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Chicken with Apricots

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Recipe

Yield

6
servings

Prep

30
min

Cook

60
min

Ready

90
min
Low in Saturated Fat, Low Cholesterol, Cholesterol-Free, Trans-fat Free, Low Carb, Sugar-Free

Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
1 each whole chicken
3-3 1/2 pound
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½ cup water
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¼ cup apricot brandy
or apricot nectar
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2 tablespoons currants
1 package apricots, dried
about 2 1/2 cups
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2 tablespoons vegetable oil
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1 ½ teaspoons thyme
chopped, fresh, or 1/2 tsp dried
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½ teaspoon salt
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¼ teaspoon black pepper
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1 each lemon
thinly sliced
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Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
1 each whole chicken
3-3 1/2 pound
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118 ml water
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59 ml apricot brandy
or apricot nectar
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30 ml currants
1 package apricots, dried
about 2 1/2 cups
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30 ml vegetable oil
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7.5 ml thyme
chopped, fresh, or 1/2 tsp dried
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2.5 ml salt
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1.3 ml black pepper
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1 each lemon
thinly sliced
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Directions

Remove skin and fat from chicken pieces.

Mix water, brandy, currants and apricots.

Let stand 15 minutes. Heat oil in nonstick Dutch oven or 12-inch skillet until hot. Cook chicken in oil over medium heat about 15 minutes or until light brown on all sides; drain. Sprinkle thyme, salt and pepper over chicken. Add apricot mixture and lemon. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 35 to 40 minutes, spooning pan juices over chicken occasionally, until juices of chicken run clear. 6 servings



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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 35g (1.2 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 4195% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 4g 7%
Saturated Fat 1g 3%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 197mg 8%
Total Carbohydrate 0g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Sugars g
Protein 0g
Vitamin A 0% Vitamin C 13%
Calcium 0% Iron 0%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
 

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