Chicken Breasts with Apricot-Onion Pan Sauce

Name: Chicken Breasts with Apricot-Onion Pan Sauce
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps apricot preserves; 1 bay leaf; 1 kilograms skin-on boneless chicken breasts each); 355 milliliters chicken stock; 99 grams dried apricots; 118 milliliters dry white wine; 1 garlic clove, thinly sliced; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 1 large onion, diced; 4 servings Salt and freshly ground pepper; 2 thyme sprigs; 1 Tbsp unsalted butter

Need a gluten free main course? Chicken Breasts with Apricot-Onion Pan Sauce could be a super recipe to try. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains about 57g of protein, 31g of fat, and a total of 649 calories. This recipe covers 26% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 35 minutes. Head to the store and pick up thyme sprigs, butter, skin-on chicken breasts, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 35

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In a bowl, cover the apricots with hot water and let stand until soft, about 15 minutes; drain.

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Apricot

Water

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Bowl

Meanwhile, dry the chicken with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. In a stainless steel skillet, heat the oil.

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Salt And Pepper

Whole Chicken

Cooking Oil

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Paper Towels

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Add the chicken, skin side down, and cook over moderately high heat until golden brown, 5 minutes. Flip and cook about 3 minutes longer.

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Whole Chicken

Transfer the chicken to a baking sheet and roast for about 14 minutes.

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Whole Chicken

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Add the onion, garlic, thyme and bay leaf to the skillet. Season with salt and cook over moderate heat until the onion is tender.

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Bay Leaves

Garlic

Onion

Thyme

Salt

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Add the wine and boil until reduced by half, scraping up the browned bits in the skillet.

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Wine

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Add the chicken stock, apricots and apricot preserves and bring to a boil. Cook over high heat until the sauce thickens. Off the heat, swirl in the butter until melted. Discard the thyme sprigs and bay leaf. Season the sauce with salt and pepper.

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Apricot Preserves