Hey everyone, it’s Brad, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, apricot chicken and rice. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Apricot Chicken and Rice is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions daily. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Apricot Chicken and Rice is something which I have loved my whole life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook apricot chicken and rice using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Apricot Chicken and Rice:
- Make ready 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- Prepare 1/2 tsp salt
- Make ready 1/4 tsp pepper
- Prepare 1 tsp olive oil
- Prepare Sauce:
- Make ready 1 can (15 oz) Apricot halves, drained with juice
- Make ready 2 Tbs brown sugar
- Get 1 tbs cornstarch
- Prepare 1/2 tsp dried basil
- Take 1 tbs cider vinegar
- Make ready 1 tbs soy sauce
- Make ready 2 cups prepared rice
Steps to make Apricot Chicken and Rice:
- Combine salt and pepper and sprinkle over chicken. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet, cook chicken in oil over medium heat for approximately 6 minutes on each side or until juices run clear (internal temperature reaches 140 degrees).
- Combine brown sugar, cornstarch, and basil. Drain the apricots, reserving syrup in a measuring cup. Add enough water to measure 1 cup. Set apricots aside. Stir the syrup mixture, vinegar, and soy sauce into the brown sugar mixture, mixing well.
- Remove chicken and cover. Pour syrup mixture into the pan and stir. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes
- Return chicken to the pan.
- Add apricots; heat through.
- Serve with rice.
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