Best 8 Apricot Orange Salsa Chicken Recipes

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Apricot orange salsa chicken is a delightful dish that combines the tangy sweetness of apricots and oranges with the savory flavor of chicken. This dish is perfect for any occasion and can be enjoyed as a main course or as part of a buffet. The preparation is quick and easy, requiring minimal ingredients and cooking time. The result is a flavorful and juicy chicken dish that is sure to be a hit with family and friends.

Let's cook with our recipes!

APRICOT SALSA GRILLED CHICKEN SALAD



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Add sizzle to dinner salad with chicken hot off the grill and a peppy fruit salsa.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dinner

Time 40m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 12

2/3 cup orange juice
1/2 cup chopped dried apricots
2 tablespoons apricot preserves
1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil
3/4 cup chopped red bell pepper
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
2 tablespoons sliced green onions
1 teaspoon grated orange peel
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 1 1/4 lb)
1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
6 cups bite-size pieces mixed salad greens

Steps:

  • Reserve 2 tablespoons of the orange juice; set aside. In 1-quart saucepan, heat apricots and remaining orange juice to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered 3 to 5 minutes or until most of the orange juice is absorbed. Cool 15 minutes. In small bowl, mix reserved 2 tablespoons orange juice, the preserves and oil. Stir in apricot mixture and remaining salsa ingredients.
  • Heat gas or charcoal grill. Brush chicken with oil; sprinkle with garlic salt. Place chicken on grill. Cover grill; cook over medium heat 15 to 20 minutes, turning once, until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (170°F). Cut chicken into 1/2-inch slices.
  • Divide salad greens among 4 plates. Top with chicken and salsa.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 340, Carbohydrate 26 g, Cholesterol 85 mg, Fat 2, Fiber 4 g, Protein 34 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 230 mg, Sugar 20 g, TransFat 0 g

APRICOT GLAZED CHICKEN



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A quick and easy chicken dish. Note: you can substitute orange juice or marmalade for the apricot jam to make orange glazed chicken! Serve with rice if desired.

Provided by M. Burton

Categories     Meat and Poultry Recipes     Chicken     Chicken Breast Recipes     Skillet

Yield 5

Number Of Ingredients 6

6 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
1 (10.75 ounce) can low-sodium chicken broth
¾ cup apricot preserves
1 tablespoon light soy sauce
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon water

Steps:

  • Spray a large skillet with nonstick cooking spray. Brown chicken in heated skillet.
  • Add chicken broth, jam and soy sauce. Simmer for 20 minutes or until chicken is done (no longer pink in the center).
  • Remove chicken from skillet. Add 1 tablespoon cornstarch and 1 tablespoon water to sauce to thicken (equal amounts more of each if you like it thicker). Return chicken to skillet and turn to coat thoroughly with sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 296.1 calories, Carbohydrate 35.1 g, Cholesterol 83.1 mg, Fat 1.9 g, Protein 33.7 g, SaturatedFat 0.6 g, Sodium 226.8 mg, Sugar 30.9 g

APRICOT CHICKEN I



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Tangy, fruity chicken made in just 3 easy steps! It's great served with rice.

Provided by Shirley Rickey

Categories     Meat and Poultry Recipes     Chicken     Chicken Breast Recipes

Time 1h30m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 4

6 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1 ½ (1 ounce) packages dry onion soup mix
1 (10 fluid ounce) bottle Russian-style salad dressing
1 cup apricot preserves

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • Place the chicken pieces in a 4 quart casserole dish. Mix the soup mix, dressing and jam together, and pour over the chicken.
  • Cover dish and bake for 1 hour in preheated oven.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 455.8 calories, Carbohydrate 55.7 g, Cholesterol 68.4 mg, Fat 13.8 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 28.5 g, SaturatedFat 2.3 g, Sodium 1134.3 mg, Sugar 44.4 g

APRICOT ORANGE CHICKEN



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Lots of lip-smacking apricot flavor makes this sweet chicken stir-fry from Sharon Warner Sunday-special! "It goes together so quickly," she writes from Ada, Oklahoma, "and I get rave reviews whenever I serve it."

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 10

1-1/2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
3/4 cup uncooked long grain rice
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/2 cup cold water
1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces
2 teaspoons canola oil
1/2 cup 100% orange marmalade spreadable fruit
1/3 cup dried apricots, cut into thirds
1/2 to 1 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
1 teaspoon reduced-sodium soy sauce

Steps:

  • In a small saucepan, bring broth and rice to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until rice is tender. , Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine cornstarch and water until smooth; set aside. In a large nonstick skillet or wok coated with cooking spray, stir-fry chicken in hot oil for 5 minutes or until lightly browned. Stir in the marmalade, apricots, five-spice powder and soy sauce. Bring to a boil. , Stir cornstarch mixture and stir into chicken mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with rice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 391 calories, Fat 5g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 63mg cholesterol, Sodium 340mg sodium, Carbohydrate 57g carbohydrate (22g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 27g protein.

CHICKEN WITH APRICOT SALSA



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Pulled this recipe from a cookbook about 15 years ago, but unfortunately don't recall the title of the book.

Provided by Sydney Mike

Categories     Chicken Breast

Time 1h

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 teaspoon virgin olive oil
1/2 cup onion, chopped
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
2/3 cup dried apricot, diced
1/2 cup apricot preserves
6 inches cinnamon sticks
1 teaspoon cilantro leaf, dried
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground pepper
6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
5 cups cooked brown rice, hot

Steps:

  • In hot oil, over medium heat, saute onion 3 minutes.
  • Add tomatoes, apricots, apricot preserves, cinnamon, cilantro, ginger, salt & pepper.
  • Bring to boil, then reduce heat & simmer 20-30 minutes until sauce thickens, stirring occasionally.
  • Keep salsa warm, & when ready to serve, discard cinnamon stick.
  • Meantime, broil chicken 4"-6" from heat for 18-23 minutes, or until meat is fork tender & juices run clear, turning once, halfway through broiling.
  • Meantime, also prepare rice.
  • To serve, top rice with chicken breasts, then spoon salsa over chicken.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 441.6, Fat 3.8, SaturatedFat 0.8, Cholesterol 68.4, Sodium 336.5, Carbohydrate 70.2, Fiber 5.2, Sugar 20.7, Protein 32.4

ORANGE-APRICOT CHICKEN



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Provided by Marian Burros

Categories     dinner, main course

Time 30m

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 1-inch piece fresh or frozen ginger
1 1-inch strip orange rind
1 1-inch strip lemon rind
1/2 cup fresh orange juice
1/3 cup apricot preserves, sweetened with fruit
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
8 ounces skinless, boneless chicken breasts
2 navel oranges
1 teaspoon olive oil

Steps:

  • With food processor running, put ginger, orange rind and lemon rind through feed tube, and chop fine.
  • Add the orange juice, apricot preserves and mustard, and process to mix well.
  • Wash and dry chicken breasts, and place in small bowl; pour orange mixture over chicken, and marinate until it is time to cook the chicken.
  • Peel the oranges, and cut into small segments. Heat oil in nonstick skillet; brown chicken on both sides; add marinade mixture and orange pieces, simmer briskly until chicken is cooked through and marinade has been slightly reduced.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 452, UnsaturatedFat 9 grams, Carbohydrate 61 grams, Fat 13 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 26 grams, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 151 milligrams, Sugar 41 grams, TransFat 0 grams

APRICOT-ORANGE CHICKEN BAKE



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Delicious chicken variation, not too fancy. I made this for my elderly mother-in-law from The America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook of 2006, and it cries out to be featured in my First Day of Spring celebration.

Provided by KateL

Categories     Chicken Breast

Time 30m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, trimmed (6-8 ounces each)
salt and pepper, to taste
2/3 cup apricot preserves
1/2 cup dried apricot, chopped
1/2 cup orange juice
1/4 cup honey
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 teaspoons curry powder
1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon water
1/3 cup sliced almonds

Steps:

  • Adjust an oven rack to the upper position and heat the oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Coat 9 by 13-inch baking dish lightly with vegetable oil spray.
  • Pat the chicken dry with paper towels, then season with salt and pepper.
  • Lay the chicken in prepared 9 by 13-inch baking dish.
  • Whisk the apricot preserves, dried apricot pieces, and orange juce into the saucepan with the honey, vinegar, soy sauce, curry powder, and Tabasco sauce, over medium-high heat.
  • Simmer, whisking often, until the mixture has thickened, about 8 minutes.
  • Quickly dissolve the cornstarch in the water, then whisk into the honey mixture.
  • Pour the apricot-orange sauce over the chicken, then sprinkle with the almonds.
  • Bake until the chicken registers 160 degrees on an instant-read thermometer, 15-18 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 430.1, Fat 5.8, SaturatedFat 0.7, Cholesterol 68.4, Sodium 360.6, Carbohydrate 68.2, Fiber 2.7, Sugar 48.8, Protein 30.7

ROAST CHICKEN WITH APRICOTS AND OLIVES



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This festive dish is a fairly easy main course for the Seder meal - or anytime. Marinating overnight leaves very little work on the day of serving, but two hours is enough to infuse the chicken with tangy citrus and the sumac. Dried apricots, already more tart than sweet, are marinated along with the chicken and become almost savory in the oven. Using pitted Castelvetrano olives will save you a lot of elbow grease, and their meaty texture and mild flavor are perfect here. After roasting together, everything goes under the broiler to deeply brown and thicken the cooking juices into a tasty sauce.

Provided by Susan Spungen

Categories     dinner, poultry, main course

Time 3h

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

3 1/2 to 4 pounds bone-in chicken pieces (see Note)
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice, plus 1 lemon, sliced and seeded
1/4 cup fresh blood orange or regular orange juice
1/4 cup honey
4 to 6 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
3/4 teaspoon dried thyme
3 tablespoons ground sumac
4 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup (6 ounces) dried apricots
1 cup (4 ounces) pitted Castelvetrano olives with 2 tablespoons brine
4 large or 8 small shallots, roots trimmed, peeled and cut lengthwise into quarters or halves
1/4 cup dry white wine

Steps:

  • Slash each piece of chicken through the skin a few times, about 1 inch deep. Season with the salt and pepper and place in a large bowl or large resealable plastic bag. Whisk lemon juice, orange juice, honey, garlic, thyme, sumac and 3 tablespoons olive oil in a bowl to combine. Add lemon slices, apricots, olives and olive brine. Pour the marinade over the chicken and cover tightly or remove as much air as possible before sealing it. Set on a small sheet pan and refrigerate for at least 2 hours and up to 24 hours, turning the bag from time to time.
  • Position a rack 8 inches from the broiler heat source. Place an oven rack in the lower third of the oven and heat oven to 450 degrees. Toss shallots with remaining tablespoon oil and spread out on a large sheet pan, cut sides down. Place on the lower rack and cook, turning once, until starting to turn golden, 10 to 12 minutes.
  • Remove the pan from the oven and use your hands and a slotted spoon to scoop the chicken, apricots, lemon slices and olives onto the pan, reserving the marinade. Arrange in an even layer with the chicken skin side up and return to the oven. Cook for 15 minutes, baste the chicken with the drippings, and cook until chicken juices run clear, about 10 minutes longer. Remove the pan from the oven. Heat the broiler to high.
  • Pour the reserved marinade and wine over the chicken, and broil until the chicken is browned and the liquid is thickened, 3 to 5 minutes. If the apricots start to get too dark, turn them over in the sauce. Transfer to a platter. If you used chicken breasts, cut them in half. Pour the sauce over everything or serve it on the side.

Tips:

  • For the best flavor, use fresh apricots and oranges. If you can't find fresh apricots, you can use frozen or canned apricots, but be sure to drain them well before using.
  • Be sure to rinse and chop the cilantro finely. This will help to release its flavor.
  • If you don't have a food processor, you can chop the apricots and oranges by hand. Just be sure to chop them very finely.
  • If you like a spicier salsa, you can add a jalapeño pepper to the recipe. Just be sure to remove the seeds and veins before chopping it.
  • Serve the salsa immediately or store it in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.

Conclusion:

Apricot Orange Salsa Chicken is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal. The combination of sweet apricots, tangy oranges, and savory chicken is sure to please everyone at the table. Serve it with your favorite sides, such as rice, beans, or tortillas, and enjoy!

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