Apricot Chicken without French Onion Soup

This Apricot Chicken without French Onion Soup Recipe is perfect if you are a fan of apricot chicken but not too keen on a pile of processed foods.

For a busy Mum, it can be super easy to just chuck a tin of apricot and a packet of French onion soup into a dish with some chicken and cook it up.

However, for a stronger taste with less processed foods, give this Apricot Chicken without French Onion Soup a try! It’s deceptively easy and packs a punch in the flavour stakes!

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Serve this up with some rice and veggies for a hearty, nutritious meal that you and your bubs will absolutely love!

Ingredients (serves 6)

2 kg Chicken pieces
800g Tin Apricot Nectar
2 cups Chicken stock
1/2 tsp Curry Powder
1/2 tsp Tumeric
2 tsp Coriander
2 tsp Cumin
2 tsp Crushed garlic
1 onion loosely chopped
1/4 cup plain flour

Method

Preheat oven to 150°C.
I could advise you here before you start to brown the chicken, onion and spices in a pan to strengthen the flavours. But who has time for that in the middle of the afternoon routine!
I just toss all the ingredients (except the chicken) and mix together. Then place chicken in, cover with foil and cook for an hour.
After an hour, remove foil turn over chicken and cook for another hour or until brown and bubbly.
Serve on top of rice or mashed potato.

If you're a fan of this Apricot Chicken without French Onion Soup, you might like some of these other chicken recipes that are made from scratch:

Quinoa Salad with Turkey and Fetta (you can easily replace the turkey mince with chicken mince)
Chicken Mushroom and Bacon Pie
Golden Chicken Schnitzels with Mushroom Gravy

107 Comments

- - rovermum said
  - 04 Sep 2019
    1:01 pm
I’d love to make this from scratch. I tend to use a packet mix instead, but this is easy. I might leave out the coriander though – the family hates it!!

- - Ellen said
  - 04 Sep 2019
    7:25 am
Thanks for sharing. I’m not too keen to use apricots from a tin, can you use fresh apricots?

- - tessie said
  - 03 Sep 2019
    6:45 pm
Might have to give this a try because I love making it with the packet soup but I used a packet of curry and rice soup mix.

- - shanika said
  - 02 Sep 2019
    9:40 pm
Not sure i will like the taste of this.

- - youngoldlady said
  - 02 Sep 2019
    9:26 pm
Have never had this like that. Nor had it with French onion soup either. Think I really try this out.

- - tessie said
  - 28 Sep 2016
    10:30 am
Definitely can’t wait to give this a try

- - ella12 said
  - 26 Sep 2016
    11:44 am
Looks very tasty, thanks for sharing.

- - rovermum said
  - 26 Sep 2016
    9:53 am
I’ve never tried this from scratch but would be prepared to give it a go in my slow cooker.

- - mom134803 said
  - 24 Sep 2016
    4:15 pm
The spices sound good but no veggies and tinned apricot nectar doesn’t make it the most healthy dinner.

- - mom101628 said
  - 24 Sep 2016
    3:41 pm
Have a similar recipe for this dish using dried apricots. Would love to be able to come up with a compromise so I can use my own fresh apricots – think the tree will break with the amount fruit setting this year.

- - mom93821 said
  - 25 Jun 2016
    7:45 am
Delish apricot chicken – so good for energy during Winter.
- mom93821 replied
  
  27 Jun 2016 , 6:17 pm
  Revisiting this classic recipe this week.
- - smart_ass said
  - 23 Mar 2015
    2:39 pm
thanks for sharing – always wanted to make this!

- - mandz_84 said
  - 08 Mar 2015
    7:49 pm
The spices in this sound delicious, can’t wait to try it

- - mom103920 said
  - 05 Mar 2015
    9:32 pm
I threw this together in the slow cooker earlier today. Delicious. A few additions (and minus the garlic and flour), I squeezed in a few serves of celery, beans, peas, potato, pumpkin, capsicum, spring onion & basil. One of our family favourites. Thanks for sharing.

- - cherz said
  - 04 Mar 2015
    4:50 pm
Sorry to be rude but is this your photo? anyhow the recipe sounds delicious. thanx.

- - meljware said
  - 04 Mar 2015
    12:24 pm
I love recipes made from scratch! Yes it takes a bit more time but it tastes so much better! Thanks for sharing this it sounds delicious!

- - ella12 said
  - 04 Mar 2015
    11:34 am
A lot of flavours but a lot of cooking time too.

- - rovermum said
  - 04 Mar 2015
    10:21 am
Yum, I’ve never tried this from scratch. Might even try it in the slow cooker.

- - mom112217 said
  - 04 Mar 2015
    8:31 am
This recipe reminds me of mums apricot chicken.Thanx

- - aliceou said
  - 04 Mar 2015
    7:29 am
It’s new. I want to try it.