Slow Cooker Apricot Chicken Recipe
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My husband and I have set a goal this year to not go out to eat as much. I have trouble cooking when I’m pregnant because nothing seems to smell very good, so it is easier to go out. I can, however, throw frozen chicken breasts and three other ingredients in a crock pot! The sauce has a delicious sweet and tangy taste. Our whole family loved it and it smelled fantastic (which is saying a lot, because nothing seems to smell good to me).
Slow Cooker Apricot Chicken Recipe:
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups apricot preserves
1 cup Russian dressing (I used Wishbone brand)
1 envelope dry onion soup mix
6 chicken breasts
Directions:
Mix together the preserves, dressing and soup mix. Place chicken in bottom of slow cooker; pour mixture over chicken. Cover and cook on High for 1 hour. Reduce heat to Low and continue cooking for 3-4 hours.
*Before serving, I cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces. We served our chicken and extra sauce over rice.*
(Recipe from Crockpot.com)
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Sounds delicious! Just pinned it to my recipe board.
This sounds great! I’m always looking for a good crock pot recipe especially for chicken. I think I’ll try this to,or row night for dinner
Oh my goodness! This is my husband’s favorite chicken and it is SO easy to make and always tastes delicious! Thanks for posting the recipe! I usually end up calling my mother-in-law for it because I forget the quantities.
I love easy chicken recipes for the crockpot. We will try this for sure!!!
this chicken recipe sounds delish-have to try it
Just mouthwatering…looks so easy to prepare & delicious!
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This is one of my favorite recipes! I serve it over brown rice, and it makes for super yummy left overs as well! Thanks for posting the recipe, as I always just “eyeball” it and it always turns out differently (and I like consistency).
I tried this lovely apricot chicken recipe and it was awesome!
Made this for the second time last night. The first time I made it with Thousand Island dressing because I couldn’t find Russian. The second time I found Russian dressing but I accidentally bought Apricot Pineapple preserves and it was still great. This recipe seems fool proof. Love it!
Has anyone tried cooking it on low for 8 hours instead of the high for one, low for 4? I usually turn my crockpot on at 7 am and it switches over to keep warm at 3 pm. The recipe sounds good, but I might have to save it for a weekend, if it can’t be left on low all day.
Hi Cat!
I think it would work fine to cook it on low for that long where your crock pot switches to warm. Let us know how it goes!
oh my goodness. I made this today. I put frozen chicken breasts in the crockpot before I left for church. I started it around 9 on low and it cooked until we got home, around 2:30. It was amazing!! I will be making it again. Thank you!!!
I hate Russian dressing. Does anyone have a suggestion of something else I could use?
I’ve used Dijon mustard instead of the russian dressing and it was delicious. I would use 1 cup of preserves and 1/3 cup of mustard with the packet of onion soup mix.
I make a similar recipe that uses one cup mayo (not miracle whip) and 3 Tbsp of ketchup with the soup mix. Turns out great!
This sounds so good! I have a very similar recipe using a can of whole cranberry sauce, an 8oz bottle of French dressing and the onion soup mix. It’s so easy and so yummy, especially over rice. I’m definitely going to try your recipe too!
We have an apricot tree in our yard. so I am always looking for recipes to use them up!
My crockpot is MIA…
any thoughts as to how to prepare this and get similar results but using tge oven or stove?
I make a very similar recipe mixing the sauce and baking at 350 covered for 30 min, then uncovered for 30 min. Always turns out!
Do you have any suggestions on making this with something other than the onion soup mix??
This was delicious! I ate the leftover chicken on hamburger buns, and it made for a delicious chicken sandwich. Thanks so much!
I often make this recipe substituting Peach preserves for the Apricot. It’s always a hit in my house!
I make something very similar to this, except I make a huge batch of it, and I use Creamy French dressing in addition to the Russian. So, 5 lbs of chicken, a whole bottle of Creamy French, a half size bottle of Russian dressing, 18 oz jar of apricot preserves and the onion soup mix. I tried it this way first, and I’ve never wanted to go without the Creamy French. I serve it over rice as well. I shredded some leftovers once and put it in a corn tortilla and it wasn’t bad! My 5 yr old daughter begs me to make it!
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Catalina dressing works too!
I want to try chicken drums with this instead of breast…what do you ladies think?
We think it will be great! -The Six Sisters
My mom made this recipe a lot when my sisters and I were growing up. I remember it always being delicious! I have since become a vegetarian, but I plan on trying this on some tofu, because I have been craving it lately!
Do you think I could combine the other ingredients and throw them in a bag with the chicken for a freezer meal? I know it is easy as it is, but it is for someone else who really can’t think about cooking right now so I’m trying to make it as easy as possible.
I can’t see why it wouldn’t work! Go for it. Should work just fine! -The Six Sisters
Made this tonight. So easy and yummy. The kids kept asking when we were going to eat after smelling it all afternoon. This recipe is a keeper, will def. make again. Thanks for all your great recipes.