and indulge in this culinary delight!

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