My favorite chicken recipe. Lots of complex flavors going on. Simple and fast for a weeknight meal!
Season both sides of the chicken thighs with salt and pepper. Melt the butter and vegetable oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Once hot, add the thighs and cook until the chicken is browned and the inside temperature just reaches 160ºF. Place the chicken aside on a plate.
Dump the excess oil out of the pan, but don’t clean it. Add the apricot preserves, garlic, ketchup, soy sauce, hot sauce, balsamic vinegar and half of the green onions. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, being sure to get the chicken bits off the bottom of the pan. Once the mixture comes to a boil, reduce the heat to low. Place the chicken breasts back in the pan with the sauce and let sit for about five minutes. Top with the remaining green onions.
Enjoy!
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This was really really delicious and the whole family loved it, even the picky ones! Definitely will be making this again.
Our whole family really enjoyed these chicken thighs and definitely said the recipe was a keeper. I served the chicken with spaghetti noodles that I mixed with a light dressing of sesame oil, soy sauce, garlic chili sauce and green onions.
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larealme on 12.30.2011
Oh, this is a keeper. I love this recipe because, for the most part, I have all the ingredients on hand. Tonight, instead of chicken, I had some sliced pork on hand, but no apricot jam, so I decided to try some home canned chokecherry jam. Oh, my. I added some fried some onion, diced jalapeno, garlic, and added the jam. I kept the rest of the recipe the same, but decided to add 1 Tbsp of brown spicy mustard too. That added just the right touch! Served it over cilantro rice, which tasted awesome. This apricot chicken recipe is a definite keeper and even worked well using a different jam. The whole family loved both versions!