This sweet and savory apricot chicken is fall-apart tender and a very easy weeknight dinner. Serve it over herb butter rice with the apricot sauce drizzled over the top.
PREP TIME 5 minutesminutes
COOK TIME 14 minutesminutes
TOTAL TIME 19 minutesminutes
YIELD 6servings
Ingredients
1liter4 cups apricot juicelike Looza brand
1(1 oz) packet prepared French onion soup mixLike Knorr or Lipton brand or 2 tablespoons homemade French onion soup seasoning blend
2tablespoonssoy sauce
6 - 8boneless skinless chicken thighs
Instructions
Set the Instant Pot to Saute. Add the apricot juice, soup seasonings packet, and soy sauce and stir. Let warm through, about 5 minutes.
Add the chicken thighs to the pot, making sure to unfold the chicken from its packaged position. Cover the Instant Pot and cook on high pressure for 12 minutes.
Chicken may be served shredded or whole and is especially good spooned over a bed of herb rice with the apricot sauce drizzled over the top.
Recipe Notes
SLOWCOOKER / DUTCH OVEN INSTRUCTIONS:No Instant Pot? This recipe can be adjusted to be cooked in a CrockPot or in a Dutch Oven in your oven:Add the apricot juice, French onion soup mix, and soy sauce to a large sauce pot on the stovetop over medium-high heat. Cook until the soup mix has dissolved and the juice is warmed through -- about 5 minutes.Transfer the sauce to the bowl of your slowcooker or dutch oven. Add the chicken and cook on LOW for 3 - 4 hours in the slowcooker or 60 minutes at 350°F in a covered dutch oven.