Easiest Way to Prepare Homemade Apricot Chicken and Rice

Hey everyone, it’s Louise, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, apricot chicken and rice. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Apricot Chicken and Rice is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Apricot Chicken and Rice is something which I have loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have apricot chicken and rice using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Apricot Chicken and Rice:

1. Get 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
2. Get 1/2 tsp salt
3. Make ready 1/4 tsp pepper
4. Make ready 1 tsp olive oil
5. Prepare Sauce:
6. Take 1 can (15 oz) Apricot halves, drained with juice
7. Get 2 Tbs brown sugar
8. Take 1 tbs cornstarch
9. Prepare 1/2 tsp dried basil
10. Take 1 tbs cider vinegar
11. Take 1 tbs soy sauce
12. Take 2 cups prepared rice

Steps to make Apricot Chicken and Rice:

1. Combine salt and pepper and sprinkle over chicken. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet, cook chicken in oil over medium heat for approximately 6 minutes on each side or until juices run clear (internal temperature reaches 140 degrees).
2. Combine brown sugar, cornstarch, and basil. Drain the apricots, reserving syrup in a measuring cup. Add enough water to measure 1 cup. Set apricots aside. Stir the syrup mixture, vinegar, and soy sauce into the brown sugar mixture, mixing well.
3. Remove chicken and cover. Pour syrup mixture into the pan and stir. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes
4. Return chicken to the pan.
5. Add apricots; heat through.
6. Serve with rice.

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