Catalina Apricot Chicken recipe

Catalina dressing

🥗Healthier: vinaigrette

💰Cheaper: homemade dressing

Vinaigrette reduces calories while maintaining flavor.

chicken breasts

🥗Healthier: chicken thighs

💰Cheaper: bone-in chicken

Thighs are often cheaper and more flavorful.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar is less processed.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: liquid aminos

Tamari is gluten-free.

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

In a bowl, combine 1 cup of apricot preserves and 1 cup of Catalina dressing.

Add one pack of Lipton Recipe Secrets to the mixture and mix well.

Take the washed and dried chicken thighs and place them in a bowl.

Pour some of the apricot mixture over the chicken thighs and massage it into the meat.

Place the chicken thighs in a baking dish lined with parchment paper, ensuring they are well coated with the mixture.

Flip the chicken thighs over to coat both sides with the apricot mixture.

Bake the chicken uncovered in the preheated oven for 1 hour.

After baking, remove the chicken from the oven and plate it up, using the juices from the baking dish to drizzle over the chicken or serve with rice.

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