Orange Cracker Apricot Chicken

Name: Orange Cracker Apricot Chicken
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters apricot preserves; 177 milliliters whole-wheat cracker crumbs; 2 Tbsps Dijon mustard; 0 teaspoons ground black pepper; 2 Tbsps orange juice; 1 Tbsp grated orange zest; 1 teaspoons salt; 4 skinless, boneless chicken thighs

Need a dairy free main course? Orange Cracker Apricot Chicken could be an excellent recipe to try. One serving contains 365 calories, 25g of protein, and 15g of fat. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have ground pepper, cracker crumbs, dijon mustard, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the cracker crumbs you could follow this main course with the Ritz Cracker Pie as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 50 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Prepare a baking sheet with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Whisk together the orange juice, mustard, and salt in a small bowl.

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Orange Juice

Mustard

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

Mix together the cracker crumbs, orange zest, and black pepper on a plate. Coat each chicken thigh in the orange juice mixture and then press into the cracker crumb mixture to cover both sides completely.

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Cracker Crumbs

Chicken Thighs

Black Pepper

Orange Juice

Orange Zest

Place the breaded thighs on the prepared baking sheet.

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Bake in the preheated oven 15 minutes; flip and continue baking until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 15 minutes more. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

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Oven

Switch the oven setting to 'Broil.'

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Top each thigh with 1 tablespoon of the apricot preserves and place beneath the oven's broiler until the preserves begin to caramelize, 2 to 3 minutes. When the chicken looks like it is starting to burn it is done.

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Apricot Preserves