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Apricot Onion Chicken

Apricot Onion Chicken

This easy chicken recipe coaxes big flavor out of just a few pantry ingredients.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 50 minutes
Total Time 2 hours
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Servings

4 Servings

Ingredients

  • 1 onion sliced
  • 1½ tablespoons canola oil
  • 4 chicken leg quarters
  • 6 tablespoons onion soup mix
  • 4 teaspoons apricot jam at room temperature

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. 
  • Cut onion into thin, round slices. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper; drizzle with oil. 
  • Bake onions at 350°F for 15 to 20 minutes or until slightly browned. 
  • Skin chicken and cut so you have a total of 8 pieces.
  • When onions have browned, take out of oven. Dip chicken into onion soup mix and place upside down (bone up) on onions. 
  • Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and turn chicken pieces over; bake 30 minutes more. 
  • Remove from oven, smear onions over chicken, and bake 30 minutes more.