Recipe: Appetizing Apricot Chicken and Rice

Apricot Chicken and Rice.

you can have Apricot Chicken and Rice using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Apricot Chicken and Rice

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

Apricot Chicken and Rice step by step

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..